Jimmy, a 4th-grade student, is hyperactive and likes to dance around the room when you are trying to teach. You have contacted his mother, but she tells you that she has been unable to control his behavior at home ever since his father left.

• Scenario – restate the scenario by paraphrasing it into your own words.
• Learning Deficiency or Challenge – identify what you believe may be the cause of the learning deficiency or challenge and explain why you feel the student is struggling academically or behaviorally.
• Differentiation Strategy or Intervention – explain which specific interventions or differentiation strategies you feel would most effectively support the student. Explain why you chose the intervention or strategy for the student. Note: a link to PBIS World has been provided with this assignment. You may find this to be a helpful resource in identifying the most effective differentiation or intervention tool.
• Implementation/Progress Monitoring – explain how you would implement the strategy or intervention and what changes you might need to make to your lesson planning, classroom procedures, or other accommodations.

Scenarios

Scenario 2 –

Jimmy, a 4^th-grade student, is hyperactive and likes to dance around the room when you are trying to teach. You have contacted his mother, but she tells you that she has been unable to control his behavior at home ever since his father left. His abilities in reading and math are mediocre because he is often distracted. Jimmy does not have an IEP currently.