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School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports & Students with Autism. Jointly developed by the above organizations with funding from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs.
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School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports & Students with Autism Jointly developed by the above organizations with funding from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs IDEA Partnership
The IDEA Partnership is deeply grateful for being allowed to adapt the original presentation created by George Sugai and Robert H. Horner of the TA Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports in order to provide additional access to all education stakeholders, particularly families and community members. IDEA Partnership
Session Agenda • Purposes • Definition • Core Principles and Key Practices of PBIS • Why PBIS Is Important for Students With Autism • How does PBIS support & benefit students with autism & their families & schools IDEA Partnership
This presentation is…… IDEA Partnership
The specific purpose of this presentation is to address 3 questions: IDEA Partnership
AUTISM(IDEA) 34 CFR §300.8(c)(1)(i) IDEA Partnership
Progress in Understanding Autism IDEA Partnership
Educational Supports & IEP IDEA Partnership
1. What is “positive behavioral interventions & supports?” IDEA Partnership
What is a “multi-tiered prevention continuum?” • ALL students should experience an effective & relevant core for academic & social behavior success • SOME students will need more specialized supports for success • A FEW students require intensive, individualized support to experience success IDEA Partnership
2. Why is PBIS important for students with autism & their families & schools? IDEA Partnership
For students with autism & IEPS, PBIS ensures IEP teams develop formal support plans that….. IDEA Partnership
PBIS involves the integrated operation of four elements IDEA Partnership
3. What does PBIS support look like for students with autism & their families & schools? IDEA Partnership
At school-wide level, PBIS practices are arranged in a multi-tiered continuum of interventions • A few students experience intensive individualized supports: • Function-based support • Wraparound • Person-centered planning • Some students participate in small group-based supports: • Check in/out • Targeted social skills instruction • Peer-based supports • Social skills club • All students experience a preventive universal supports: • Teaching of SW expectations • Proactive SW discipline • Positive reinforcement • Effective instruction • Parent engagement activities IDEA Partnership
At individual student level, PBIS practices are arranged in a multi-tiered continuum of interventions Transitions PBIS individualizes supports for “Theora” based on her unique strengths & needs. Stereotypy Social skills w/ peers Social skills w/ adults Spanish Reading Comprehension Reading Decoding Basketball Social Studies Science Math IDEA Partnership
Development of individual behavior intervention plans is “function-based” “Function” is about what happens after a behavior occurrence • Two main functions: • Obtain/get • Escape/avoid • Each of these functions relates to • Social adult &/or peer • Tangible or activity • Sensory stimulation IDEA Partnership
Reflections!Questions?Discussion. IDEA Partnership