Characteristic-Strategy

Graphic Organizer for Intervention Purposes

Disability Category: Emotional Disturbance
Possibly / Common Strengths: Love group work, having friends, and are very intelligent.
Works well with teachers that will help keep a structured schedule and is involved with
them. They are very creative.
Instructional or Behavioral Strategies

Common Disability
Characteristics

student may be taught to use for school success

Academic
A) Poor academic achievement often 2+
years behind

A-1 PALS: Allows student to work one on one with another

student and helps them gain knowledge in a different way

other than the teacher.
A-2 Class Wide Peer Tutoring: Allows student to be pared with
different students to be tutored and like in PALS; they can
receive the information in a different way.
B-1 Visual Schedules: Allows student to see what is coming next
throughout the day and can help them see where they need to
be with what materials they need.
B-2 Graphic Organizer: Allows student to organize their
thoughts related to their work and have all their needed
information in one area.

B) Often unorganized/distracted

Social / School (Skills)

A) Relationship difficulties has a hard
time communicating appropriately

B) Noncompliant

A-1 Class Wide Peer Tutoring: Allows student to work with

classmates, which can lead to friendships.
A-2 PALS: Allows for connections to be made within the
classroom and friendships to be made.
B-1 Choice: Allows student to be successful in his/her own way
and choose which option they agree with more.
B-2 Behavior Specific Praise: Allows the teacher to ignore the

noncompliance and give praise to something the student is

doing correctly. This will cause the student to feel appreciated
and noticed.

Behavior / Organization
A) Inappropriate behavior Out of seat,
talking out, and argumentative

B) Aggression physically and verbally,

tends to yell at others, throw things,

and yell out

A-1 Good Behavior Game: Allows student to learn appropriate

behavior in order to receive points to win the game along with

his/her classmate
A-2 Choice: Allows the student the option if he/she is not
wanting to participate or do the specific task.
B-1 Positive Self-Talk: Allows student to calm down when
feeling aggressive.
B-2 Good Behavior Game: Allows student to reduce temptation
and helps him be able to control his/her actions so the class or
group can win the game.