Last week I talked about reinforcement and common mistakes we make using it. One of the most frequent questions I get asked is “What do I do when he won’t give back the reinforcer?” This is also one of the most common reasons I see lots of teachers stop using reinforcement. Sometimes, a student is so engaged and excited about…
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We all know that reinforcement is a key component of learning for our students in special education. Really it’s a key component of all people’s learning…students or not. Reinforcement may seem easy, but did you know there are lots of ways that we can screw it up?Sometimes without even meaning to, we undermine our attempts to improve behavior with these…
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Do you use behavioral momentum in your classroom? Whether you have used it or have no idea what I’m talking about, read on for what I hope is a concise description and some examples.Enter your text here…Last year I did a series of 3 to 5 minute videos each day for a month on behavioral tips for the classroom. You…
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One of the questions I get asked frequently is how to teach a student to wait. It comes up in a variety of situations. There are times that we all just have to wait. We have to wait in line, wait for our food at a restaurant, we have to wait for what we asked for, and wait and wait…
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If you’ve read this blog for any length of time, you know how much I like to make skills truly functional. So, when I set about to make independent work tasks for older students, it got me thinking about ways our students can work on basic skills in independent work but still have them relate to real life. The…
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