ask him to participate when he doesnt feel like it. If one of us asks him
to do something when his head is down, he will throw things or
completely ignore us. This behavior does not occur too often. The rest
of the time Chris is quiet and can go by unnoticed.
Behavior
Chris semi-frequently exhibits several behaviors we are working
to decrease. These behaviors include throwing his supplies on the
ground, putting his head on the desk, and ignoring the teacher. We
know Chris is capable of doing the correct behaviors of keeping
supplies on his desk, sitting up, and responding. We have observed him
engage in appropriate behaviors many times. More often than not,
Chris engages in the appropriate behaviors. The most common
inappropriate behavior I have observed is putting his head on his desk.
He will come into the room two or three days a week and put his head
down. About half the time he will sit up after a reminder. The other half
of the time, he will remain slumped over. Occasionally, his behavior will
escalate to throwing objects or ignoring the teacher. He ignores the
teacher about once a week and will throw his supplies about once
every other week. When Chris exhibits appropriate behavior, he is
usually quiet and participates the bare minimum.
Pattern of Antecedents
Pattern of Consequences
When Chris engages in inappropriate behavior, he is given
reminders, is threated to have the AB teacher come get him, is ignored
and excused from the work, and occasionally his mother is emailed.
Usually, these are empty threats. Most of the time, the teacher ignores
his behaviors and he avoids participation. When Chris engages in
appropriate behavior he is mostly ignored and left alone. The teachers
say this is behavior everyone should do, so he is not praised. If praise
is involved, it is directed to the whole class. When Chris raises his hand
to provide an answer, he is almost always called upon. Chris had
preferential seating in the first six weeks, but has been moved to the
back of the room since then. He seemed to have less frequent
inappropriate behaviors when he was seated in the front of the room.
Now, he is in the back corner, and he puts his head down more often.
Overall, the most common consequence for Chris behavior,
appropriate or inappropriate, is to be ignored.