Ms.Kassie's Intervention Process
Step 3: Create a plan.
Step 1: Look for long-term patterns in a child's behavior or performance and keep a physical/written record of this information.
Step 2: Research. I will do my own research and take personal responsibility for supporting the child since there is no support or system in place at my school. If I were in the U.S., I would go to the school counselor.
What problems is the child having?
Trouble focusing
Behavior problems
Easily frustrated
Problems with letter sounds
etc.
If the problem is not very serious & manageable within the classroom:
If the problem is severe and causing disruptions or harm to other students:
Talk to principals and head teacher, determine the best course of action and parental contact since I, as the foreign teacher, am not allowed to do this. Then, the course of action would be as follows depending parent response:
Determine what differentiation methods will work best to help the student:
One on one mentor time
Small group with higher-level kids
Non-graded home work for extra practice
Contact parents & suggest professional evaluation
Work with principals to formulate a plan that doesn't involve parents or professional evaluation
Step 4: Monitor progress.
Begin implementing the plan that was made in Step 3, and monitor the progress.
If progress is happening:
If things are remaining the same with no improvement:
Remain in contact with principals to decide what the next course of action may be. In extreme cases, it may lead to the child being removed from the program.
Continue the same course of action until child is making noticeable, significant improvements. If things start to stagnate, revisit Step 3 and determine what tweaks should be made to keep the child progressing.
"Perfect World' Step 3: Have a conversation with the parents, that may or may not involve suggested physician evaluation. This is not an option that is available to me, but if it were, it would be my first priority.
Using the information collected by the child's parents and physician, a plan of action would then be created, hopefully together with a school counselor or special education teacher.
Combine this info with any known information about the home situation or any other external factors beyond child's control that may be causing stress or distraction
