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Reducing Behavior Problems > Teach Skills > See How It Works
The Blue Slip is a system that staff use for “catching” students doing something well, such as demonstrating their ability to live the School Pledge to be respectful, responsible, and helpful;...
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This handout is used as a training sheet to coach Peace Helpers at P.S. 24 in Brooklyn, NY. The training sheet describes and explains what a Peace Helper is and gives simple steps for the Peace...
This chart is used to facilitate social problem solving by students at Everett Area Elementary School. It is most recommended for students in third through sixth grade. Teachers use these charts to...
This document is a typical second-grade lesson plan for a social-emotional skills lesson at Everett Area Elementary. The goal of this lesson is to help children recognize the difference between a...
The Daily Behavior Reports comprise three separate forms for tracking student behavior, which teachers can use to support students in the development of appropriate classroom behaviors. The first...
Reducing Behavior Problems > Modify Environment > See How It Works, Reducing Behavior Problems > Schoolwide Approach > See How It Works
Each student at Hidden Hills Elementary School receives a passport at the beginning of the school year, and every page of the passport represents a different location on school grounds. After...
Reducing Behavior Problems > Modify Environment > See How It Works
Coaches at Everett Area Elementary School use this document to measure teachers' progress in implementing the key components of its schoolwide approach to reducing behavior problems. The school's...
Reducing Behavior Problems > Describe Behavior > See How It Works
Students fill out the Bully Report when they would like an adult to intervene in cases of bullying; students fill out the Incident Report Form when they are involved in a fight or a conflict....
This survey is designed to help school leaders assess student perceptions of the social-emotional climate of a school. Students can rate their perceptions of the school climate as it relates to...
RtI Reading > Implementation > See How It Works
Materials from two states are included in this resource. Pennsylvania schools provide parents with a guide that describes the RtI framework and components. Oregon schools provide a parent brochure...
Colorado schools use this tool to evaluate RtI components that are already in place and to identify continuing needs in key RtI areas such as leadership, curriculum and instruction, problem solving...
This training plan was included in a presentation on Pennsylvania's statewide progress monitoring initiative. It shows a plan for training staff on the principles of progress monitoring and a...
