Lost at school : why our kids with behavioral challenges are falling through the cracks and how we can help them by Greene Ross W

Author:Greene, Ross W [Greene, Ross W]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Problem children, Behavior disorders in children, Behavior modification
Publisher: New York : Scribner
Published: 2009-04-26T19:00:00+00:00

but somehow the feedback never quite seems to "sink in." How does Plan B teach this skill? The Define the Problem step focuses on the concern of the other party participating in Plan B with a kid. Often, this concern is related to how the problem or behavior is affecting either that individual or others in the kid's environment. For the problem to be solved, the way others are being affected must be taken into account and addressed. When you're using Plan B, the kid isn't merely on the receiving end of yet another dose of the same feedback. He's actually working on the problem. He's actually thinking about it.

By the way, there is another reason you'd want to kick off Plan B with an unsolved problem rather than a skill: It's easier. That's right, in general, it's easier to initiate Plan B with a specific problem than with a lagging skill. But whether you initiate Plan B with an unsolved problem or a skill, what you're trying to resolve often shifts or is modified once you've achieved a clearer understanding of the concerns of the two parties. Until these concerns are fully understood, the precise direction in which Plan B is heading is unknown. In the case of Kelvin, Plan B started by focusing on his difficulty transitioning from choice time to math, but it ended up focused on how he could be sure of knowing who won his game and still be a part of the class.

STARTING WITH SKILLS

As noted above, when Plan B is focused on resolving a specific problem or trigger, it is a rather indirect approach to teaching skills. There are some kids who will require a more direct approach to learning skills, especially (1) those skills related to participating in Plan B, and (2) those that are generally better taught in a more direct fashion. Let's tackle number one now and turn to number two after that.

The examples of Plan B you've read so far may have led you to believe that kids needs some pretty well developed language skills to participate in Plan B. Some kids, especially those who are sometimes called "low functioning" or "nonverbal," don't have the communication skills to identify and articulate their concerns and participate in generating solutions to problems. But that doesn't mean that Plan B isn't a viable option for these kids, though they will most certainly need

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