Guest guest Posted September 1, 2004 Report Share Posted September 1, 2004 Maureen, A couple of years ago one of our members put her son's behavior plan in our file menu. So, if you go to our egroup website yahoogroups.mosaicds.com (I think that is the correct address, my pc is messed up and wont show addresses!) you can click on the files link and access the behavior plan there. I will say that when Tim was in elementry, we had a lot of behavior issues and they were not being addressed to fit his needs. The school would try to disipline him like the other kids and it wasn't working out. He did not understand what he did wrong, why it was wrong, or that he shouldn't do it again! He would leave the principal's office and 30 minutes later get caught doing the same thing! Finally, we got some good people with common sense! We developed a plan for when he was doing something wrong, and this has made a HUGE difference in his behavior! In fact, all last year he didn't get into trouble AT ALL! When Tim would do something inappropriate or just out right " wrong " they send him to the principal. The principal has a sheet of paper (initially tim was supposed to write this paper out, but it worked better for the principal to just talk with him about it). The paper asks questions: What did you do wrong? What were other people doing around you? How did that make you feel? What did you do when you felt that way? What other ways could you have handled this? What will you do next time? This allowed Tim to take control of the situation and understand that there are other ways to deal with things. It also allowed him to understand that there were consequenses for his own actions. This is something we worked on a long time with him I hope this helps! What sort of trouble are you having with ? Kristy maureen ferris wrote: Has anyone had a behavior plan used for their children with MDS in elementary school? If so, what did it entail and were you happy with the plan? What worked and didn't work? What suggestions do you have? If any teachers with experience with behavior plans have any thoughts, I would love to hear them! Thanks, Maureen, mother to Tyler, 10 and , 6 (MDS) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2004 Report Share Posted September 1, 2004 Generally, the target behavior needs to be very specifically defined and discussed with the child. Then, there needs to be some incentive for the child to be successful. It's a good idea to administer the Dunn-Rankin Reward Preference Inventory to see what motivates a particular child. Often, it's not what we as adults would think it might be. (Some kids want tangibles; others want peer approval; others want adult approval; still, others want independence). At any rate, it's a good idea to take some baseline data so you can see where your starting point is. Then, you can begin your intervention and take data on that. It's helpful to graph the data, so you can see if your program is working or not. Often, this is a circular process that must be " fine tuned " as you go along. It's best to only work on one behavior at a time. Often, if you find THE biggest behavior problem and modify it successfully, the other behaviors will follow suit. This is merely a teacher's perspective, but I've seen these behavior plans work. Behavior Plans Has anyone had a behavior plan used for their children with MDS in elementary school? If so, what did it entail and were you happy with the plan? What worked and didn't work? What suggestions do you have? If any teachers with experience with behavior plans have any thoughts, I would love to hear them! Thanks, Maureen, mother to Tyler, 10 and , 6 (MDS) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2004 Report Share Posted September 1, 2004 Kristy, I found the behavior plan you mentioned. 's behaviors are not quite that extreme. He does tend to hit or push when he's overwhelmed. I've talked to him about it and told him to clasp his hands together when he feels the urge to do this. I thought it would not only help him not to hit but would provide the Teacher/Aide with a sign that he was starting to feel overwhelmed so they can intervene. Yesterday was his first day in First grade. He was okay until 2:00 then he started to grab things from the little girl sitting next to him (fortunetly, she's his best friend and knows him very well). He hit her, too. Jessie told me not to worry, it didn't hurt! The teacher then said he layed down on the floor and said he wasn't going to listen to her. I spoke to and he agreed this was not appropriate behavior. I also sent in a letter to the teacher reminding her that his IEP dictates that he have frequent planned and unplanned motor breaks. If 2:00 is the time he shuts down, can someone take him for a walk? 's Special Needs Teacher (whom I love) also called me and she will work with the teacher and the aides to try to head off any difficulties. She mentioned the behavior plan which is why I wanted to pick everyone's brain about what has and has not worked. I made a copy of the plan in the MDS files for her. I'm sure she knows much of this but has always been open to any information I provide in case I find something new. She has this web address and has expressed an interest in reading whatever we have to say so she will also see your suggestions. She just signed up for this group and was waiting approval from yahoo so if she misses your message I plan on forwarding it to her. Thank you for your advise. Maureen, mother to Tyler, 10 and , 7 (MDS) Re: Behavior Plans Maureen, A couple of years ago one of our members put her son's behavior plan in our file menu. So, if you go to our egroup website yahoogroups.mosaicds.com (I think that is the correct address, my pc is messed up and wont show addresses!) you can click on the files link and access the behavior plan there. I will say that when Tim was in elementry, we had a lot of behavior issues and they were not being addressed to fit his needs. The school would try to disipline him like the other kids and it wasn't working out. He did not understand what he did wrong, why it was wrong, or that he shouldn't do it again! He would leave the principal's office and 30 minutes later get caught doing the same thing! Finally, we got some good people with common sense! We developed a plan for when he was doing something wrong, and this has made a HUGE difference in his behavior! In fact, all last year he didn't get into trouble AT ALL! When Tim would do something inappropriate or just out right " wrong " they send him to the principal. The principal has a sheet of paper (initially tim was supposed to write this paper out, but it worked better for the principal to just talk with him about it). The paper asks questions: What did you do wrong? What were other people doing around you? How did that make you feel? What did you do when you felt that way? What other ways could you have handled this? What will you do next time? This allowed Tim to take control of the situation and understand that there are other ways to deal with things. It also allowed him to understand that there were consequenses for his own actions. This is something we worked on a long time with him I hope this helps! What sort of trouble are you having with ? Kristy maureen ferris wrote: Has anyone had a behavior plan used for their children with MDS in elementary school? If so, what did it entail and were you happy with the plan? What worked and didn't work? What suggestions do you have? If any teachers with experience with behavior plans have any thoughts, I would love to hear them! Thanks, Maureen, mother to Tyler, 10 and , 6 (MDS) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2004 Report Share Posted September 1, 2004 , Thank you so much for your response. I always appreciate what Teachers have to offer. I will ask 's Special Needs Teacher about the Dunn-Rankin Reward Preference Inventory. And never say this is merely a teacher's perspective. Teachers are valuable and there is nothing merely about it! Maureen, mother to Tyler, 10 and , 7 (MDS) Behavior Plans Has anyone had a behavior plan used for their children with MDS in elementary school? If so, what did it entail and were you happy with the plan? What worked and didn't work? What suggestions do you have? If any teachers with experience with behavior plans have any thoughts, I would love to hear them! Thanks, Maureen, mother to Tyler, 10 and , 6 (MDS) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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