Promoting Social Emotional Development

SHARED PRACTICE

LEVEL 4 IS UNDER DEVELOPMENT

Promoting Language and Literacy

Level 4 - PROVIDING INDIVIDUALIZED INTERVENTIONS TO CHILDREN WITH MORE INTENSIVE SUPPORT NEEDS
To provide effective interventions for children with persistent challenging behavior, the teacher should know the processes and procedures for initiating a functional assessment. 4.1
Identify when children have intensive support needs and seek the assistance of a team for problem solving and plan development
To provide the most effective adaptations when necessary review the adaptations continuum. Ask others to observe the child to determine the extent to which the child is currently participating and how the adaptation will increase the child’s level of participation.
To develop an individualized plan of behavior support, the teacher should partner with the family and other professionals on the team to conduct the functional assessment and design the behavior support plan. 4.2
Partner with the family and other professionals to identify support needs and develop a plan.
To determine which types of adaptation(s) or assistive equipment will increase the child’s ability to participate in the literacy activity.
To develop a plan, the teacher will provide functional assessment information and observations to inform the development of behavior hypothesis. 4.3
Collect data and conduct observations to inform the development of the plan of support
To determine if the child is participating at a greater level than before the adaptation, whether there is a need for additional adaptations, and if the adaptation could be generalized to other activities.
To effectively address persistent challenging behavior, intervention should occur in all environments and be implemented by all caregivers. The behavior support plan will include antecedent prevention strategies, the instruction of replacement skills, and strategies to promote prosocial behavior. 4.4
Participate in the design of a plan that can be used in all environments (classroom, home, community)
To increase the opportunities a child has to participate in everyday literacy activities to be sure the plan includes the necessary adaptations in every context (home, classroom, and community).
The implementation of the behavior support plan with integrity is important to ensuring the effectiveness of the behavior support plan. 4.5
Make sure I understand how to implement every part of the support plan – ask for training, support, or additional resources if needed.
To ensure the child is able to fully participate in the early literacy activity.
When implementing individualized interventions for addressing challenging behavior, progress monitoring data is used to evaluate the plan effectiveness and indicate when changes in the plan might be needed. 4.6
Make sure that I have a plan to collect data on child progress.
To determine if the adaptation provided has increased the child’s level of participation in language and literacy activities and whether it is necessary to continue providing.
Provide the family with information, support, and encouragement as they implement the behavior plan within home and community settings. 4.7
Assist families in implementing the plan at home and in the community.
To provide information and support to parents as they increase their child’s opportunities to participate in home and community literacy activities.