Example 1
If there is a student that is constantly blurting out the answers during mathematics, this intervention can be used to help diminish this disruptive behavior. Now, every time they look at the teacher as they begin to blurt, they will soon start to notice the rubber bands and check themselves. As a result, not only will the student learn to raise their hand, the rest of the students will also be able to process the question and have a chance to respond.
Example 3In the content area of science, if a student struggles to stay at their work place or group and leaves to go talk to another student, this intervention strategy can be used. While it would take constant monitoring on the teacher's part to always catch the student, give them a reminder, and move a band, the student would quickly begin to recognize the behavior in themselves and begin to abstain from it.
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Example 2In the content area of reading, this strategy can be used to intervene with a student who is continuously whispering to their neighbor. Every time this student needs to remember to not talk when the teacher is talking, a rubber band could be moved from one wrist to the other.
Example 4
If there is a student during a writing lesson or segment of the day who has a tendency to not stay focused on his/her task and gets up to do other things such as go to the bathroom or sharpen their pencil quite regularly, the rubber band intervention would assist the student. The teacher could quietly reprimand/remind the student about their expected behavior and show them that their action is causing a rubber band to move from one wrist to the other.
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This chart can be used to keep track of the number of + points that the student receives as they work to curb their disruptive behavior.
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