Tier 1 Interventions for Negative Attitude

• Before you start, a few important points:
  ▪ Try multiple interventions
  ▪ Each intervention should be tried for a minimum of 4 weeks, & more than 1 intervention may be implemented at the same time
  ▪ Collect and track specific data on each intervention tried & its effect
  ▪ If your data indicates no progress after a minimum of 6 months, you may consider moving to tier 2 interventions

• Interventions:
  ▪ Acknowledging positive behavior
  ▪ Avoid power struggles
  ▪ Call parent or positive note home
  ▪ Card Flip
  ▪ Encourage interaction with a more self confident student
  ▪ Engage student
  ▪ Model appropriate language
  ▪ Praise student frequently
  ▪ Praise when good attitude and involvement occur
  ▪ Redirection
  ▪ Reflection sheet
  ▪ Review PBS expectations and rules
  ▪ Rewards, Simple Reward Systems, & Incentives
  ▪ Speak in calm and neutral tone
  ▪ Speak with student in hallway
  ▪ Start Commands
  ▪ Take away privileges
  ▪ Take away unstructured or free time
  ▪ Talk to parent
  ▪ Teach coping skills
  ▪ Teach social skills
  ▪ Teach substitute words