Tier I Interventions for Rushing Through Work
Before you start, a few important points:
- Try multiple interventions
- Each intervention should be tried for a minimum of 4 weeks, & more than 1 intervention may be implemented at the same time
- Collect and track specific data on each intervention tried & its effect
- If your data indicates no progress after a minimum of 6 months, you may consider moving to tier 2 interventions
Interventions:
- Alternative modes of completing assignments
- Assign a buddy or partner
- Break down assignment
- Break down directions
- Break, moving position in class
- Call on student frequently
- Call parent or note home
- Card Flip
- Clear, consistent, and predictable consequences
- Deep breathing
- Engage student
- Explain assignment
- Explain directions
- Frequent eye contact
- Frequent home contact
- Have student repeat directions back
- Have student take frequent breaks, do errand, or active job
- Listen to music
- Logical consequence
- More structured routine
- Natural consequences
- Non verbal cues
- Praise when cooperative and well behaved
- Praise when on task
- Proximity to students
- Redirection
- Rewards, Simple Reward Systems, & Incentives
- Speak with student in hallway
- Take a break
- Take away privileges
- Talk one on one with student
- Talk to parent
- Teach coping skills
- Teach relaxation techniques
- Teach relaxation techniques
- Touch student on shoulder
- Use seating disk
- Use seating disk
- Use timer
- Visual schedule