Case Study: Encouraging Appropriate Behavior

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Case Study Assignment Instructions

Overview

The IRIS Center (Open Access) is a national center dedicated to improving education outcomes for all children, especially those with disabilities from birth through age twenty-one, through the use of effective evidence-based practices and interventions. You will complete two separate Case Study Assignments in this course.

Instructions

Using the resources provided within each IRIS Center case study (e.g., STAR Sheets) and the corresponding case study template provided with each assignment, answer each item in the case study in the unit in full. Case studies will be evaluated based on your ability to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the concepts and information presented in the STAR Sheets, as well as on grammar, spelling, and formatting.

Case Study: Defining Behavior Assignment

· This case study addresses how to clearly define a student’s behavior so it can be consistently identified, observed, and measured, or counted.

· Access the IRIS Center case study by clicking on the IRIS Center: Defining Behavior Case Study Unit link provided with this assignment.

· After reviewing the IRIS Center case study, complete the Case Study: Defining Behavior Template provided with this assignment.

Case Study: Encouraging Appropriate Behavior Assignment

· This case study addresses strategies for encouraging appropriate behavior in the classroom.

· Access the IRIS Center case study by clicking on the IRIS Center: Encouraging Appropriate Behavior Case Study Unit link provided with this assignment.

· After reviewing the IRIS Center case study, complete the Case Study: Encouraging Appropriate Behavior Template provided with this assignment.

Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.

EDLC 623

Case Study: Encouraging Appropriate Behavior Template

Using the STAR sheets included with the IRIS Center case study unit, answer each case study question in the unit in the template below. Keep the questions in bold. Format your answers in italics.

Level A: Case 1

1. Summarize each strategy and describe why each strategy might be used to help Kunj meet one or more of his goals.

Level A: Case 2

2. Summarize each strategy and describe why each strategy might be used to help Heather meet one or more of her goals.

Level B: Case 1

3. Select one strategy you feel would best address Garrison’s goals. State why you selected this strategy to address the goals.

4. Describe how you would implement this strategy in your classroom and any cautions for its use.

Level B: Case 2

5. Select one strategy you feel would best address Ellie’s goals. State why you selected this strategy to address the goals.

6. Describe how you would implement this strategy in your classroom and any cautions for its use.

Level C: Case 1

7. Create a priority list of two critical goals each for Patrick and Zach.

8. Identify two or three strategies you could use to address the goals you listed.

9. Provide a rationale for why you selected these strategies.

10. Choose one strategy to implement immediately and justify your selection and discuss what information you used to support this.

11. Describe how you would implement this strategy if you were the classroom teacher and any possible cautions or considerations of which you should be aware.

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