L is awesome. He is so optimistic, he is smart BUT he has a really hard time listening and following directions. I love him to death but that will be the death of me, HAHA. I can tell it bothers my classmates when they ask him to do something and he just ignores them because it bothers me. This could be a huge setback for him if this behavior isn't corrected early on. His mom actually came up to me at the end and asked if he was listening a little better because she had talked to him about that. I kind of told her a white lie, that he was getting better.. I probably should have straight out told her that it was the same but I didn't. Oops.
I am hoping that by having the other kids around him when we do our group activities he will strive to be more like them. I know they all have somewhat of a hard time with this particular thing but L for sure has the hardest time.
To help him with this behavior I am going to break things down into smaller steps/instructions so that he doesn't have a chance to just run off and ignore me. I might even get down on his level and tell him to look at my eyes while we are communicating to each other. I feel this might help because I don't like looking up when people are trying to give me instructions. We will see how this attempt goes! I am sure in time L will correct this behavior!
I need to do the same with B. I like your idea of eye level and making eye contact when giving instructions.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I am thrilled that you are taking the time to review each other's posts!
ReplyDeleteIt is absolutely critical to be on level with your students- especially if you are delivering instruction/directions. Although L is smart, it would be to his benefit to further develop compliance and rule following skills. Keep up the good work!