Challenge the student to work to the end of the allocated time

Explain the assignment/directions to student using eye contact and getting down to student’s level

Watch the student do the first portion to help problem solve

Encourage students to ask for clarification or repetition of assignments and directions frequently

You can write your schedule on the board daily, crossing off events as they occur

You can provide the student with an individual schedule on their desk daily, having them cross off events as they occur

You can also add a timer for each topic, providing student with a time frame for each subject

Engage students in keeping track of where they and the class are in the daily routine

Ask students what is next in the routine and remind them when a period is ending soon

Either read the instructions and questions on the survey to the student, writing their answers in, or have the student complete the survey on their own, giving assistance and reading directions as necessary

Once the survey is complete, simply tally up the results in the scoring section at the end and utilize the results to develop a reward system, behavior plan, etc

Meet with student individually to identify with student how you and they should communicate in a special way

clear, consistent, and predictable consequences and rewards

setting and teaching positive behavior expectations

Use cues like smiles, thumbs up, shaking head “yes”, etc to praise students for correct behaviors

Use simple cues like shaking head “no”, raising eyebrows, giving a signal for the watch indicating more time is left to continue on task.

Peer tutoring may be done as a structured and routine procedure or on an as needed basis, depending on the students needs and peer tutors

Peer tutors should be those students that are capable of working with others well and who grasp the concepts and ideas well enough to explain to others

Peer tutors may rotate from one student to another or remain with one student for a longer period, for example a card marking

Separate your students into “Teams” (i.e. by table groups). Write each table name on the board.

Teach your students no more than 3 key classroom expectations. Good examples are Follow Instructions, Ignore Distractions, and Participation

Set a timer to go off every 3-5 minutes. Whenever the timer goes off, praise and award a point on the board to each team/table that has met all expectations.

Note that it is “all or nothing” for each team/table. If one student was missing an expectation, the team/table does not receive the point. They can try again in just a few minutes!

At the end of the period, each team that receives at least 80% of the possible points receives a prize (ie pull from a treasure box). If applicable, you can award points/tickets in your school-wide token economy as the prize.