Intro

Key Takeaways

Behavior is detectable and observable

How to measure behavior?

Dead Man's Law

Conclusion

Intro

Core principles of behavior management

Five strategies for behavior management

Tell what to do instead of what not to do

Direct & indirect language

Offering Choices

Planned ignoring or selective attention

Example of Planned Ignoring

Planned Ignoring

Outro

What can behavioural science help with?

Communicating objectives

Why is the behaviour not occurring?

What can behavioural science do?

Where can I find out more about behavioural science?

Social-Emotional Learning

Core Instruction

Tier Two Instruction

Self-Regulation Group

Tier Three Support

Student Success Team

Quantifying Progress

Monitoring Progress

Conclusion

Addressing Challenging Behaviors: Strategies for Families

Key Ideas of Positive Behavior Support (PBS)

Behavior Serves a Function • Why is the child doing this? What are they getting out of

Figuring out the function

Clues to Function

Replacing the Function

Teaching the alternative communication

Building in Tolerance for Delay

Teaching Calming Strategies

Big Idea #1: Shared Control

Children can also communicate using challenging behavior to avoid something that they do not want to do.

Lily is frustrated and tries to avoid putting on her shoes by kicking them away, yelling and stomping her feet.

Let's watch as Gen sets a clear expectation so that Lily knows that her challenging behavior will not stop the activity.

How do you respond when your child uses challenging behavior to avoid doing something that they do not want to do?

MARY WATSON AVERY ASPIRE INSTITUTE AT WHEELOCK COLLEGE

ANN GRUENBERG EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY

TANYA MOOREHEAD EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY

MICHELLE LEVY CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD

YOTISSE WILLIAMS HCC EARLY CHILDHOOD LAB SCHOOL

CONTENT EXPERTISE BY: ANN GRUENBERG & ANNE GIORDANO

HOUSATONIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE EARLY CHILDHOOD LAB SCHOOL, BRIDGEPORT

UNDERSTANDING CHALLENGING BEHAVIOR IN YOUNG CHILDREN © 2015 BY THE CONNECTICUT OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD

The Information Action Fallacy

The Behavior Model

How Do You Make It Easier To Read

Specific about the Behavior You You Want To Change

The Keys to Habit Formation or Engagement or Lasting Change

Two Is Help Yourself Feel Successful

How To Make Paraphrasing a Stronger Habit

Specificity

One and Done

Best Communication Advice

Effective learning behaviours

Layering learning behaviours

Building long-term protective factors for deeper learning

The learning behaviours pentagon

Nonverbal Communication

Humans have two languages

Gestures

Look for discrepancies in facial expressions

Be attentive to signs of genuine emotion

Read people's tone of voice

Body Language

How people say goodbye

The relationship to time

You're projecting onto people what you want to see into them

Function of Behavior

Ethology

Innate Behavior

Intrinsic

Categories of Innate Behavior

Kinesis

Extrinsic Traits

Adaptable

Relative Role of Genes and Environment

Introduction

A Randomized Control Trial

Calorie Disclosure Experiment

Retirement Saving

Data on Behavior Change

Individuals Want Behavior Change

Active Choice Intervention

Early Withdrawal Penalty

Present Bias

Conclusion