Comprehensive Individualized Curriculum and Instructional Design

Student Jackson (A) Manipulate Antecedent to prevent problem & prompt alternate/desired behavior (B) Teach Behavior Explicitly Teach Alternate & Desired Behaviors Alter Consequences to reinforce alternate & desired behavior & extinguish negative behavior (C) Reinforce Alt./Expected Behavior (D) Problem Behavior Decrease the difficulty of the math worksheet, intersperse easier addition and subtraction problems with more difficult problems Provide manipulatives and/or stimulus prompts on the numbers as counters (e.g., touchmath) Help Jackson get started with first math problem Teach student to use picture card or to turn paper over to signal he will take a break from the academic task Teach student to ask for help (using a picture card) on problems he does not understand Teach student to cross out difficult problems he does not want to do and go on to next problem Student can earn choice time passes after completing so many academic tasks (i.e. 4 completed tasks = 1 choice pass) Reinforce student for asking to take a break with a short 2-minute break from the task Prompt student to ask to take a break when he begins to display problem behavior Have student spend after- school time on task if he displays problem behavior during class (use visual time timer to show how much time he will owe) Figure 2. Example of Jackson’s Function-Based Support Plan Consequence/Function Escape difficult math task -Teacher responds by asking Jackson to leave the room and go to the principal’s office, therefore escaping the academic task at hand. (3)Alternative/ Replacement Behavior Use picture symbol card to ask to take a break from the academic task Problem Behavior Student fidgets, goes off- task, slams his hand on desk, and rips up worksheet. Antecedent/Trigger Independent work during Math: When asked to work independently on an addition and subtraction worksheet Context : Math (1) Desired Behavior: Complete task quietly & independently (2) Typical Consequence: Success; more assignments 80