Richard 's Behavior At School

Tommy R. is a 6-year-old boy and a kindergarten student in a K-8 combined elementary and junior high school in the San Jose greater metropolitan area. There has been a meeting requested by his educational team and parents to talk about his behavior in school and cognitive abilities in the classroom. School staff have been receiving complaints from Tommy’s teacher and classroom staff about not following direction and non-compliance. Tommy also struggles with completing some classroom tasks as well.

The issues in this case study involve Melinda Smith, a veteran special education teacher, Derrick Yate, a student with behavioral disorder, Greg, the school principal, Barba Cole, the school social worker, Mrs. Yates, Derrick’s mom and Mr. Douglas, a general education teacher. Besides being a student with behavioral disorder, Derrick was low achieving and had developed a notorious reputation around school. According to Karen, one of the fifth-grade teachers, “Derrick has terrorized everyone”. Despites all the putdowns on Derrick, Mrs. Smith decides to take on the challenge to straighten his behavior.

When looking into 16-year-old Richards case a few details stand out instantly. Richard has not talked to his biological mother in a couple of years and has had no contact with father. Moved from living with his Aunt Mavis into foster care due to being unable to follow rules and losing his temper often. According to the Mavis, Richard has a hard time sustaining attention, he is easily distracted, talks and interrupts others in class. This shows signs of ADHD which is “identified by the symptoms of hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inattention. When the main symptoms are inattention, distraction, and disorganization, the type is usually called primarily inattentive. The symptoms of hyperactivity and possibly impulsiveness appear to diminish with age but are seen in the primarily hyperactive/impulsive type” (Berger, 2014).

In this mock IEP meeting, we examine John Grohman from Kelsey Elementary School. John is a 2nd grade student who has Asperger’s Syndrome. He is a student who has extreme behavioral problems. John’s parents are extremely concerned about his behavior at home and at school. In this mock IEP, we look at John from his parents, special education teacher, administrator, general education teacher, and evaluator; to get a better picture of what is needed to help John be successful.

Anderson first year of teaching she should understand that students regardless if they have any disabilities or diagnosed are filled with an array of personalities and Howard is no expectation from his peers. It’s vital that she start and end every day with commendation for all students. Ms. Anderson needs to provide a period for customary meeting with the Howard to strengthen and survey behavioral and scholastic advancement. When, she starts to build solid routines for checking advance, for example, conduct outlines or charts that portray progress moving in the direction of an objective. It will provide open doors for Howard to share or illustrate their uncommon aptitudes to cohorts. Communicate is key with any educator so Ms. Anderson should consider to phrase composed remarks in a positive way by starting off simply by giving students basic errands and progress to the more perplexing (North Branford Schools, 2004). Avoid approaching the any student when they seem heedless. Utilization of favored interests, which are every now and again turned, as reinforces for proper conduct and evacuation of reinforces for wrong conduct. Students have their own one of kind hobbies and as educators we can utilize this further bolstering our good fortune as methods for fortification (Hudec, 2015). On the off chance that there is a computer in the classroom that is specifically noteworthy to a kid showing ADHD practices, computer time can be utilized as fortification

At some point during the 2011 school while attending Mt. Zion Primary in Clayton County, Peter was first referred to his school’s tiered Response to Intervention (tier 2) program of student supports. At this time, there were no reported behavioral difficulties, although the student was said to display concerns with regard to reading fluency. Records indicate the student was formally referred to the Student Support Team (SST) process on 5/2/2013 when he attended 3rd grade in Henry County, although it mentioned in the documents that he was having significant behavioral difficulties as far back as at least 2nd grade. It appears the behavioral manifestations erupted about 10 months after the death of his father.

After successfully completing his five first academic years in a public school setting, Jerry was diagnosed with several medical problems. The diagnoses were attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), and a conduct disorder (CD). Afterwards, the team that conducted Jerry’s Individualized Education Plan (IEP) decided to place Jerry in a special education setting. The special education team decided that he would be considered successful if he achieve to follow instructions from his teachers 80% of the

A collateral interview was conducted with M.S. 54 Booker T. Washington Middle School. It is reported by Mr. Gongaley, Ms. Kirk, Mr. DeLuca and Mr. Behar, that Rafi has been doing very poorly academically the entire year. The child rarely submits homework, does not complete assignments and needs constant refocusing. Although he was with offered the opportunity to go to an afterschool homework program, he does not go often. It is reported that the child needs someone with him in order to reach specific educational goals and in order to complete assignments. He is currently in a class with two teachers, one special education and one regular teacher. In order to help him succeed with an assignment it is necessary for teachers to work closely with

Jon is reserved, disobedient, not interacting with peers in his classroom while he has been demonstrating defiant, aggressive behavior towards his teachers, sometimes classmates, and refusing to follow directions usually. Whereas, he is a hands-on person and loves to assemble Legos or fix items. Therefore, by giving him a few Lego pieces for accomplishing small goals on assignments during a school day, Ms. Griffin, his special education teacher, has been trying to keep Jon’s behavior under control.

Since Sam is predominantly inattentive presentation, the concerns disclosed by his teachers and mother fall into criterion A (1). His fourth grade teacher revealed that Sam often makes careless mistakes during times assignments and appears to have difficulty remaining focused during readings. The teacher also discussed how Sam constantly loses his pencils, and often forgets to collect the

Richard Fee was a potential medical student, an athlete on the baseball team and sophomore class president. In 2008 he began to struggle with focusing on his studies and went to see a doctor who believed he had Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The doctor immediately prescribed him Vyvanse for his ADHD. In 2008 after he graduated with a degree in biology, he began to study hard for the medical school entry exams. (Schwarz 1) This caused him to make an appointment to the nearby Triad Psychiatric and Counseling Center. The doctor concluded from an 18-question-survey that he had an inattentive-type of ADHD. Richard Fee never had any signs of ADHD before college, as a kid or young adult growing up. A nurse practitioner at the psychiatric counseling center recorded that before, Richard’s complaints about “organization, memory and attention to detail.”, “his speech was clear, his thought process “goal directed” and his concentration “attentive.” (Schwarz 3) Transitioning into severe abuse, he would refill his prescription multiple times a month when he wasn’t even out of them. Then the side effects of Vyvanse began to take place; Richard’s sleep patterns became jumbled, he was in a dark depressed mood and moved back in to his home in Virginia Beach with his parents. Richard began to go through his medication expediently and would go through a whole months worth in a couple weeks. Richard’s behavior was spiraling out of control at this point. He then became paranoid

My child 's name is Jude Alexander and he is a male. As a baby he is cautious around new people and situations, but warms up fairly quickly to friendly people. In kindergarten Jude Alexander seemed to have made one or two friends and usually played cooperatively and was sometimes reluctant to join in new activities with unfamiliar children. He performed below average on tests of vocabulary, and the ability to retell a story. He had a real knack for the art projects, and really got interested in the pre-math activities involving working with blocks and geometric shapes. In first through fifth grade he worked cooperatively in groups, usually respects the rights and property of others, and usually demonstrates appropriate peer social interaction. He demonstrates strength in art, all areas of reading, and in spelling and appropriate for the grade level in writing. He needs additional help in the areas of speaking and listening and in the content knowledge of social studies, science and music. He was average in mathematical problem solving, understanding of data, number concepts, graphical applications, and arithmetic computation. In the seventh grade, he consistently contributes to cooperative group activities and respects the rights and possessions of others, and shows age-appropriate social interaction with peers. He demonstrates strength in art, reading, spelling and writing. He was average in math and science, and needs additional

The assessment of the FAST assessment was conducted by Richards special education teacher Mrs. L. According to Mrs. L answers on the FAST it demonstrated that his area of potential source of reinforcement is escape from task or activities. Based on the given questions, the answered that we replied with a “yes” answer mostly showed that Richard is his behavior escalates when he is given a task he is not a willing participate to complete. Also, the FAST showed how Richard is selective of the activities that he will participate based on his preference of the activity. Mrs. L answers in the questions demonstrate how Richard will participate in selective academic activities. Based on the FAST responses, Richard’s behavior

He liked to walk around the classroom and talk to his friends, even when asked to sit down. On several occasions he was sent to the principal’s office for punishment and redirection. He fights with his brother and sisters and seems unable to take care of his possessions. He cannot sit still long enough to watch television or to play with his friends in a quiet manner his grades at school are poor” (Gibson

Kurtis’ classroom teacher ratings suggest he has difficulty maintaining necessary levels of attention at school. At times Kurtis might disrupt academic performance and functioning of those around him. He is restless and impulsive, and has difficulty maintaining his self-control. Socially Kurtis generally plays alone and has difficulty with social interactions in the classroom with peers his own age. Kurtis has difficulty comprehending and completing schoolwork especially when reading is concerned. When he is having a good day he is more willing to learn and treat others respectfully. Kurtis often struggles with understanding what is asked of him. He needs directions repeated and the teacher utilizes proximity and re-directing as needed to assist him in the classroom. Kurtis’ teacher expresses his concern about his inability to answer comprehension questions and expressing himself. Kurtis’ mother indicates that Kurtis plays with his younger brother and older cousins. During play he has appropriate social skills. At times, Kurtis’ mother, indicated he may struggle with attention. Kurtis’ mother reports that he generally exhibits adequate expressive and receptive communication skills and he is able to seek out and find new information when needed. They read books together and Kurtis is able to answer general comprehension questions. Kurtis is described as being thoughtful and helpful; however, he could always improve his listening skills.