By seeking to first understand behaviors, teachers can better support their students receiving special education services.

Behavior charts track a child’s actions to encourage positive conduct. Learn how to use three different behavior charts for kids: sticker charts, color charts, and weekly points charts.

But in the years when I used a behavior chart, simply moving a child from “green” to “yellow” could trigger an outburst or tears. That color change often gave students the sense that I ...

I demanded that students move their names on the traffic light behavior chart, which typically elicited one of two responses: 1) a sad face, which I interpreted to mean the student felt remorseful ...