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Twelve Practical Strategies to Prevent Behavioral Escalation in Classroom setting. Reinforce calm and on-task behavior Know the triggers Pay attention to anything unusual about the student’s behavior Do not escalate with the student
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Twelve Practical Strategies to Prevent Behavioral Escalation in Classroom setting • Reinforce calm and on-task behavior • Know the triggers • Pay attention to anything unusual about the student’s behavior • Do not escalate with the student • Offer students opportunities to display responsible behavior • Intervene early in the sequence • Understand how much behavioral incidents ended in the past • Know the function of problem behaviors • Use good judgment about which behaviors to punish • Use extinction procedures wisely • Teach students socially appropriate behavior to replace problem behaviors • Teach academic survival skills and set students up for success Shukla-Mehta, Smita, and Richard W. Albin. "Twelve Practical Strategies to Prevent Behavioral Escalation in Classroom Settings." Clearing House 77.2 (2003): 50-56. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Feb. 2010.