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Low to  no Work Completion  

The student may:

  • Have low energy and motivation

  • Have low academic ability

  • Appear lethargic or slow

  • Assignments turned in incomplete

  • Be sad or depressed

  • Have home or environmental issues

  • Become frequently frustrated and discouraged with work

  • Have little home support and involvement

  • Fail to study

  • Dislike school

  • little or no participation or interest

  • Have poor organizational skills

  • Give many excuses

  • Fail to consistently follow expectations for work completion

  • Little to no follow through

  • Say they want to and will try more and start doing better, begin to improve, then quickly fall off again

  • Talk a good talk about changing and doing better, but display no action

  • Be more preoccupied with social interactions and circle

  • Spend time with “bad crowd”

  • Have trouble focusing and attending

Intervention Strategies

Tier 1

Tier 1

Tier 2

Tier 3

-Alternative modes of completing assignments Description

-Assign a buddy or partner Description

-Breakdown /help student start assignment Description

-Breakdown directions Description

-Call on student frequently  Description
-Call parent or note home Description
-Card Flip Description

-Clear and concise directions Description
-Clear, consistent, and predictable consequences Description
-Color coded folders Description

-Daily planner Description

-Do unfinished work during recess or unstructured time Description

-Encourage interaction with a more self confident student Description

-Engage student Description

-Explain assignment/directions Description​

-Give choices Description​

-Helping Students With Homework Description

-Individual work space Description

-Logical consequence Description

-More structured routine Description

-Move to a new location in the classroom Description

-Natural consequences Description

-Non-verbal cues Description

-Organize materials daily Description

-Praise student frequently Description

-Providing a container for students belongings Description

-Proximity to student Description

-Reduce assignment Description
-Rewards, Simple Reward Systems, & Incentives Description
-Take away privileges Description
-Talk one on one with student Description
-Talk to parent Description
-Teach coping skills Description
-Teach relaxation techniques Description
-Teach social skills Description
-Touch base with student Description
-Turn desk around Description

-Use timer Description
-Visual schedule Description

-Alternative to Suspension Description

-Behavior Contracts Description

-Structured Breaks Description

-Check in/Check out Description

-Classroom management Support Description

-Counselor Referral Description

-Daily Behavior Form Description

-Forced Choice Reinforcement Survey Description

-Individual and visual schedules Description

-Mentoring Description

-Non-verbal Cues and Signals Description

-Organizational Tools Description

-Peer tutoring Description

-Response to intervention Description

-Rewards System Description

-Self monitoring Description

-Sensory tools Description

-Social Stories Description

-Teach conflict resolution skills Description

-Teach Coping skills Description

-Teach relationship skills Description

-Teach Relaxation Techniques Description

-Teach Social Skills Description

-The Praise Game Description

-Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) Gen ED students  Description

-Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) SPED students  Description

-Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) Gen ED students Description

-Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) SPED students Description

-Collaboration with Student’s Physician and/or mental health provider Description

-No Passing Time Description

-Seclusion and Restraint Description

-Time Out (Structured Time Out) Description

Possible Consequences

Tier 1

-Student is redirected

-Warning

-Student is placed in a different spot in the room

Tier 2

-Loss of privileges (example: school events)

-Detention/loss of recess

-Student is sent to buddy class to complete work

-Positive reinforcement system (Example: Time card & Sticker chart)

-Phone call home

Tier 3

-Behavior chart

-Restorative practice

-Parent shadow

-Formal Behavior plan

-Behavior Contract

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