Lost at school, R. Greene

A) Kids with behavioral challenges lack important thinking skills.

B) They cannot regulate one’s emotions, consider the outcomes is affecting others, have the words to let people know something is bothering them, and responding to changes in plan in a flexible manner.

C) Kids will do well if they can (not if they want to). A teacher needs to figure out which teaching skills he is missing and teach accordingly.

D) They lack( or can not)-
1) Poor sense of time.
2) Do things in logical sequence
3) Patience or skills in handling challenging, effortful, or tedious tasks.
4) Handling transitions, shift from one mindset or task to another.
5) Gather enough energy to stay on task.
6) Reflect on multiple thoughts or ideas simultaneously.
7) Impulsive (act before thinking carefully) (do not consider a range of
Options)
8) Express needs, concerns in words
9) Understand what is being said.
10) Cannot think rationally if frustrated.
11) Too anxious to problem-solve.
12) Seek attention in appropriate ways.
13) Appreciate how a behavior will affect others.
14) Black and white, difficulty seeing grey
15) Give up own idea and adopt others.
16) Cannot understand and work with a change of plan or focus.

E) Behind every challenging behavior is an unsolved problem or a lagging skill (or both)

F) Analysis of lagging skills and unsolved problems (ALSUP form)

G) Use “collaborative problem solving” steps.
1) Address concerns
2) Solve the issue one by one
3) Teach the skill
4) Reduce challenging behavior
5) Create a helping relationship (Have empathy and make a team out of
tendering a child)