After each goal there is a place for "threshold." Here you
define when the goal has been met in a way that merits
reinforcement. If you goal is to eliminate calling out, you may
want a threshold of 2 or fewer instances per subject or class.
In these contracts, rewards come first, but consequences also
need to be spelled out. The contract has a review date: it makes
the teacher accountable as well as the students. Make it clear
that a contract does not need to be forever. The simplest form
of monitoring is a simple check off form. This form offers a
place to write the target behavior, and squares for each day of
the week to record the occurance. All you need do is attach one
of this forms to the students desktop and stop by when you need
to remind the student that they have either performed the target
behavior, or have gone the designated period without exhibiting
the behavior. This is a self monitoring tool to support
appropriate participation in class by raising hands rather than
calling out. Getting the stu