Intervention Case Study

Observation, Assessment, and Intervention Plan

While working on this case study, I use different types of observation techniques in order to gather information needed to evaluate Silvanus’s challenging behavior in my case study. The first observation method I am using now is anecdotal notes, and I usually write down his challenging behaviors with detailed records of what I observed him. A running record is the second techniques that I frequently used to identify Silvanus’s behaviors. Based on my ongoing observations, I noticed Silvanus has lots of challenging behaviors. For instance, he uses his shoulders to push his peers, and he usually grasps his classmate’s toys while they are still using those toys. He also runs around the classroom even

4). Therefore, BRAULT is one of the assessment strategies that I am using to analyze, reflect, understand the child in my case study. According to The BRAULT Behavior Checklist, first I notice Silvanus’s behaviors are abnormal for his age. For example, he uses one or two words to express his needs, and he seeks attention from his peers by using his shoulders and hands to push his classmates. He also throws the whole body on the carpet when trying to get attention from his teachers. He is easily upset, and he screams very loud. Then, he dumps toys on the floor, but he refuses to clean them up. Second, when I observed his temperament, I notice he is a very hyperactive child, but he is easily frustrated. He is having a hard time to adapt to a new learning environment because he didn't have any experience with school before. However, his family speaks English at home, so he understands the language I am using. Nevertheless, he does not follow the classroom’s routine, and he leads in his own learning. When he is asked to clean up before each transition, he usually walks away or runs around the

One of my intervention plans is I will use BRAULT Behavior Checklist to observe on my program elements such as environment and curriculum. As Brault and Brault (2005) have noted, “The environment has an amazing impact on most children’s behaviors…Changing the environment can often prevent behavior problems” (p.12). Working as an early childhood educator, I completely agree with both authors that environment has a great effect on most of the children’s behaviors, especially Silvanus who have not had any experience at school. Therefore, I will always display materials well organized on the open shelves at the child eye’s level, so he can reach those materials on his own. I plan to have pictures of each basket of materials in each area to help him to recognize where those toys belong. As Kaiser and Rasminsky (2012) have explained, “It’s important to create spaces that can accommodate these small-group activities and encourage children to play together” (p.147). Silvanus rarely interacts with his peers, so I am going to create more spaces to promote small-group activities that will give him more opportunities to experience to work in groups of different peers. I also create a quiet area for Silvanus to soothe himself because I know he is easily frustrated. Besides the environment, the curriculum is the heart of a child’s development. In the words of Brault and Brault (2005), “Allow toddlers to