Your work this week hits very close to home for many teachers who at one point or another in their careers have struggled to deal with the disruptive or unmotivated behavior of students. Did you read, see or do anything this week that may have altered your thinking about the nature of behavior? I hope you understand that often, the behavior is not about the teacher but has underlying causes and functions that if we take the time to examine we can understand the child better and begin to plan interventions. Please talk about what you learned, any big aha moments and how this new knowledge will impact your perception of work with students experiencing behavior and or emotional issues.

• Read: Salvia, Ysseldyke, & Witmer: Assessment in Special and Inclusive Education Chapter 9, 19
• Read: Hosp, Hosp, & Howell: ABC’s of CBM’s:
  Chapters 6-8
• Read: The Data Collection Toolkit-Everything You Need to Organize, Manage, & Monitor Classroom Data-Golden Chapter 1 & 7
• View: Example of Anecdotal Record and ABC Analysis PowerPoint Presentation
• Watch: Special Education Resource. (2019). Functional Behavior Assessment: Special Education Decoded. 
• Watch: Teachings in Education. (2017). Behavior Intervention Plan: BIP Overview.
• Explore: Lewis, T. J., Hatton, H. L., Jorgenson, C., & Maynard, D. (2017). What Beginning Special Educators Need to Know About Conducting Functional Behavioral Assessments. Teaching Exceptional Children, 49(4), 231–238.
• Explore: Center for Responsive Schools. (2018). Responsive Classroom Approach to Active Teaching.
• Explore: IRIS FBA Module:
• Explore: Colon, T. (2014). Anecdotal Record. 
• Explore: usgovACF (2015). Collecting and Using Anecdotal Records.