The Behavior Code Companion (eBook)

Jessica Minahan is a board-certified behavior analyst and special educator who serves as the director of behavioral services at the Neuropsychology & Education Services for Children & Adolescents group practice in Newton, Massachusetts, and as a consultant to clients nationwide. She is coauthor of The Behavior Code.

CONTENTSIntroduction 1 CHAPTER 1Cracking the Code 7Embracing a New Perspective on BehaviorREFLECT: How Do You Think About Behavior? 10REFLECT: Examining Your Assumptions 12CASE STUDY: Julian, a Student with Anxiety 13CASE STUDY: Malik, a Student with Anxiety 15PRACTICE: Reframing Our Understanding of Behavior 17CHAPTER 2The FAIR Behavior Intervention Plan 19Practicing the FundamentalsPRACTICE: Functional Communication 23PRACTICE: Replacement Behavior 24PRACTICE: Writing Target Behaviors 28PRACTICE: Analyzing Stan's ABC Notes 31PRACTICE: Analyzing Juanita's ABC Notes 33PRACTICE: Analyzing Raul's ABC Notes 35PRACTICE: Analyzing ABC Notes for Your Students 37PRACTICE: Structured ABC Data Sheet 38CHAPTER 3Key Interventions for Successfully Supporting Students 41REFLECT: Supporting Student Work Initiation 47REFLECT: Transitions and Your Students 49CASESTUDY: Xavier, a Fourth-Grade Student 53CASESTUDY: Trevor, a First-Grade Student 54PRACTICE: Making a Transition Support Plan 55REFLECT: Evaluating Breaks in Your Classroom 59PRACTICE: Brainstorming Breaks 62PRACTICE: Evaluating Break Data 64REFLECT: Finding Islands of Competence 68PRACTICE: Planning Islands of Competence 71PRACTICE: Brainstorming Barriers to Alternative Lunches 71CHAPTER 4"Get Away From Me!" 73Strategies and Interventions for Students with Anxiety-Related Behaviors CASE STUDY: Analyzing Harry’s Behavior Plan 78CASESTUDY: Analyzing Chandra’s Behavior Plan 80REFLECT: Analyzing Your Student's Behavior Plan 82PRACTICE: Creating a Writing Checklist 87PRACTICE: Creating a "How I Feel About Writing" Sheet 88REFLECT: Prioritizing Skills and Strategies 91PRACTICE: Creating a Visual Self-Regulation Sheet 99REFLECT: Planning a Check-In 104REFLECT: Creating Check-In and Check-Out Sheets 106CASESTUDIES: Catching It Early with Sophia and Sam 109CASE STUDY: Prioritizing Strategies for Omar 113CASESTUDY: Prioritizing Strategies for Stacey 113CHAPTER 6Creating FAIR Behavior Intervention Plans 147CASE STUDY: Aton, Grade 3 151CASE STUDY: Devan, Grade 6 154CASE STUDY: Angela, Grade K 157CHAPTER 7Tools for Monitoring Progress and Implementation 161REFLECT: Creating Data Sheets for Your Student 165PRACTICE: Making an Implementation Checklist 177PRACTICE: Putting It All Together 178APPENDIX AIndividualized Education Program Goals and Objectives 183 APPENDIX BProtocols: Safety, Bolting, Threat, and Self-Harm 187 APPENDIX CHelpful Apps 207 APPENDIX DFAIR Behavior Intervention Plan Template 217 APPENDIX EUpdated FAIR Behavior Intervention Plan for Students with Anxiety-Related Behavior 221 APPENDIX FUpdated FAIR Behavior Intervention Plan for Students with Oppositional Behavior 227 APPENDIX GAnswer Key 235Notes 255Acknowledgments 259About the Author 261Index 263