Special Education K-5 ELA and Supplemental Guide

Behavioral Instructional Priorities Implementation Guide

Link to Tier 3 - Instructional Guide document

SELF MONITORING An explicitly taught skill to help student be aware of and monitor their own behavior. Students are taught the expectations, system of self monitoring and are reinforced for appropriate behavior AND accurate self-reflections

Things to Consider:

Implementation Guidelines:

● Before moving to Tier 2 self monitoring strategies, make sure Tier 1 strategies are being used consistently. ● The goal is to have student report accurately on their own behavior and realize when they were not being appropriate. Students must receive reinforcement for correctly identifying their behavior and behaving appropriately.

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Identify the target behavior. Make sure it is observable and measurable. Collect baseline data Teach targeted behavior Determine which self monitoring procedure will be used. Teach self monitoring procedure Provide positive feedback and celebrate progress Fade interventions student masters the targeted behavior Monitor progress

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Self Monitoring Steps: 1.

Define Targeted Behavior(s) to Monitor a.

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Discuss behaviors privately with student and pre-teach expectations.

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Choose a Method for Recording Self Monitoring Data a. Rating Scales b. Checklist (On Task Example) c. Frequency Count

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Choose a Self Monitoring Schedule a. Start or end of day b. Start of end of period c.

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Scheduled transitions throughout the day

d. e.

End of assignments

Fixed intervals throughout the day

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Decide on a Monitoring Cue a.

Timer, beep sound, teacher cue, ect

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Choose Rewards for Successful Behavior Change a. Ask the student what they would like to earn b. Observe what items they gravitate towards c. Conduct a preference assessment

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Conduct Accuracy Checks a.

Have the student and the teacher compare evaluations of the behavior. If the student and the teacher match, then the student earns a reward.

Fidelity Check: ❏

Students are able to identify what behaviors they are self monitoring and how they record their behaviors.

❏ Students and adults agree on behavior data at least 80% of the time ❏ Teachers are reinforcing for appropriate behavior and accurate self-reflections.

More information about Self Monitoring can be found here at Intervention Central.