1. Recommended Practices

2. Challenging Behaviors are Teachable Moments.
On the index card provided, rate your agreement with this statement.
Then write a brief statement explaining why you rated the statement as you did.

3. Recommended Practices
Systematic
teaching of
social skills
Family-centered collaborative services
Inclusive Programming
Developmentally appropriate environment
Comprehensive behavior intervention
Analysis of child’s behavior

4. Inclusive Programming
Placing children with special needs in settings with peers
Providing supports for all children
Ensuring the success of all children

5. Developmentally Appropriate Environment
A Developmentally Appropriate Environment:
Clearly defined interest areas
Quiet and noisy areas separated
Interest areas arranged to discourage running
Attractive and logical display of materials
Materials and shelves labeled
Duplicate toys

6. Family-Centered Collaborative Services
Regular communication
Value family input
Consult with other professionals

7. Systematic Teaching of Social Skills
Identify target social skills
Provide intervention
Monitor progress

8. Analysis of Child’s Behavior
Analyze events surrounding the behavior
Determine the function of the behavior
Select strategies

9. Comprehensive Behavior Intervention
Multiple Intervention Strategies
Prevent
Teach
Respond

10. Comprehensive Behavior Intervention
Multiple Intervention Strategies
Collaboration with parents
Collaboration with other service providers

11. General Principles of Behavior Intervention
Reinforce positive behavior
Prevent the behavior
the behavior
Encouraging alternative behaviors
Provide a variety of behaviors
Determine communicative intent
Reduce
Incorporate multi-element intervention
strategies
Be consistent
Document

12. Activity
Recommended Practices Quiz