Accommodations
- Teachers should accommodate students to encourage other students to slowly interact with those who are affected by EBD. Have your non-EBD students understand not to pressure EBD students to talk or interact with them; only encouragement should be allowed within that classroom.
- Teacher should accommodate EBD students by asking the entire class to answer questions as a group. Encourage different opinion and different problem solving skills/methods.
- Accommodate EBD students by setting up small groups. Have each student come up with a question, pair an EBD student with a non-EBD student and have them share their answers to their questions. This method of accommodation is known as think-pair-share.
- Students with EBD also have difficulties with exams due to high levels of anxiety. It is important for teacher to accommodate the student by allowing him/her to have extra time to lower the level of anxiety. By allowing additional time, you are giving your student a greater chance at being successful.
- For students with an internalizing behavior disorder, teachers should carefully target the social skills and self-determination skills the child needs to learn. The teacher should then systematically arrange opportunities to reinforce those behaviors. This can include the classroom setting or the playground setting. It can include working in groups, engaging in one-on-one activities with others students, or anything in which the student is not doing something individually.
Ways to Avoid Behavior Escalation and Promote Learning in the Classroom
Lower your voice - try not to show your frustration
Make the Student Comfortable - before having him/her answer a question, first go over it alone together and make sure he/she has the correct answer
Slow Down - slow down and break up the lesson, and allow enough time for students to answer
Watch Yourself - do not add to the situation: if it gets heated, be able to distance yourself and calm the student down
Watch the Student - know what triggers him/her and be ready for an outburst
Don't Ask Why - the student will probably not know or be able to explain why they did something; instead, stick to what and how questions to get them back on track
Pre-Arrange a Signal - one signal can be for you to make it aware to the student that their behavior is getting disruptive. Another can be for the student to let you know that he/she is going to take a step outside to calm down. Having a signal allows communication between you too, not in front if the whole class causing embarrassment.
Make the Student Comfortable - before having him/her answer a question, first go over it alone together and make sure he/she has the correct answer
Slow Down - slow down and break up the lesson, and allow enough time for students to answer
Watch Yourself - do not add to the situation: if it gets heated, be able to distance yourself and calm the student down
Watch the Student - know what triggers him/her and be ready for an outburst
Don't Ask Why - the student will probably not know or be able to explain why they did something; instead, stick to what and how questions to get them back on track
Pre-Arrange a Signal - one signal can be for you to make it aware to the student that their behavior is getting disruptive. Another can be for the student to let you know that he/she is going to take a step outside to calm down. Having a signal allows communication between you too, not in front if the whole class causing embarrassment.