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CHOICE

Troubleshooting

Remember that this intervention may not work overnight. It may take several attempts to implement choice before the student begins to respond. So don’t give up, be persistent and it will pay off.

If, however, you have tried using choice repeatedly (after 1 week of using choice consistently in the classroom) and it is not working, try troubleshooting using the following steps.


What to check
What to do

1. Does the student have the
skills and understanding to
complete what you are asking
him/her to do?
Check to make sure that
student’s non-compliance or
inappropriate behavior is not
due to a skill deficit.
If you believe the student’s behavior may be due to a skill deficit, take the necessary steps to teach the skills needed or provide the information which will allow the student to complete the task. Following this, further intervention may not be necessary.

2. Is the intervention being
implemented correctly?
Check to be sure the steps of
the intervention have been/are
being implemented correctly and
consistently.
Re-implement the intervention using corrected or consistent procedures.

3. Are the choices you are
providing meaningful to the
student?
Does the student care about
the things he or she is making a
decision about?


Re-implement the intervention using choices that are important, fun or interesting to the student.
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