How A Structured Recess Program Affect The Number Of Behavior Referrals During Intermediate Recess

On Tuesday we started a debate over if we are for recess and if we aren’t. I was on the pro side of the debate. With doing this debate we found out a lot of reasons why maybe recess isn’t such a good idea and why it is a good idea. For the pro side we found that recess provides an unstructured break that gives children discretionary time to engage in physical activity. We also learned that recess can be held anywhere. Recess plays an important role in a comprehensive school physical activity program and can provide a portion of the activity that a child needs every day to maintain health. We also told the con group that children learn through play. Free play allows children the opportunity to be themselves and use their imaginations. The con

The general argument made by Steve Rushin in his work “Give the Kids a Break,” is that shortening or taking away recess all together for young children is hurting their well overall well being deeply. More specifically, he argues that recess which he refers to as “a universal human need” is being taken away in order to prevent bullying and lawsuits. He writes that taking away recess to prevent bullying is “like scalping in an effort to end dandruff.” He also writes of his own time in elementary school saying that all of his recesses would end “like round 8 of a prize fight.” He goes on to tell his own tales of the many injuries and torture from older kids that he endured reminding us that despite the harshness of the playground he turned out

During recess we need to make the children aware of the levels of play that are allowed (Recess: Necessity or Nicety?). That means that all the bullying starts during recess, as Jay Mathews says, recess inspires fights and students getting teased. If teachers let behaviors go unnoticed it could increase the likelihood of further bad behaviors. During recess kids usually do their bullying when there isn’t any teachers around or when there is very poor supervision over them. Unstructured recess can lead to bullying issues, Alice Drinkworth tells that unstructured breaks avoid attention fatigue, regardless of the child’s age. Some people might be concerned about the strangers’ access to the children on school ground during recess or while they’re outside. They might be having situations where the people who are outside of the school and don’t attend the school have tried to talk and play with the kids while the person or teacher isn’t paying any

The goal of my research will be to determine the effectiveness of the implementation of the proactive and positive school-wide behavior management program in regards to the impact it has had on the number of student discipline referrals at my school, Otter Creek Middle School, a middle school within the Vigo County School Corporation in Terre Haute,

I chose to research the Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports approach to positive reinforcement. I wanted to find out if this approach taught temporary or long-term (positive) behavioral changes. I researched this approach and compared it to the Responsive Classroom approach. In order to determine its effectiveness, I looked at referral data at Nimitz High School provided around this time this last year, and compared it to its current numbers. While it showed beneficial changes last year, I found an increase in behavioral problems this year. I also attempted to look at the reasoning behind the

This report detailing issues in behavior intervention first reviews information regarding the use of functional behavior assessments and then explains intervention strategies which may be effective in dealing with behavior issues in schools. In addition, issues that impede treatment are discussed. This source appears to be objectively written with the goal to inform the reader of functional behavior assessments, treatment for problem behavior and issues which may cause treatment to fail. This source may be useful when researching Behavior Intervention Plans because team members and

Did you Know, every year the U.S emergency departments treat more than 200,000 children ages 14 and younger for recess and playground injuries that happen in school. Recess has always been a dangerous place and a waste of time for school hours. Ever since it began back in 1834 in New England. When Amos Bronson Alcott was the one who thought he came up with a great idea.

Recently, as kids get older, kids have less time to enjoy and get to play outside. It’s because of the ideas of parents or education administers who want their children to learn more and experience more at school. For instance, some parents want their child to learn high school math, even-though, their children may not in high school. However, interestingly, many researches have showed that having recess gives a lot of benefit to the student.

Throughout the years education has taken many different directions, each direction presenting new positive and negative outcomes. One of the newest directions the school system has taken is the inclusion movement. As a result of the inclusion movement some other changes within the classroom have been made. This includes behavior management programs. This has led to the development of Positive Behavioral Support.

I am currently interning at Elwyn Children’s Behavioral Health’s Outpatient and Therapeutic After School Program at their campus located in Media, Pennsylvania. Elwyn is a non-profit agency that provides many different programs and services to its clients at various locations throughout the country. Some of these services include psychiatric evaluations, individual therapy, medication management, etc. We provide these services from birth up until the age of twenty-one to individuals that meet the necessary criteria.

Barbara Rytel from the article, “Is recess a Mere Tradition or a Vital piece in education ,” says that, “Kids should not have recess because children could get hurt while at recess and bullying can take place at recess.” Afterall, recess is a very important thing for

In the text it says, “When kids get breaks, they are more able to learn.” ( McCarthy,1) Even though not having recess would give schools more time to teach their kids, the kids will not learn as much because they will not be focused on learning because their brains are tired. To add on , the article also says, “Though play at recess, kids learn communication skills such as negotiation, cooperation, sharing and problem solving” (McCarthy,1) By learning skills that you do on the playground, it helps you make better decisions in class which can also help you learn more. Finally, the text states, “Play also gives kids opportunities to practice coping ski, such as perseverance and self control.” (McCarthy, 1) If kids get to have recess, they will learn important skills that let them learn how to push themselves to do better which can help them learn and/or do good on

The first reason why kids need recess is they will be more focused and less fidgety. A no recess school was studied by a doctor from Georgia State University’s Department of Early Childhood Education, Doctor Olga Jarret, to see if giving the kids recess would affect their behavior. 60% of the children, including 5 special needs kids, proved that recess gave them more focus and they were less fidgety, or moving a lot, on the day they knew they had recess. Kids build up energy throughout the school day leading them to lose focus, fidgety, and lose focus. Giving the kids recess releases some of their energy, giving them enough to focus for the rest of the day. Letting them have recess not only releases energy, but feeds the brain for more focus.

EBIs to reduce disruptive behavior and increase academic achievement can include trainings and implementation support at the school, class-wide, and individual student-level, and are often either academic or behavioral in nature. Overall, implementation of both universal (i.e. class-wide) and targeted (i.e. student-level) interventions have demonstrated positive impacts on decreasing disruptive behaviors and increasing student academic achievement (Flower, McKenna, Bunuan, Muething, & Vega, 2014; Vannest, Davis, Davis, Mason, & Burke, 2010).Ross, Romer, and Horner (2012) also found that teachers in schools implementing Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports with high fidelity

By installing more preventative measures such as after school sports groups or activities, streetlights and more police patrol, communities can significantly reduce the crime rate. According to Denise Gottfredson of “Prevention Science” children who are unsupervised from the time they get out of school until the time their parents come home from work, have a higher risk of committing a crime (Denise Gottfredson). In order to prevent the large gap of supervision after school, children should attend or join after school sports groups or activities. After school activities or sports allows children to release any anger they may have; by releasing their emotions the children are less likely to have aggressive behavior towards their community.