What 3 main factors do we need to consider when assessing a childs behaviour?

Question

What 3 main factors do we need to consider when assessing a childs behaviour?

Answer 1

Are the child's fundamental needs being addressed?

Is the child coming to school hungry, or without adequate care in the home?

Is the learning environment inappropriate for this child to learn? Is the child bored? How does he/she learn best? Is he/she being challenged enough? Or does he/she need further supports? Does he or she get more rewards by acting out (ie. time out, which may be actually what he/she wants) than by behaving appropriately?

Is there peer pressure on the child to act out? Does he/she feel rewarded by peers for the behavior? Consider the child's friendships and whether other children in the classroom are influencing behavior.

Answer 2

actual behaviour, what is the child doing that conforms to norm and what do they do that is outside the norm

triggers to unacceptable behaviour, what happens immediately before the unacceptable behaviour

background issues, any special needs, family circumstances, emotional difficulties

Answer 3

1) Their background---are they a youngest child, are they odlest, are they only child, do they live with mum and dad or separated family, are they fostered/in care, have they recently moved or had any change to their routine etc...all this affects behaviour.

2) Their health and well-being: are they well, are they being cared for properly, are they warm, too cold, have they eaten, what is their sugar level, have they slept well or not a lot etc.

3) The context-where are they, what time is it, who's around, are you observing from distance or alongside them .do they know they are being watched or not?

Answer 4

BODY LANGUAGE

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

WAY OF REPRENTATION

Answer 5

Face Expressions, conversation style and body language may be three important factors