Consider the 3 Helpful Coaching Actions when Supporting Teaching Teams with a Behavior Intervention Plan: Understand the Plan, Support Fidelity and Data Collection, and Weave the BIP into Action Plans.
This month let’s explore how to support staff in implementing Teach strategies. Teach strategies include step-by-step instructions for teaching the child a more useful way to communicate their wants and needs. These strategies help the child learn that the new replacement skill will more reliably get them what they want rather than engaging in challenging behavior. Vanderbilt University - Barton Labs have created this helpful resource around Teaching Replacement Skills. They also created ready-made infographics of teachable replacement strategies for you to consider when working with teaching teams.
This month let’s take a look at Step 2 (page 10): Issue Identification in the Equity Coaching Guide. This step focuses on examining all sources of data to develop a comprehensive understanding of any concern or potential equity need identified in Step 1: Coaching Reflections Question.