Description
1. Star Charts: for children who need concrete visual reinforcement of a variety of desired actions. Star charts can be used over several days or weeks and help to change long-term habits.
2. Incentives Visuals: for children who need concrete visual representations of incentives.
3. Token Boards: for time-limited situations. Boards reinforce children to persist with tasks they find long or difficult or to change behaviors within a defined time range, such as during a bedtime routine or for homework activities.
Star Charts: Learn to effectively use star charts and tokens to reinforce or incentivize desired behaviors. These no-prep print-and-use charts and tokens are designed for home use for children who need concrete visual reinforcement of desired actions. If your child or student is still not motivated to fully participate in daily routines and chores or has problem behaviors, these charts can be of great benefit. Star charts can be used over several days or weeks and help to change long-term habits. When children are successful in completing expectations, they improve their confidence and independence. Using star charts can help parents develop consistency with expectations, and when used as described, these systems can reinforce effort, persistence, and a growth mindset. Use of star charts and incentives is explained for non-professionals, and materials are provided that are specifically designed for home use.
Included in this Resource:
- 5 Keys for Teaching Children Personal Responsibilities
- 5 Essential Elements to Address Difficult Behaviors
- 8 Categories of Reinforcements
- 46 Ideas for Incentives
- Tips and Tricks for Using Charts
- 3 Ways to Make and Use Your Charts
- 18 Star Charts for Girls and Boys
- 17 Varieties of Tokens
- Organizational Page
Incentives Visuals: These incentives and reinforcements are designed for home use for children who need concrete visual representations of incentives.
If you are already using star charts or token mats, these picture representations of motivating rewards may be just what your student needs to fully engage. Picture representations can sometimes be enough to motivate children when you are asking them to participate in daily routines or chores or to modify targeted behavioral expectations.
Includes:
- *Visuals: 16 Task cards – Privilege & Leadership, 6 Task cards – Attention, 16 Task cards – Assistance, 32 Task cards – Touch & Sensory, 16 Task cards – Escape & Play, 16 Task cards – Supplies
- 40 Ticket Tokens, Alternatives to Saying “Good Job”
- Choice Board
- 5 Types of First-Then Boards
- Clocks from 1 min to 3 hours (use to either cue amount of time that an incentive lasts or cue time until an incentive starts)
- Blank Task Card Pages (for organizing cards by category)
- 5 Essential Elements for Addressing Difficult Behaviors at Home
- 8 Categories of Reinforcement
- How to use Incentives with Tokens, Choice Board, or First-Then Boards
Token Boards: Effectively use token boards to reinforce or incentivize desired behaviors. These easy-prep print-and-use charts and tokens are designed for home use for children who need concrete visual reinforcement of desired actions. If your child or student needs help getting motivated to fully participate in daily routines and chores, or has problem behaviors, token mats can be of great benefit. Token mats make it possible to reinforces children to persist with tasks they find long or difficult and to change behaviors within a defined time range. When children are successful in completing expectations, they improve their confidence and independence. Using token mats can help parents develop consistency with expectations, and when used as described, these systems can reinforce effort, persistence, and a growth mindset in your child. Use of token boards and incentives is explained for non-professionals, and materials are provided that are specifically designed for home use.
- 10-token boards, 10 themes
- 5-token boards, 10 themes
- 10-token boards with space for incentive, 10 themes
- 5-token boards with space for incentive, 10 themes
- First-Then boards, 10 themes
Ten Themes Include:
Pet Rescue Dog, Pet Rescue Cat, Soccer (European Football), Basketball, Superhero Girl or Boy, Superhero Boy, Lemonade Stand, Camping, Farm Cow, Farm Chicken & Eggs.
Ideal for children:
- Who are on the autism spectrum
- Who are being weaned from ABA systems or are learning to generalize skills learned in therapy
- Who are anxious
- Who have difficulty maintaining attention (ADHD)
- Who have difficulty following verbal directions
- Who don’t know what to expect
- Who have problem behaviors
- Who have difficulty accepting directions
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