Behavior: Homework & Skill Deficits

Date: February 8th, 2020
By: Polly Bath

Is a child not doing their homework? Maybe they are lacking one of these skills!!

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Brains Need Time to Process!

Date: February 5th, 2020
By: Polly Bath

Behaviors can happen when we overwhelm students with more information than they can “digest.” Brains need time to process!

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Memory Problems Can Cause Behavior Problems

Date: February 1st, 2020
By: Polly Bath

Memory impacts behavior! It can cause frustration and distraction.

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When Rewards Do and Don’t Work

Date: January 29th, 2020
By: Polly Bath

Do rewards always have to be something tangible?

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Don’t Ask…TELL!!!

Date: January 26th, 2020
By: Polly Bath

Why do we ask certain questions when we know the kids can’t give us the answers we want YET!

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How to Make ISS Work!

Date: January 22nd, 2020
By: Polly Bath

Ever have a kid want a couple days in In-School Suspension to catch up on work? That’s not the point of it!

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A Social Emotional Mess…?

Date: January 19th, 2020
By: Polly Bath

Are we failing to address the causal factor or skill deficit for why a student is failing in class?

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1 in 8 Kids Are Living in Trauma or Abuse

Date: January 15th, 2020
By: Polly Bath

When you put kids in unstructured settings, remember that a huge number live with trauma or abuse.

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She Was Tardy All the Time!

Date: January 11th, 2020
By: Polly Bath

Consequences need to make sense, student by student.

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If I Destroyed the Bulletin Board…

Date: January 8th, 2020
By: Polly Bath

A logical consequence when a child destroys a bulletin board is to have that child give back to the school’s community, on his/her time!

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