Attention/Persistence Definition: The ability to attend to a situation or a task and follow through in spite of competing interests or demands, distractions, fatigue, or boredom. Common Difficulties: Fails to complete tasks on time Is distracted by things happening around him/her when doing Stops before a task is finished, having difficulty maintaining attention seatwork/homework to the end Cannot do more than one thing at a time Switches frequently between activities Has difficulty shifting focus between tasks, gets lost Has difficulty listening to stories read aloud Writing is disorganized one’s place easily while reading Does not consistently attend to math signs Does not pick up important details in text Has difficulty completing long assignments, difficulty following timelines. Environmental Modifications - Elementary Teaching Skills - Elementary Brief, clear instructions. Immediate consequences. Have the child repeat/paraphrase instructions. Student records productivity on chart. Post reminders throughout room. Self-Rating cards. Immediate consequences. Motivator. Reward program for 1-2 weeks prior to punishment. Non-verbal cues to attend. Frequent change (2-3 weeks) of reinforcers. Videotaping class behavior for review. Immediate consequences. CHAMPS. Teach vocal self-instruction. Environmental Modifications - Secondary Teaching Skills - Secondary Brief, clear instructions. Immediate consequences. Have the child repeat/paraphrase instructions. Student records productivity on chart. Post reminders throughout room. Self-Rating cards. Immediate consequences. Non-verbal cues to attend. Reward program for 1-2 weeks prior to punishment. Videotaping class behavior for review. Frequent change (2-3 weeks) of reinforcers. CHAMPS. Immediate consequences. vocal self-instruction.
Attention/Persistence Definition: The ability to attend to a situation or a task and follow through in spite of competing interests or demands, distractions, fatigue, or boredom. Common Difficulties: Fails to complete tasks on time Stops before a task is finished, having difficulty maintaining attention to the end Switches frequently between activities Has difficulty listening to stories read aloud one’s place easily while reading Does not pick up important details in text Is distracted by things happening around him/her when doing seatwork/homework Cannot do more than one thing at a time Has difficulty shifting focus between tasks, gets lost Writing is disorganized Does not consistently attend to math signs Has difficulty completing long assignments, difficulty following timelines. Environmental Modifications - Elementary Teaching Skills - Elementary Brief, clear instructions. Have the child repeat/paraphrase instructions. Post reminders throughout room. Immediate consequences. Reward program for 1-2 weeks prior to punishment. Frequent change (2-3 weeks) of reinforcers. Immediate consequences. Immediate consequences. Student records productivity on chart. Self-Rating cards. Motivator. Non-verbal cues to attend. Videotaping class behavior for review. CHAMPS. Teach vocal self-instruction. Environmental Modifications - Secondary Teaching Skills - Secondary Brief, clear instructions. Have the child repeat/paraphrase instructions. Post reminders throughout room. Immediate consequences. Reward program for 1-2 weeks prior to punishment. Frequent change (2-3 weeks) of reinforcers. Immediate consequences. Immediate consequences. Student records productivity on chart. Self-Rating cards. Non-verbal cues to attend. Videotaping class behavior for review. CHAMPS. vocal self-instruction.
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