Give students choice making opportunities

Review previous lessons and relate them to the current lesson

Engage students with thought provoking questions that encourage reflection

Establish clear directions and intention

Use mnemonic instruction by associating actions and hand signals with lesson concepts

Recognize students unique learning difficulties

Personalize instruction based on students preferred learning styles 

Clearly define objectives to students

Break down material into smaller parts

Regularly assess and monitor student progress

Encourage students to ask questions, reflect on their actions/abilities, and clarify their points when needed

Understand the root of students who are "acting out"

Implement "I ESCAPE" steps when a student acts out, these steps include

• Isolate the student to remove distractions and ensure privacy.

• Explore the student’s perspective by asking them to elaborate on what happened and why it happened.

• Summarize the student’s feelings and the content of the narrative to clarify the account and remind the students of his statement.

• Connect the feeling of the student with the behavior exhibited during the incident.

• Alternative behaviors must be explored and provided by guiding the student to suggest the actions s/he could have taken differently.

• Plan to practice new behavior when the same feeling or situation arises once again.

• Enter the person back into the class and help the student prepare and adjust positively upon re-entering.