1. AlphaBEST Behavior Support
Helping Struggling Children at AlphaBEST

2. WHY Behavior Support?

3. HOW will Behavior Support help me/us?
Mini- trainings
Disability awareness
Behavioral Strategies
whole group
individual needs

4. HOW will this help me/us?
Phone and Consultations available
Jolanta Milewska Kellum
Phone

5. Example 1

6. Example 2

7. Example of Independent Behavior Contract

8. Help! This kid is driving me crazy!
Strategies to help super active and brain busy kids be successful at AlhpaBEST

10. Instructional Time Make sure you are ready to go Concluding Lessons
Have everything ready beforehand
Review previous related lesson
State needed materials and/or present visually
Simplify your instructions
Divide work into smaller units
Concluding Lessons
Give advanced warning (Count down or visual timer)
Check for comprehension
Preview the next lesson

11. Easy Strategies to Try First
Allow for Movement
Alternative work spaces
Alternative seating
Fidget toys
Allow for Movement or Brain Breaks

12. Alternative Work Spaces

13. Fidget Tools

14. Brain Breaks
Movement Break
Time Away Break

15. More Break Cards

16. General Strategies Catch’em Being Good
Be Specific when giving Praise or Corrections

17. General Strategies Use Behavioral Prompts Pre-correct routines
Use proximity
Non-verbal signals
Visual cues

18. More ways to help Teach and prompt problem solving skills
Tucker Turtle-  csefel.vanderbilt.edu/scriptedstories/tuckerturtle.ppt

19. More ways to help
Conflict Resolution

20. Call me… I am here to help
Call me… I am here to help! Jolanta Milewska Kellum  (the J is pronounced as a Y) toll free ext 133 direct line