Anchor the Boat: A Classwide Intervention to Reduce Problem Behavior

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Anchor the Boat A Classwide Intervention to
Reduce Problem Behavior

• Author(s)Sharon Lohrmann,  Janet Talerico

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Anchor the Boat

• Classwide intervention program
• Teacher set direct instruction of what is to be
  expected
• Reinforced students when they met behavioral
  criteria

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Anchor the Boat

• Focused on three behavioral targets
• Talk outs
• Out of seat
• Incomplete assignments
• To implement Anchor the Boat, the teacher
  introduced the program by explaining that
  students could earn rewards for following three
  simple rules (a) stay in your seat, (b) complete
  assignments, and (c) talk when it is your turn.
  The classroom teacher provided correct and
  incorrect examples of what each of these expected
  behaviors looked and sounded like.

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Anchor the Boat (design)

• Each student was given a paper display boat
• Near the boat was a picture of an anchor
• Each students goal was to reach the boat with
  linking paperclips
• A paperclip was a reward prize when a student
  displayed positive behavior
• If student earned enough paperclips to link to
  the anchor, student was rewarded (bookmarks,
  pencils, etc.)

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How was their data collected?

• Although students were not informed that data
  were being recorded on their behavior, it is not
  known the extent to which they were aware that
  this was happening. To collect data, the teacher
  or the educational assistant kept tally marks
  using a data-recording sheet developed by the
  teacher. While recording data, the teacher and
  the educational assistant did not engage in any
  other activity

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Results

• Displayed graphs and chats that clearly showed
  the intervention plan was successful in all
  fields
• Reading
• Language Art
• Math

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My Own Anchor The Boat
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Materials

• Paper boat (1 per student)
• One large photo of an anchor
• Box of paperclips
• Data keeping sheets

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Behavioral Objective

• To maintain a positive, welcoming classroom where
  minimal distractions and negative interactions to
  occur. The focus of the activity would be to
  eliminate
• Talk outs
• Out of seat
• Incomplete assignments

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How ?

• After the Anchoring the Boat activity is
  introduced, the students will have a clear idea
  of what is good behavior and bad behavior.
  For every time a student speaks out, is out of
  their seat at an inappropriate time, or does not
  complete homework, they will be told this is bad
  behavior.
• Already knowing what good behavior is (after
  being explained and examples are shown during
  Anchoring the Boat introduction), students will
  strive to earn paperclips by completing homework,
  staying in their seat, and speaking out only
  during appropriate times.

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How?

• Once students collect 25 paperclips for good
  behavior, they earn a reward.

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How to Assess

• Have a TA or CA tally up behaviors of when a
  student spoke out, was out of seat, or did not
  complete work.
• To monitor the positive behaviors, the Anchor the
  Boat chart will show what students have been
  participating by how many paperclip links they
  have at their name

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Anchor the Boat A Classwide Intervention to
Reduce Problem Behavior

• Austin Spring 2004. Vol. 6, Iss. 2 pg. 113, 8
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• Author(s)Sharon Lohrmann,  Janet Talerico