Date: October 22nd, 2023
Polly answers the question: “I am a paraprofessional and lately it’s getting harder to get the kids to do their work. I feel like I’m jumping through hoops and enticing them and even nagging them! What’s my role here?”
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Date: October 18th, 2023
Are you teaching your students that there is more to apologizing than just saying the words I’m sorry?
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Date: October 11th, 2023
I reduce behaviors by giving my students five minutes of ‘talk time’ at the end of each class.
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Date: September 27th, 2023
Allow kids to experience solving their own problems.
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Date: September 6th, 2023
Teaching a youngster to say “excuse me” isn’t enough. We also need to teach them when to use it, where to use it, and how to use it.
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Date: August 30th, 2023
Every time we see a kid NOT use a social skill that will impact their success, we have to tell them!
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Date: August 16th, 2023
Behaviors happen when kids don’t have social skills. In order to prevent these behaviors, we need to purposefully teach social skills.
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Date: August 13th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “How can I help my ‘littles’ to self-regulate and calm themselves? Some days they keep it together and other days they unravel at the slightest challenge!”
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Date: August 2nd, 2023
When the function of a child’s behavior is to get attention, I give it to them without having to earn it.
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Date: July 29th, 2023
Polly answers the question: “I have lunch duty in our elementary school, and I’m amazed at what kids cannot do on their own. They can’t scrape and stack a tray. They can’t tell when a trash can is too full to use. And, they can’t even interact with each other! How can I get them to do better without creating a negative environment with my frustration!?”
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