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Challenging Behaviors, Refusing to Follow Instructions, Screen Shot 2022…
Challenging Behaviors
Tattletale
What it looks like - Children that are keen on classroom norms looking for any possible deviance by their peers actions in order to promptly "rat them out."
Reasons - When there is no legitimate reason for students scouting services one can chalk the the action up to attention seeking and testing the boundaries with adults
According to (Cherry, 2020), Edward Thorndike's Law of Effect notes that "responses closely followed by satisfaction will become firmly attached to the situation and therefore more likely to reoccur when the situation is repeated." With that being said, let's say that attention in itself is a reward. One way to deny undeserved attention is to brush off the request to intervene if it truly is something that can be handled between students. Suggested line: "I am not the police, now go off and use your words as a big kid does to negotiate with and or inform your friend." Once students do manage to settle a dispute or inform each other of expectations then instructors can reward with attention by commenting on their exceptional skills at independently managing social interactions.
Running Around
Reasons- Impulsivity, lack of self control, exercise/sensory needs, attention, avoiding activity
Lev Vygotsky observed that learning is social in nature. Create a fun role play activity to help the child learn boundaries with movement in the classroom alongside peers. Team up with the child's parents and learn more about the child's culture and rules at home. Offer strategies for raising executive function skills easily at home, such as playing board games and following rules with support such as offering choices (you can clean up, or I can help you clean up).
Vygotsky also believed that teachers must scaffold learning to support students in being successful with things they cannot do on their own. This child is unable to control their body with such a high need for movement. Give the child ample opportunity to exercise early in the day (run laps in the gym, do jumping jacks) as the child is unable to learn without the stimulation. Offer the child a timer for completing work before a guided exercise break. Start small(around 5 minutes) and work towards the child going longer and longer without needing to get up. Also plan for more kinesthetic activities in the classroom.
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Loud Classroom
What it looks like - Kids loose themselves in a center, they get overly excited working on an independent assignment or anything for that matter can trigger a spike in the classrooms noise level.
Reasons - Its natural human behavior. It's normal to react to our environment. One thing leads to another and reactions can have a snowball effect. Its easy to forget potential classroom norms such as "use your inside voice" when there are so many variables that are unaccounted for. Triggers may include a silly face, vehicle sirens and a power outage to name a few external forces that we might react to.
Ivan Pavlov's Classical Conditioning theory can be applied in the classroom in the form of Attention-getters as a means of having students immediately stop what they are doing so that one can remind them of classroom expectations. The following examples could be implemented: turning lights on and off, playing music, student callbacks, sound of a bell, hand signals, and changing ones own tone of voice. It's important to note that some of these strategies will have to be modeled beforehand as a starting point for the conditioning process.
What it looks like- Student is ignoring instructions or saying"no" or "I don't want to". The student is off task and may be distracting the class.
Reasons- wanting to be in control, lack of motivation, avoiding unpreferred activity
According to Jean Piaget, children at the pre-operational stage (2-7) have the ability to think symbolically. Try using a first-then chart with symbols showing that first, you do what I say, then you get the preferred activity. You can also give them choices with two visuals to give them a sense of control "you can either work with a friend or with me."
J.B. Watson and B.F. Skinner believed that behavior is shaped by reinforcement in the environment. Create a chart for positive reinforcement. Each time the child follows instructions, let them draw a check. They can earn 5 minutes of free play time, twice a day by earning most of the checks.
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What it looks like- Student gets up during activity to run around the room. Instead of following instructions, student paces around or runs around in circles.
