Describing Behavior

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Describing Behavior
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_at_! BAD WORDS (for Behavior Descriptions)

• destructive
• aggressive
• manipulative
• hyperactive

• uncooperative
• argumentative
• oppositional
• noncompliant

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Judgmental!
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Vague!
Guitar Abstract is fine for art
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Concrete
Guitar See, Count, Specific
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Behavior Description
Observable
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Behavior Description
Measurable
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Behavior Description
Specific
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Describing Behavior
Not Howard has a tantrum but Howard lies on
the floor pounding his fists, banging his legs,
and yelling.
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Describing Behavior

• NOT Lyle is aggressive but, he pinches,
  kicks, or bites when an uninvited peer joins his
  game.