Description

This lesson describes the role of teaching in response to student social behavior errors. Development of a continuum of procedures for discouraging inappropriate behavior that focuses on teaching, helping students to learn the desired behaviors and when to appropriately use them is essential to the implementation of SW-PBS.

Outcomes

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

  • Explain the role of teaching in response to student social errors.

Prerequisites

This lesson is for Tier 1 SW-PBS Leadership Teams that have completed the schoolwide matrix and have systems in place to teach and encourage expected behavior. For more information on these topics, please see previous Tier 1 Courses: Clarifying Expected Behavior, Teaching Expected Behavior, and Encouraging Expected Behavior.

Reflective Questions

  • What does it mean to take an instructional approach to inappropriate behavior?
  • Do teacher typically treat behavioral errors in the same manner that they treat academic errors?