Student Involvement in Developing and Implementing the Plan 

Research demonstrates that student involvement in developing interventions increases the likelihood of their implementation and success. In fact, In fact, teaching students responsibility, self-monitoring & control, and cognitively based strategies decreases disruptive behavior¹.  There is an array of techniques and tools that teachers, administrators, school-based intervention and IEP teams can utilize in these endeavors. Students can assist in identifying their challenging behavior, which interferes with teaching and learning, as well as pro social replacement behavior. In these endeavors, the student can be involved in selecting establishing criteria for targeted goals, as well as corresponding reinforcers. Research also demonstrates that utilizing the student's cognitions in these various activities adds a valuable component, which can assist in developing and implementing effective interventions. In fact, students taught to observe and record their own behavior, compare it with a predetermined criteria, and then acknowledge/reward their own successes is an effective intervention. Stakeholders can access these resources electronically, by clicking on the corresponding hyperlinks below: