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Mojgan Askari

Houston Baptist University

Dr. Wood

Behavior Intervention Plan Report

When observing the student during the 30-minute observation I noticed inappropriate

behavior and appropriate behavior which I logged in a Behavior Intervention Plan. The student

was in a regular class setting and being observed when the inappropriate behavior occurred. The

students first inappropriate behavior was work refusal. The student refused to do their classwork.

A prevention technique would be to schedule less preferred tasks followed by highly preferred

tasks.

Giving the student a break contingent on the completion of increasing amounts of work

or time in a given environment will help. It will also help to reinforce appropriate requests for a

break. Replacement behavior is what appropriate behavior to be targeted to replace the

inappropriate behavior. Replacement behavior for the student includes appropriately requesting a

break, completing work, and participating in class. Teaching strategies for this behavior are

important in improving behavior.

Teaching strategies include 1:1 conferences about expected behaviors and expectations

in an effort to diminish attempts to escape work via inappropriate behavior. The student should

be taught how to request a break. For example, the instructor can allow breaks at first and then

reinforce more and more work to be done between breaks with a timer. Finally the instructor can

encourage the student to raise his card higher and higher when they want a break so they will be

raising their hand.

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Reinforcement strategies are techniques that are used to reinforce the occurrence of the

replacement behavior. For this student verbal praise will be effective. Another technique is the

use of a menu for preferred items to work for. These include tangible rewards. It is important to

account for consequences. Consequences are what will be the result for the student when they

engage in inappropriate behavior. For this student consequences can include loss of privileges.

Privileges include recess, free time, etc. Other severe consequences include phone calls home,

office referred, suspensions, and reorientation in BSI/BSI cool off.

Another inappropriate behavior observed was wandering. The student was wandering out

of class without teacher permission. Prevention techniques include verbal prompting/offering of

cool down period outside class or BSI room, verbal reminders of expected behaviors, and check-

in/check-out with counselor. Replacement behavior for the students wandering include teaching

the student how to ask the teacher for permission before they leave. Also collecting a hall pass

before leaving. Teaching strategies for this students behavior would be to model appropriate

school behaviors and conduct 1:1 conferences about expected behaviors and expectations.

Reinforcement strategies for wandering are similar to the previous offense. Verbal praise

and the use of a menu of preferred items as rewards will help reinforce replacement behavior. If

the student continued to wander out of class consequences would be put into place.

Consequences include loss of privileges such as recess and free time. Phone calls home and

office referrals may occur. Office referrals may result in suspension or reorientation in BSI/BSI

Cool off.