Why should I do it?

• Provides students with more one on one help, support, and intervention
• Holds students accountable on a daily basis
• Provides structure, routine, consistency, and organization
• Promotes self responsibility
• Improves students’ grades and accountability
• Improves student buy-in
• Increases student motivation and effort
• Improves school/home communication

When should I do it?

• When students exhibit persistent behavior problems
• When students are very unorganized
• When students consistently fail to compete daily class/school requirements
• When students exhibit persistent emotional difficulties, like frustration, anxiety, etc.
• When students are defiant and oppositional

How do I do it:

• Utilize a daily behavior form, chart, or report card
• Decide on the main problem behaviors and put these on the chart
• Explain the procedure with the student
• Rate the student for each period, hour, etc in the areas you decide to put on the form or chart
• Send a copy of the chart or form home for the parent to sign and review with the student, either daily or weekly
• Depending on the form you use, you may give the student a new form each day or the form may have space to rate the student for the week or month, etc.
• Review the student’s daily behavior and marks with them in a productive manner, discussing how they felt they did, why, and what to change or do differently the next day, etc.