My project is going well! I implemented a sticker chart with my Case Study student. We set up expectations and goals together. This is the 3rd week of using the chart and it really is working. He’s met his goal for the past two weeks in a row, so I’d say that’s success. He’s being rewarded by spending his time doing things he really enjoys during school each week that he meets his sticker goal. If he continues to meet his goal consistently for one month, then he gets an even bigger reward. I’m really hoping it will keep working. Although it is working, I still feel that his behavior is not completely where it needs to be for 3rd grade. I think that at first, it was important to have really positive comments to him. I was really looking for him doing the right thing at ALL. Now I think I need to step up the expectations a little. I am still having to remind him of what he should be doing numerous times throughout the day. Although it is SO much better than it used to be, there is still room for improvement. This will be what I work on for the rest of the year with him.
Project So Far…
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Sydney! I feel like I never see you now that we’re all full-time teaching!
But according to your post, it sounds like things are going very well for you. I’m glad that your sticker chart has been working with your case study student. I don’t know what it is about 2nd graders and stickers, but they work wonders!
What you said about your case study student’s behavior not being “ready” for 3rd grade yet kind of struck me. It made me think about where my students are in terms of their behavior development. I think there is a handful of them who are not quite “there” either, but I am confident that they will make the necessary growth in the upcoming months. As long as we know that we are doing our best to prepare them for what’s to come (:
Its great to hear that things are going so well. Its funny to read Katie’s comment about stickers, because I knew that I could not use stickers with my case study students, because this would not appeal to him at all. However, it does seem to be a motivation for many and is a great visual marker of progress. I think it is important that we not only are happy with our students progress, but as you mentioned, continue to raise our expectations and help them grow more and more. Great post!