Internally directed responses to problems a student is having trouble facing including anxiety, social withdrawal, and sleeping problems.

Outwardly directed responses to problems a student is having trouble facing including disruptive and antisocial behaviors.

Antisocial behaviors such as aggression, withdrawal, and delayed social skill development.

Forms with questions created to solicit input from families on a child’s behavioral challenges.

The comparison of a student’s results on a standardized test to his or her prior assessments on a certain topic or behavior to measure progress.

A strategy for changing the normal program for a young child who presents troubling behavior. This plan is made based on an assessment of the child and monitored over time.

A substitute behavior a child is taught to use to replace a challenging behavior.

A method that links detailed observation of one student to individualized curriculum intervention.

The average or usual developmental pattern across children.

Questions from various parties concerned about a child’s learning and developmental progress or problems.