TRANSITIONS

4TH GRADE STUDENT WITH DOWN SYNDROME

DATA COLLECTION

• Past history/PBIS
• Observations
• Surveymonkey.com

SURVEY

• 8/12 staff responded (history of staff)
• 23% compliance
• Reason? Gain attention, needs time
• Factors? Mood, control/on own time, illness
• Ideas? Visual schedule, time, less prompts, peers

FIRST PROMPT AFTER REFUSAL

PROMPT THAT FINALLY WORKS

IEP GOAL PROGRESS

"BEST DAY EVER!"

• Adults changed their behaviors
• in response to survey
• 3 days later...:(
• Who has control?
• What can adults control?

PLAN OF ACTION:

• Resurrect visual schedule
• Less verbal prompts
• Less prompts overall
• (50% compliance,
• 4 prompts, 9 mins)

WHAT NOW?

• Frequent check-ins
• Reminders/support
• Inservices- Down Syn.
• Positives

QUESTIONS?

PAST HISTORY

• Positive Behavior Interventions & Support Plan
• What has worked/not in the past?
• Rewards, Choices, Peers/recess
• Medical: sleep, illnesses, orthodontia
• Cognitive: kindergarten level, basic language

OBSERVATIONS

• 66% compliance
• 3.5 prompts
• 7 minutes
• Why? Finish task, avoid next task

SURVEY

• 23% compliance
• 100% comments included:
• "Her terms"' "own agenda"
• "Own time"
• 0% chose "does not understand"