Addressing Jammie's Disruptive Classroom Behavior

Behavior Assessment Today we are addressing Jammie’s inappropriate behavior in class. Jammie has outburst in class which disrupts the class. Jammie will fall to the floor and scream just to avoid answering questions in class. Jammie will do this during quiet time as well when the students are trying to study for the quiz. The other children are trying to learn but with the distraction of Jammie it is hard to pay attention. My theory is that Jammie does not like to be in class after she has lunch, I feel that she is getting exhausted of class and realizes that school is almost out. I feel that Jammie thinks she will not have to participate in class if she sits out in the hallway. I will need to get a group of teachers together to help participate in the target behavior. Having another person watch the target behavior may help find the trigger. The other person will be observing Jammie and taking notes. We will take notes on the time the behavior takes place, how long the behavior takes place, and how many times the behavior takes place. Having all this information is very important to the BIP. Teacher’s will compare notes and discuss what they saw with each other. The goal of this behavior plan is to stop

I will also have a bowl of M&M’s to give to the students that raise their hand to answer questions. The M&M’s will be used for a few weeks during intervention. This will be the reward system that will reinforce the positive behavior that we are looking for. Then I will slowly decrease the candy and hope that the good behavior will remain. This functional behavior assessment will reduce or eliminate a student’s inappropriate behavior. (Shepard and Linn, 2014) The teachers need to monitor and evaluate student’s behavior to determine the effectiveness of the plan. Teacher’s need to change their perceptions of behavior and remember one-size-fits all does not apply