PBIS

It is a proactive approach schools use to improve school safety and promote positive behavior.

• Functional Behavior Analysis

• Positive Behavior Intervention Support

It is figuring out the function of, or the reasons behind, a behavior

• Behavior as a form of communication

• Discipline Through Punishment

Anne, who struggles with reading, often breaks the rules during her language arts class. She refuses to take out her book during silent reading time. She eventually throws it to the floor, calls the teacher a name, and storms out of the classroom

• Attention

• Escape

Mark tends to be “hands on” with other students. It’s particularly a problem when he’s standing in line. He complains that he feels crowded. He may push other students out of the way.

• Sensory needs

• Attention

Lian is what you might call a clingy student. She really wants to show how hard she worked on her math. She puts up her hand and calls the teacher’s name over and over. When she doesn’t get a response, she walks across the room, taps the teacher’s arm, and yanks on her sleeve.

• Attention

• Tangible gains

It is a kind of instruction when teachers make lessons crystal clear. They show kids how to start and succeed on a task.

• Adapted Instruction

• Explicit Instructions

Kate is struggling to stay motivated in class. She continues to act out and refuses to sit still during discussion. The teacher told Kate that when she stays in her seat and use her listening ears during the discussion, then Kate can play on the swing before the next class starts.

• When-Then

• Pre-correcting and prompting

The teacher asks Adrian to put away the building blocks and place them back in the cabinet. Adrian ended up gathering the blocks and putting it on the floor. The teacher tells Adrian to not put the blocks on the floor and put them in the cabinet. The teacher demonstrates it with some of the blocks and asks Adrian to do the same with the rest of the blocks

• Respectful Redirection

• Pre-correcting and Prompting

Steve just finished an intense exam and is starting to get antsy and irritable. The teacher plays soothing music and asks Steve to sit with him on the floor. The teacher helps Kevin do starfish breathing to help him calm his nerves.

• Non Verbal Signals

• Brain Break