Tier I Interventions for Name Calling

• Before you start, a few important points:
  *Try multiple interventions
  *Each intervention must be tried for at least 2 weeks
  *Collect and track specific data on each intervention tried and the effect of each intervention over the time it was implemented
  *After at least 6 weeks, you may consider moving to tier 2 interventions. You must submit your tier 1 data to and speak with your building administrator before moving to tier 2 as well.
  
  
  Tier I interventions for Name Calling:
  
• Avoid power struggles
• Call parent or note home
• Card Flip
• Frequent eye contact
• Have student say a nice thing to the student they called a name
• Logical consequence
• Model appropriate language
• Praise when cooperative and well behaved
• Praise when good attitude and involvement occur
• Proximity to students
• Redirection
• Reflection sheet
• Review PBS expectations and rules
• Speak in calm and neutral tone
• Speak with student in hallway
• Start Commands
• Take away privileges
• Talk away unstructured or free time
• Talk one on one with student
• Talk to parent
• Teach conflict resolution skills
• Teach coping skills
• Teach relationship skills
• Teach social skills
• Teach substitute words