Tier I Interventions for Somatic Complaints
Before you start, a few important points:
- Try multiple interventions
- Each intervention should be tried for a minimum of 4 weeks, & more than 1 intervention may be implemented at the same time
- Collect and track specific data on each intervention tried & its effect
- If your data indicates no progress after a minimum of 6 months, you may consider moving to tier 2 interventions
Interventions:
- Acknowledging positive behavior
- Alternative modes of completing assignments
- Assign a buddy or partner
- Break down assignment
- Break down directions
- Call parent or note home
- Count to 10
- Deep breathing
- Draw a picture or write in a journal
- Engage student
- Explain assignment
- Explain directions
- Frequent home contact
- Give choices
- Have student repeat directions back
- Help student start assignment
- Helping Students With Home Work
- Ignore
- Listen to music
- Move to a new location in the classroom
- Praise when cooperative and well behaved
- Praise when good attitude and involvement occur
- Praise when on task
- Proximity to students
- Reassurance
- Reflection sheet
- Snack break
- Speak with student in hallway
- Take a break
- Take a break
- Talk one on one with student
- Talk to parent
- Teach conflict resolution skills
- Teach coping skills
- Teach relationship skills
- Teach relaxation techniques
- Teach social skills
- Touch base with student
- Touch student on shoulder
- Use timer
- Visual schedule