1. Understanding Behavior Fall 2009 UCD

28. Function: Attention Antecedent Behavior Consequence Teacher is busy with Andrew and Kyle wants to speak to her. Kyle runs through the room and starts asking a string of questions. Teacher would stop conversation with Andrew and ask Kyle what he wanted.

29. Intervention: Attention Proactive Replacement Skills *Teacher announces that she is busy with Andrew. *Teacher uses a stop sign. *Kyle was taught to walk to the teacher and wait. *Kyle was taught to wait at his seat and raise his hand to get the teacher’s attention.

30. Function: Obtain Antecedent Behavior Consequence Jordan wants his juice. Teacher is busy serving snacks to other students. Jordan yells at the top of his lungs for his teacher to get the juice. Teacher runs and tells Jordan to stop screaming and gives him his juice.

31. Intervention: Obtain Proactive Replacement Skills *Teacher serves Jordan juice at the beginning of snack time. *Teacher pours juice in small plastic jugs. *Jordan is taught to wait for his turn to get juice. *Jordan is taught to pour juice in the cup from the small jug. *Jordan is taught to use an appropriate tone of voice when requesting desired items.

32. Function: Escape or Avoidance Antecedent Behavior Consequence Brittany is sitting at her desk and the teacher gives her a non-preferred task to complete (addition worksheet). Brittany begins to engage in self-injurious behaviors (tapping her face). Brittany’s teacher would send her to the reading area for time out.

33. Intervention: Escape or Avoidance Proactive Replacement Skills *Warn Brittany that her next assignment will be a math worksheet. *Present her with a worksheet that has a limited number of problems to be completed. *Self-monitoring token system put in place. *Brittany was taught to ask for help. *Brittany was taught appropriate ways to protest. *Brittany was taught how to use her token system.

34. Function: Self-Stimulation Antecedent Behavior Consequence Camp counselor is lecturing class on being kind to each other. Children are sitting at their desks. Todd begins to rock in his chair, shake his legs, and pick at his fingernails. Camp counselor ignored Todd’s behaviors and continued with the lesson. Todd’s behaviors increased.

35. Intervention: Self-Stimulation Proactive Replacement Skills *Create engaging and hands-on lessons. *Provide a schedule of daily activities and events. *Utilize a token system for desired behaviors. *Teach Todd to request a break. *Teach him to refer back to his daily schedule. *Teach Todd appropriate stress reducing behaviors, such as squeezing a stress ball. *Teach Todd how to utilize his token system to earn desired items/activities.

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