Printable self-monitoring checklist for students

Why should I do it:

• Promotes independent and responsible behaviors
• Promotes independence and self esteem
• Increases coping ability
• Improves on task behaviors
• Increases productivity
• Improves self awareness and reflection

When should I do it:

• When students have poor attention, focus, and impulse control
• When students are disorganized, scattered, etc
• When students have trouble being prepared, forgetting materials, homework, etc
• When students are overly talkative or social
• When students exhibit chronic or compulsive behaviors, like tapping, making sounds, etc
• When students demonstrate other off task behaviors or difficulties attending

How do I do it:

• There are many ways to implement a self monitoring system or intervention with students, but basically, the technique involves sitting down with the student, defining the behavior[s] to address, and choosing and implementing an intervention or system by which the student can keep track of their own behavior and progress toward the behavioral or other goal
• The self monitoring interventions may include visual cues, like pictures, gestures, etc by which the student may be reminded to address the behavior indicated for intervention
• Checklists and charts may be used by students to keep track of their behaviors
• Indicators, where the student, when they see or hear something, know they need to address the behavior
• Student may create notes to themselves
• Students may look for triggers that cause the behaviors, avoiding these triggers or being aware they are present

Resources & Support for technique:
[Items with footnotes link to external websites]

Footnotes:

1. Loftin, R. L., Gibb, A. C., and Skiba, R. Using Self-Monitoring Strategies to Address Behavior and Academic Issues. [//ici.umn.edu/products/impact/182/over6.html].
2. Dombeck, M. [2006]. Techniques for Unlearning Old Behaviors: Self-Monitoring. [//www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=9734].
3. Darden College of Education. Teaching Students to Self-Monitor Their Academic & Behavioral Performance. [//education.odu.edu/esse/docs/selfmonitoring.pdf].
4. VANDERBILT, A. A., UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA. Designed for Teachers: How to Implement Self-Monitoring in the Classroom. [//www.childstudysystem.com/uploads/6/1/9/1/6191025/designed_for_teachers_-_how_to_implement_self-monitoring_in_the_classroom.pdf].
5. Agran, M., Sinclair, T., Alper, S., Cavin, M., Wehmeyer, M., Hughes, C., Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2005, 40[1], 3-13, Division on Developmental Disabilities. Using Self-Monitoring To Increase Following-Direction Skills Of Students With Moderate To Severe Disabilities In General Education. [//www.beachcenter.org/Research%5CFullArticles%5CPDF%5CAGC7_Using_self_monitoring.pdf].
6. McIntyre, T. Self Monitoring of Behavior. [//www.behavioradvisor.com/SelfMonitoring.html].
7. Rafferty, L. Step-by-Step: Teaching Students to Self-Monitor. [//spedchat.wikispaces.com/file/view/Step+By+Step+Teachig+Students+to+Self+Monitor.pdf].
8. Watson, S. Behavior Self Monitoring Checklists. [//specialed.about.com/od/characterbuilding/ss/Self-Monitoring.htm].