IYT Session 3

 IYT Session 3

Want is an incentive?

 Reward
 Social reinforcer
 Focuses clear goals
 Individual/groups/whole class
 Measurement tool
 Getting desired behaviour
 Motivating
 Goal
 Known outcome
 Success based
 Behaviour modifier
 Intrinsic/extrinsic
 Feel good
 Positive
 Private/public recognition
 Something children want/grows the thing you want
 temporary
What are your concerns about using incentive programmes?
 Spending own money
 Not becoming internalized
 Not interested in the task or behaviour
 Incentive is expected/completed just for reward
 When do you stop it?
 Limited rewards that work for some kids
 Time consuming/takes time to set up
What are the possible benefits of using incentives with children?
 Increases desired behaviour
 Snowball effect
 Relationships improve
 Improve learning environment
 Acknowledge and improve self esteem
 More on task behaviour/reduction in negative behaviour
 Acknowledgement for effort
 Positive change in attitude
 Children feel motivated
 Wanted behaviour becomes automatic
 More positive atmosphere
 Children have a goal to work towards
Why do some children need incentive programmes more than others?
 Extrinsically motivated
 Missing praise and recognition at home
 Gratification – immediate rather than deferred
 Some children need extra support to complete tasks
 Provides a goal
 Need more encouragement
 Need greater/clearer understanding of expectations
What kinds of children might be particularly helped by incentive programmes?
Why?
 All children like them
 Some personality types – anxious, reluctant joiner/task avoidance
 Particular histories children may have
 Children with social needs
 Challenging behaviours
 Children with low academic needs/developmental support/disabilities

Using incentives for transitions

 Warning – in 5 minutes we are …….

 1 or 2 clear instructions

 Modelling-praise/coaching/positive/specific as student transition

 Ignore secondary behaviour

 Use stickers/points etc to reinforce desired behaviour

Telling a student they haven’t earned a reward

 Acknowledge feelings… I can see you are….

 Acknowledge positive that have been earned

 Discuss with student how you could support them tomorrow to achieve the goal,

How could you get them tomorrow- work on those skills

 Teacher to review and revise incentive system

o Smaller target

o Time chunks-adapt for the student

o Check reward is still relevant to student

o Clarify goals

o Teacher support with more reminders, praise, redirection

o Buddy support/

Knowing the child

o Use visuals to prompt positive

 Positive forecast for tomorrow

Special privileges you could use at the junior level

 Pumping the hand sanitiser

 Running messages

 Soft toy adventures

 Choose a story

 Feeding the fish

 I-Pad computer time

 Star of the day

 Line leader

 Teachers helper

 End of line

 Prayer leader\clock bay cleaner

 Pack up leader

 Holiday from cleaning/packing up – person can read a book

 Helpers, cleaners, handing out books

 Class toy

Free time/golden time

 Visiting another teacher

 Sports monitor

 Playing on senior playground

 First to lunch

 Responsibilities

 Reading to class

Special privileges you could use at the middle school level

 Rubbing out whiteboard – class jobs that involve spraying or cleaning

 Organising book corner/tidying

 Holding big book

 Golden time

 Writing the date on the board

 Sports gear

 Returning cups to the staff room

 Curtains and blinds

 Being leaders for jump jam

 Going early to breaks/home

 Class game

 Sharing news with the class

 Choosing song/book/go noodle

 Art activity for class

Special privileges you could use at the senior level

 Special chair

 Cups to staff room

 Messenger/any jobs

 Vacuuming/cleaning

 Any grown up responsibility

 Seeing caretaker/principal

 Friday Fun day

 Choose timetable

 Competitive game of sport

 Buddy teacher

 Mentor

 Responsibilities, greeters, garden, chickens, milk

 Certificates/awards

 Choose work space

 Using facilities during lunch

 BYOD

 Off school at lunch