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Case Study-Behavior notes 1

February 21, 2010 at 5:17 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

So this week I have focused on gathering as much information as I can on my child. I have been primarily using the frequency observation form and I have also been taking frequent anecdotal notes.  I have noticed a lot of patterns that seem to be present when looking at behavior patterns and times of the day.  My focus child seems to be totally random as far as when he acts out. We have been trying to figure out why and when he acts out but it is never consistent so we are still watching carefully as the year progresses.  Something that I have noticed is that the student I am observing has really improved since the begging of the year, at least I think he has.  I feel that he is having a lot less melt downs, and he is really able to focus on tasks that need to be done more than he was in September.  I have also learned that my student goes home every day with his grandmother and she is very involved in his academic life.  Grandma usually helps with homework and many other school related tasks.  My focus child now also will be seeing a tutor to help him with school.

I just believe that the more people who will help, the better.  The improvements are very clear to me. During class, the types of behaviors that I am seeing usually result when he thinks he is not doing something good enough.  His self-confidence levels are clearly an issue and I think that is playing a major role in the overall impact of his behavior in and outside of the classroom. Usually when my focus child comes back from lunch and recesses this is a time where I struggle to help him.  He is very hard to get through to when he shuts down and says he can’t do something.  We have been working really hard, and this time of the day has gotten a lot better. Recently, writing has been a time of difficulty and not so much after lunch and recess.  It is just really interesting the time of day or what we are learning can impact a child’s behavior so much in the classroom.  I hope to be able to take a closer look at the notes I have been taking and I am hoping to make sense of this information and be able to help him more and more as time passes.