¶ … Challenging Behaviors
Shouting No
Isolation from other students
Pulling hair
Wadding up paper
Spitting
Screaming
Throwing pencils
Drawing on desk
Complains of stomach ache
Scratching self
How Behaviors Are Currently Addressed
Confronting child
Introduce child to other peers
Reprimanding
Taking away paper
Scolding
Putting in corner
Taking away pencils
Not allowing child access to markers or pens
Calling parents
Keeping child busy
Category (Internalizing or Externalizing)
Externalizing
Internalizing
Externalizing
Externalizing
Externalizing
Externalizing
Internalizing
Internalizing
Internalizing
Internalizing
Recommended Modification
Pull aside and talk
Introduce group work
Explain about boundaries
Provide art tools
Introduce a hands-on lesson
Provide visual aids
Perform a reading group lesson
Give an art class
Call for a counselor
10. Call parent-teacher meeting
Reflection
Externalizing behaviors like fighting, non-compliance, talking out are all externalizing behaviors (Cicchetti, 2015). While externalizing behaviors are easy to identify, internalizing behaviors are sometimes hard to identify unless a student talks about his or her...
For example, when a student feels sad and anxious, he or she may scratch themselves in frustration. Early interventions can help students feel more at ease with other students and get a handle on their school work. The first step is being aware of such behaviors. A child may feel depressed and display somatic/physical complaints (Columbus & Shohov, 2001). My personal experience was with a little girl who experienced stomach aches each time she had to speak or read aloud in class.
She was always a very anxious little girl. I had to call her parents and get her referred to a child psychologist. She needed to deal with her anxiety by confronting whatever it was that was bothering her. Her parents later told me she was afraid of being picked on for her stutter. She received speech lessons from a speech pathologist and gradually got better at speaking in public. Had I not noticed what was going on, she would have continued to have stress from speaking in public and not have the adequate tools with which to deal with her problem.
Externalizing challenging behaviors are easy to identify, but harder to deal with. One reason I noticed children tend to act out more is because they are frustrated with the curriculum. By using visual aids and art projects in the curriculum, children will learn more and will find an outlet for their feelings. Art is a wonderful way to inspire creativity and learning in a child. Sometimes, it just takes a hands-on approach with learning to provide the kind of skills needed to learn something. Not all children can learn from just reading and writing.
Another reason I see children act out violently is because they do not know how to be…
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