Academic and Behavioral Interventions

Are you looking for strategies to help students who become aggressive with teachers? If so, keep reading.

1. Stop annoying or anxiety-producing situations from happening (e.g., give the student tasks only on their capacity and ability level, give the student only the number of tasks that can be tolerated in one sitting, lessen social interactions that encourage the student to become physically aggressive, etc.).

2. Teach the student problem-solving skills: (a) find the problem, (b) find goals and objectives, (c) create strategies, (d) create a plan for action, and (e) carry out the plan.

3. Give the student positive feedback that indicates they are successful, essential, respected, etc.

4. Organize their surroundings to prevent chances for the student to become physically aggressive toward teachers (e.g., interact regularly with the student to prevent them from becoming frustrated).

5. Provide maximum supervision of the student. As the student shows appropriate behavior, slowly decrease supervision.

6. Provide visibility to and from the student. The teacher and the student should be able to see each other. Make eye contact possible at all times.

7. Minimize learning activities that might be menacing to the student (e.g., announcing test scores aloud, having students to read aloud in class, praising high achievers excessively, etc.).

8. Make sure you are regularly in proximity to the student.

9. Attempt several groupings to ascertain the situation in which the student is most successful.

10. Minimize the emphasis on competition and perfection. Repeated failure and frustration may cause outbursts of physical aggression.

11. Make the appropriate adjustments in their surroundings to prevent the student from becoming overstimulated by peers, which in turn would make it appropriate for the teacher to intervene.

12. Teach the student alternative ways to deal with situations that make them frustrated or angry (e.g., withdrawing, talking, etc.).

13. Solidify on-task behavior by providing a full schedule of learning activities. Stop lag time from happening when the student would be free to take part in unacceptable behavior.

14. Consider using a classroom management app. Click here to view a list of apps that we recommend.

15. Consider using an adaptive behavior management app. Click here to view a list of apps that we recommend.

16. Consider using Alexa to help the student learn to behave appropriately. Click here to read an article that we wrote on the subject.

17. Click here to learn about six bonus strategies for challenging problem behaviors and mastering classroom management.

Are you looking for strategies to help students not to fight with peers? If so, keep reading.

1. Teach the student to think before acting (e.g., they should ask themselves, “What is happening?” “What am I doing?” “What should I do?” “What will be best for me?”).

2. Get the student to practice appropriate oral exchanges that should be made when typical physical exchanges take place (e.g., “Excuse me.” “I’m sorry.” etc.).

3. Let the student voice their opinion in situations to avoid becoming angry or upset.

4. Converse with the student about ways of handling conflict situations successfully (e.g., walk away from a situation, change to another learning experience, ask for help, etc.).

5. Stop annoying or anxiety-producing situations from happening (e.g., give the student tasks only on their capacity and ability level, give the student only the number of tasks that they can tolerate in one sitting, lessen social interactions that encourage the student to become physically aggressive, etc.).

6. Show the student that it is natural for conflict situations to happen. What is essential is how they react to the situation.

7. Connect with parents (e.g., notes home, phone calls, etc.) to disseminate information about the student’s progress. The parents may reinforce the student at home for respecting the rules of physical proximity at school.

8. Draft an agreement with the student stipulating what behavior is required (e.g., respecting the norms of physical proximity) and which reinforcement will be implemented when the agreement has been met.

9. Take the student away from the learning experience until they can demonstrate appropriate behavior and self-control.

10. Praise the student for demonstrating appropriate behavior based on the duration of time the student can be successful. As the student shows success, slowly increase the duration of time required for reinforcement.

11. Praise those students in the classroom who demonstrate appropriate behavior when interacting with other students.

12. Create classroom rules: • Complete every assignment. • Remain in your seat. • Finish tasks. • Meet task expectations. • Raise your hand. Examine rules often. Praise students for following the rules.

13. Talk with the student to explain(a) what the student is doing wrong (e.g., scratching, hitting, pulling hair, etc.) and (b) what the student should be doing (e.g., following the rules, interacting in appropriate ways, dealing with anger and frustration in appropriate ways, etc.).

14. Praise the student for demonstrating appropriate behavior: (a) give the student a concrete reward (e.g., privileges such as leading the line, handing out learning materials, 10 minutes of free time, etc.) or (b) give the student an informal reward (e.g., praise, handshake, smile, etc.).

15. Assess the appropriateness of the task to ascertain (a) if the task is too easy, (b) if the task is too complicated, and (c) if the duration of time scheduled to finish the task is sufficient.

16. On occasions where the student has responded improperly to a conflict situation, take time to explore with them appropriate solutions that could have been used in dealing with the problem.

17. Consider using a classroom management app. Click here to view a list of apps that we recommend.

18. Consider using an adaptive behavior management app. Click here to view a list of apps that we recommend.

19. Consider using Alexa to help the student learn to behave appropriately. Click here to read an article that we wrote on the subject.

20. Click here to learn about six bonus strategies for challenging problem behaviors and mastering classroom management.

Are you looking for genius tricks to motivate students not to fight with peers? If so, keep reading.

1. Urge the student to tell you about problems that happen with other students at school.

2. Make sure there will always be adult supervision where the student is.

3. Do not force the student to play with other students with whom they are not entirely comfortable.

4. Make sure the student does not become involved in overstimulating learning activities.

5. Talk with the student about individual differences and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of individuals the student knows. Convey that the student does not have to do the same things everyone else does.

6. Select a peer who will be an excellent influence (e.g., someone younger/older, of the same gender, of the opposite gender, etc.).

7. Get the student to put themselves in someone else’s place (e.g., “How would you feel if someone called you dumb or stupid?”).

8. Do not leave the student alone with other students when they are upset or angry.

9. Do not force the student to interact with others.

10. Prior to beginning a learning experience or game, make sure the student knows the rules, is familiar with the learning experience or game, and will be compatible with the other individuals who will be playing.

11. Teach the student to ask for things positively. Teach keywords and phrases (e.g., “May I borrow your pencil?” “Do you mind if l play the game with you?” etc.).

12. Do not provide too much free time for the student.

13. Consider using a classroom management app. Click here to view a list of apps that we recommend.

14. Consider using an adaptive behavior management app. Click here to view a list of apps that we recommend.

15. Consider using Alexa to help the student learn to behave appropriately. Click here to read an article that we wrote on the subject.

16. Click here to learn about six bonus strategies for challenging problem behaviors and mastering classroom management.

Are you looking for ways to encourage students not to fight with peers? If so, keep reading.

1. Give the student many chances for social and academic success.

2. Make sure that all school staff members are aware of the student’s tendency to become physically aggressive so they will monitor the student’s behavior.

3. Provide maximum supervision of the student. As the student shows appropriate behavior, slowly decrease supervision.

4. Give a quiet space for the student to work independently, away from peer interactions. Do not use this as a form of punishment; rather use it as a chance to increase the student’s success in their environment.

5. Put reinforcement emphasis on academic productivity and accuracy to lessen the likelihood of the student becoming physically aggressive (i.e., increased productivity and accuracy should lessen the likelihood of unacceptable behavior).

6. Minimize or remove any stimulus in their surroundings (e.g., possessions, competition, teasing, etc.) that leads to the student’s physically aggressive behavior.

7. Make sure the student knows the logical consequences of hurting other students (e.g., less freedom, more restrictive environment, assault charges, etc.).

8. Stop the student from receiving too much stimulation (e.g., monitor or supervise student behavior to limit overexcitement in physical learning activities, games, parties, etc.).

9. Restrict the student’s chance to enter areas of the school environment where they are more likely to be physically aggressive.

10. Separate the student from the peer(s) who may be encouraging or stimulating the student’s unacceptable behavior.

11. Do not force the student to interact or remain in a group when they are physically aggressive (e.g., daily reading group, physical education group, etc.).

12. Restrict the student’s independent movement in the school environment.

13. Intervene early and often when there is a problem with fighting to prevent more severe problems from happening.

14. Consider using a classroom management app. Click here to view a list of apps that we recommend.

15. Consider using an adaptive behavior management app. Click here to view a list of apps that we recommend.

16. Consider using Alexa to help the student learn to behave appropriately. Click here to read an article that we wrote on the subject.

17. Click here to learn about six bonus strategies for challenging problem behaviors and mastering classroom management.

Are you looking for strategies to teach students not to fight with peers? If so, keep reading.

1. Teach the student problem-solving skills: (a) find the problem, (b) find goals and objectives, (c) create strategies, (d) create a plan of action, and (e) carry out the plan.

2. Give the student positive feedback that indicates they are successful, essential, respected, etc.

3. Organize their surroundings (e.g., seating arrangement, supervision, etc.) to lessen chances for the student to become physically aggressive toward other students.

4. Provide visibility to and from the student. The teacher and the student should be able to see each other at all times. Make eye contact possible at all times.

5. Provide supervision. Do not leave the student alone with other students.

6. Minimize learning activities that might be menacing to the student.

7. Attempt several groupings to ascertain the situation in which the student is most likely to succeed socially.

8. Make the appropriate adjustments in their surroundings that will prevent the student from becoming overstimulated by peers.

9. Minimize the emphasis on competition and perfection. Repeated failure and frustration may cause outbursts of physical aggression.

10. Teach the student alternative ways to deal with situations that make them feel frustrated or angry (e.g., withdrawing, talking, etc.).

11. Solidify on-task behavior by providing a full schedule of learning activities.

12. Make sure you are regularly in proximity to the student.

13. Give the student as many high interest learning activities as possible to keep them from becoming physically aggressive toward other students.

14. Consider using a classroom management app. Click here to view a list of apps that we recommend.

15. Consider using an adaptive behavior management app. Click here to view a list of apps that we recommend.

16. Consider using Alexa to help the student learn to behave appropriately. Click here to read an article that we wrote on the subject.

17. Click here to learn about six bonus strategies for challenging problem behaviors and mastering classroom management.

Are you looking tricks to motivate students not to make inappropriate statements or sounds? If so, keep reading.

1. Explain to the student, after telling them to stop talking, the reason why they should not be talking.

2. Create classroom rules: • Complete every assignment. • Complete assignments quietly. • Remain in your seat. • Finish tasks. • Meet task expectations. Examine rules often. Praise students for following the rules.

3. Teach the student acceptable ways to express displeasure, anger, frustration, etc.

4. Make the student aware of the number of times they make unnecessary remarks and noises.

5. Provide visibility to and from the student to keep their attention when oral questions/ instructions are being delivered. The teacher and the student should be able to see each other at all times. Make eye contact possible at all times.

6. Attempt to give equal attention to all students in the classroom.

7. Minimize learning activities that might threaten the student.

8. Make the appropriate adjustments in their surroundings to prevent the student from experiencing stress, frustration, or anger (e.g., lessen peer pressure, academic failure, teasing, etc.) that may result in unnecessary remarks or noises.

9. Teach the student to use techniques such as crossing their arms and legs, clinching their fists, and webbing their hands when making noise is unacceptable.

10. Talk regularly with the student to lessen the need for them to make unacceptable remarks or unnecessary noises.

11. Make sure the student knows the relationship between their behavior and the consequences that may follow (e.g., failing to listen to instructions and making distracting noises will cause the student to not understand what to do).

12. Minimize the occurrence of learning activities that you know will encourage the student to make unnecessary remarks.

13. Teach active listening skills. Listen to what the other person is saying and respond based on information received.

14. Consider using a classroom management app. Click here to view a list of apps that we recommend.

15. Consider using an adaptive behavior management app. Click here to view a list of apps that we recommend.

16. Consider using Alexa to help the student learn to behave appropriately. Click here to read an article that we wrote on the subject.

17. Click here to learn about six bonus strategies for challenging problem behaviors and mastering classroom management.

Are you looking for genius tricks to encourage students not to make inappropriate statements or sounds? If so, keep reading.

1. Show the student the reasons why making unnecessary remarks and noise is not acceptable (e.g., impolite, might hurt others’ feelings, etc.).

2. Take the student away from the situation until they can demonstrate appropriate behavior.

3. Help the student find the situations in which they are most likely to talk beyond what is required or at unacceptable times. After they have identified these situations, have them think of ways to minimize their occurrences.

4. Help the student find the situations in which they are most likely to make unnecessary noise. After they have identified these situations, have them think of ways to minimize their occurrences.

5. Assist the student in improving concentration skills (e.g., listening to the speaker, taking notes, preparing remarks in advance, making remarks in an appropriate context, etc.).

6. Teach and practice efficient communication skills. These skills include listening, keeping eye contact, and positive body language.

7. Get the student to work in small groups in which they will have frequent chances to speak. As the student learns to wait longer for a turn to speak, slowly increase the size of the group.

8. Give the student many chances for social and academic success.

9. Assess the appropriateness of the social situation concerning the student’s capacity and ability to function successfully.

10. Get a peer to signal the student when they make unnecessary noise (e.g., the person can touch the student’s arm or desk as a signal that they are making unnecessary noise).

11. Draft an agreement with the student stipulating what behavior is required (e.g., making appropriate remarks) and which reinforcement will be implemented when the agreement has been met.

12. Do not inadvertently reinforce the student’s unacceptable behavior by laughing when the student is silly, rude, etc.

13. Assess the appropriateness of the task to ascertain (a) if the task is too easy, (b) if the task is too complicated, and (c) if the duration of time scheduled for the task is sufficient.

14. Urge the student to model the behavior of successful peers at not interrupting.

15. Consider using a classroom management app. Click here to view a list of apps that we recommend.

16. Consider using an adaptive behavior management app. Click here to view a list of apps that we recommend.

17. Consider using Alexa to help the student learn to behave appropriately. Click here to read an article that we wrote on the subject.

18. Click here to learn about six bonus strategies for challenging problem behaviors and mastering classroom management.

Are you looking for hacks for teaching students not to make inappropriate statements or sounds? If so, keep reading.

1. Make sure that the student’s feelings are considered when it is appropriate to deal with their unacceptable remarks (i.e., handle remarks so that the student’s enthusiasm for participation is not diminished).

2. Get the student to practice waiting for a turn to speak for short periods. As the student shows success, slowly increase the duration of time required for a turn to speak.

3. Give the student an easily grasped list of consequences for unacceptable behavior.

4. Show the student that they may be trying too hard to fit in and that they should relax and make more appropriate remarks.

5. Get the student to put themselves in someone else’s place (e.g., “How would you feel if someone called you dumb or stupid?”).

6. Praise the student for raising their hand to be recognized.

7. Urge the student to review their thoughts before speaking and make sure their thoughts have not already been expressed by someone else; the same question asked, etc.

8. Urge the student to avoid ingesting any substance (e.g., drugs, alcohol, cold remedies, etc.) that might further alter their capacity and ability to keep self-control.

9. Make sure that the student is individually supervised if they continue to make unnecessary noise.

10. Assist the student in understanding why it is essential to work quietly (e.g., if you are making unnecessary noise, you may not hear what is being said; others will not listen to you, etc.).

11. Get the student to be the leader of a cooperative learning experience if they possess a mastery of skills or an interest in that area.

12. Get the student to make a list of consequences associated with regularly occurring behaviors (e.g., “By disrupting others, I will be perceived as unmannerly.” “By making unnecessary noises, I will cause people to avoid me.”).

13. Make sure that reinforcement is not provided for unacceptable behavior(e.g., making unnecessary remarks or noises).

14. Give the student a predetermined signal if they begin to make unacceptable remarks or unnecessary noises.

15. Consider using a classroom management app. Click here to view a list of apps that we recommend.

16. Consider using an adaptive behavior management app. Click here to view a list of apps that we recommend.

17. Consider using Alexa to help the student learn to behave appropriately. Click here to read an article that we wrote on the subject.

18. Click here to learn about six bonus strategies for challenging problem behaviors and mastering classroom management.

Are you looking for ways to encourage students not to make inappropriate statements or sounds? If so, keep reading.

1. Praise the student for making appropriate remarks in the classroom: (a) give the student a concrete reward (e.g., classroom privileges, passing out learning materials, 10 minutes of free time, etc.) or (b) give the student an informal reward (e.g., praise, handshake, smile, etc.).

2. Praise the student for making appropriate remarks based on the duration of time the student can be successful. As the student shows success, slowly increase the duration of time required for reinforcement.

3. Assist the student in developing an understanding of the consequences of their behavior by writing down or talking through problems that may happen due to disturbing others (e.g., perceived as unmannerly, avoided, etc.).

4. Urge the student to self-monitor behavior by asking themselves questions such as, “What should I be doing right now?” “Is what I have to say relevant to this topic?” “Is this an excellent time for me to comment?”

5. Praise those students in the classroom who make appropriate remarks.

6. Attempt several groupings in the classroom to ascertain the situation in which the student is most comfortable.

7. Take the student away from the learning experience until they can demonstrate appropriate behavior and self-control.

8. Make sure that the student knows the relationship between unacceptable behavior and the consequences that follow (e.g., making unnecessary noise will cause others to not want to be around him/her).

9. Minimize the emphasis on competition. Competitive learning activities may cause the student to become anxious and excessively noisy.

10. Teach the student to watch signals from others (e.g., if they blurt out remarks with no response from others, stop talking; when there is silence in class, it is not appropriate to fill the silence with remarks; etc.)

11. Assess the degree of task difficulty to ascertain whether the student will require additional information, time, assistance, etc., to avoid becoming frustrated and making unnecessary remarks and noises.

12. Get the student to question any directions, explanations, or instructions they do not understand.

13. Plan leisure activities for the end of the day. Make participation in these learning activities dependent upon the conclusion of daily duties and appropriate classroom behavior.

14. Talk with the student to explain (a) what he/she is doing wrong (e.g., making unnecessary remarks or noises) and (b) what they must be doing (e.g., waiting until it is appropriate to speak, thinking of remarks that relate to the situation, etc.).

15. Consider using a classroom management app. Click here to view a list of apps that we recommend.

16. Consider using an adaptive behavior management app. Click here to view a list of apps that we recommend.

17. Consider using Alexa to help the student learn to behave appropriately. Click here to read an article that we wrote on the subject.

18. Click here to learn about six bonus strategies for challenging problem behaviors and mastering classroom management.

Are you looking for strategies to help students who make inappropriate statements or sounds? If so, keep reading.

1. Connect with the student’s parents to disseminate information about the student’s progress. The parents may reinforce the student at home for making remarks when appropriate at school.

2. Let logical consequences happen due to the student making unnecessary remarks or noises in the classroom (e.g., making noises and unacceptable remarks during class time will cause the student to have to make up the work during leisure time).

3. Teach the student behaviors that promote self-control (e.g., placing hands on desk, sitting with feet on the floor, making eye contact with the person who is talking, etc.).

4. Provide sufficient chances to respond (i.e., enthusiastic students need many chances to contribute).

5. Train the student to carry a notepad with them at all times and to write information down to help them remember.

6. Urge the student to say a mantra to themselves when entering a situation in which they may be enticed to make unnecessary remarks or noises (e.g., be quiet, be quiet, be quiet).

7. Organize the student’s surroundings to limit chances for unacceptable behaviors (e.g., keep the student engaged in learning activities , have the student seated near the teacher, etc.).

8. Teach yourself and others about ADHD to increase comprehension and accommodation of interruptive behavior.

9. Urge the student to create an understanding of themselves and those around him/her. Get the student to periodically step back and ask themselves, “Am I bothering or disturbing others?”

10. Ask the student to roleplay with a classmate. The offending student will play the role of a student trying to concentrate on an assignment, and his classmate will play the role of a student making inappropriate sounds or statements. This way, the offending student can feel what its like to be in the shoes of another student. Ask the offending student to describe how it felt to have someone make inappropriate statements while you are trying to concentrate.

11. Urge the student to pause and consider their thoughts before speaking.

12. Teach the student about ADHD and the need to self-monitor behavior.

13. Teach the student to recognize and make appropriate remarks (e.g., remarks within the context of the situation, remarks that are a follow-up to what has just been said, etc.).

14. Give constant, positive reinforcement for appropriate behavior. Ignore as many unacceptable behaviors as possible.

15. Consider using a classroom management app. Click here to view a list of apps that we recommend.

16. Consider using an adaptive behavior management app. Click here to view a list of apps that we recommend.

17. Consider using Alexa to help the student learn to behave appropriately. Click here to read an article that we wrote on the subject.

18. Click here to learn about six bonus strategies for challenging problem behaviors and mastering classroom management.