Seven High-Hit Reasons for Behavior

When identifying a plan to address a student’s behavior, it is important to identify the specific reason for the behavior before a plan can be outlined and implemented.  Knoff (2014) identified the following seven “high-hit reasons why the students may be presenting” a behavior: the student has not learned the social, emotional, or behavior skill; the student cannot learn at the same pace as the other students in the classroom; the student has learned the skill, but is unable to apply it; the student can exhibit a skill when calm, but is not able to do so when emotional; the student is unmotivated to apply the behavior; the situation is inconsistent; and/or there is a special situation involved and the student is not sure how to respond (p. 4, 5).  We must first identify the problem behavior, then the reason behind the behavior, before we can adequately address the behavior in our classrooms.  Only then can we identify and implement a plan to successfully resolve the behavior. 

References

Knoff, H. (2014) Module 2, Part 1: High-Hit Reasons for Challenging Behaviors {Presentation} Retrieved from the American College of Education Canvas website: https://ace.instructure.com/courses/1254508/files/49162473?module_item_id=11308725