Tier I Interventions for Unable To Work Independently
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
- Break down assignment
- Break down directions
- Break, moving position in class
- Call parent or positive note home
- Card Flip
- Clear and concise directions
- Clear, consistent, and predictable consequences
- Do unfinished work during recess or unstructured time
- Explain assignment
- Explain directions
- Help student start assignment
- Ignore
- Logical consequence
- More structured routine
- Move to a new location in the classroom
- Natural consequences
- Non verbal cues
- Organize materials daily
- Praise when on task
- Redirection
- Reduce assignment
- Rewards, Simple Reward Systems, & Incentives
- Speak with student in hallway
- Take a break
- Take away privileges
- Take away unstructured or free time
- Talk one on one with student
- Teach conflict resolution skills
- Teach coping skills
- Teach organizational skills
- Teach relationship skills
- Teach relaxation techniques
- Teach social skills
- Touch base with student
- Use timer
- Visual schedule