Lesson 8: Role of Environment Attention This image struck me as particularly cool for this Lesson Plan! When considering the environment in which one needs to act, in this case, the maze...think of the perspective the person standing on top has versus the others in the maze! When we provide clear guidelines and expectations...including rules...we provide this perspective to our students. It is all laid out...you simply need to chart your course then plop down and get-r-done! Learning Outcomes Upon completion of this lesson's material, students will be able to:
Teaching Behaviors occur in environments...and the basic principle of Behavior Management is that we MODIFY the ENVIRONMENT in order to bring about changes in behavior...so this is an INDIRECT way of creating behavior change. You can even view each environment as sort of a "Country"...it has its own laws, people, expectations for behavior, etc...and just like we need to be taught how to act, speak, and carry on when we go to France (at least we do if we want to have a good time) we should teach skills that provide people with thier best chance in every environment. We can, however, also manipulate environments to best suit the needs of an individual or to GUIDE or INSTRUCT a person on what needs to be done and the expectations. These measures PREVENT behavior problems just like SKILL DEVELOPMENT. So, here are some examples:
As you can see there are lots and lots of ways in which the environment COMMUNICATES with us to tell us what is expected. Assessment Lesson 8 Discussion Discuss the following:
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