May is Mental Health Awareness Month and May 10-14 is Student Mental Health Week. Mental health is essential to our overall health and well-being. Please read and share the resources below with family and friends to build awareness of the importance of mental health. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (800-273-8255), or text the Crisis Text Line...
Since May is Mental Health Month, we wanted to share some things you can do to take care of your mental health. 1. Value yourself 2. Take care of your body 3. Surround yourself with good people 4. Give of yourself through volunteer work 5. Learn how to deal with stress 6. Quiet your mind...
Kimberly Zhe BCBA, Student Support Coordinator for Behavior, Moderate/Severe Needs, and SST Kim has worked in the field of education/behavior analysis for the last 20 years in both the school district and home settings. She holds a master’s degree in special education and a graduate-level certification as a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). Before coming to...
Our behavior support team has put together a couple of resources around reinforcement and using visuals. These resources can be found on our Student Support website. You can also click here to view a helpful video presentation on working with learners with moderate to severe needs.
What is a Reinforcer? Reinforcement is a procedure in which an environmental event occurs after a behavior that increases or maintains the behavior in the future. Types of Reinforcement Positive Reinforcement: Something is added after the behavior, which results in a future increase in the behavior. Example: The girl gets a star from her teacher...
By Kimberly Zhe and Dana Crucil Visual supports help learners in multiple ways! Visuals can help create predictability and serve as prompts to assist in learning and increasing appropriate behavior, especially for visual learners. Visual Support #1: The Visual Schedule Using a visual schedule helps learners become more organized and better prepared to meet expectations....