{"id":42116,"date":"2022-12-28T10:55:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T15:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theedadvocate.org\/?p=42116"},"modified":"2022-12-28T10:55:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T15:55:00","slug":"22-genius-tricks-to-encourage-students-to-interact-with-their-peers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entelechy.app\/22-genius-tricks-to-encourage-students-to-interact-with-their-peers\/","title":{"rendered":"22 Genius Tricks to Encourage Students to Interact With Their Peers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Are you looking for genius tricks to encourage students to interact with their peers? If so, keep reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. <\/strong>Choose nonacademic learning activities<\/a> designed to enable appropriate interaction of the learner and a peer (e.g., board games, model school building, coloring, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. <\/strong>Using observation and interviews with other students, determine those characteristics of the learner that interfere with successful interactions to ascertain skills or behaviors the learner needs to create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. <\/strong>Get the learner to<\/a> practice appropriate interactions with the teacher(s).<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. <\/strong>Make sure the learner knows that failing to interact properly with a peer may result in removal from the learning experience<\/a> and\/or loss of participation in future learning activities<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. <\/strong>Urge the learner to interact with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6. <\/strong>Get the learner to<\/a> interact with a peer for short periods to enable success. As the learner shows success, slowly increase the duration of time the learner interacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7. <\/strong>Do not force the learner to interact with someone with whom they are not entirely comfortable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8. <\/strong>Connect with parents<\/a> (e.g., notes home, phone calls, etc.) to disseminate information about the learner’s progress. The parents may reinforce the learner at home for interacting with peers at school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9. <\/strong>Draft an agreement<\/a> with the learner stipulating what behavior is required (e.g., sitting near another learner, talking to another learner, etc.) and which reinforcement will be implemented when the agreement has been met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10. <\/strong>Praise the learner<\/a> for interacting with peers based on the duration of time they can be successful. As the learner shows success, slowly increase the duration of time required for reinforcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 11. <\/strong>Get peers to invite the learner to take part in school or extracurricular learning activities<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 12. <\/strong>Solidify the development of friendships with peers (e.g., designate learning activities<\/a> for the learner involving peers, give the learner and a peer joint duty, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n 13. <\/strong>Talk with the learner to explain<\/a>(a) what they are doing wrong (e.g., not talking, sharing, etc.) and (b) what they must be doing (e.g., talking, sharing, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n 14. <\/strong>Praise the learner<\/a> for interacting with peers: (a) give the learner a concrete reward (e.g., privileges such as leading the line, handing out learning materials,<\/a> 10 minutes of free time, etc.) or (b) give the learner an informal reward (e.g., praise, handshake, smile, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n 15. <\/strong>Give organized learning activities<\/a> for the learner to take part in before, during, and after school (e.g., board games, softball, four square, tetherball, jump rope, flash cards, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n 16. <\/strong>Give the learner the chance to work with a peer who will be an appropriate model for interacting with other students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 17. <\/strong>Urge the learner’s peers to include them in free-time learning activities<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 18. <\/strong>Praise those students<\/a> in the classroom who interact properly with peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 19. <\/strong>Urge the learner to become involved in athletic learning activities<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 20. <\/strong>Create classroom rules<\/a>: \u2022 Complete every assignment. \u2022 Complete assignments quietly. \u2022 Remain in your seat. \u2022 Finish tasks. \u2022 Meet task expectations. Examine rules often. Praise students for following the rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 21.<\/strong> Consider using an adaptive behavior management app. Click here<\/a> to view a list of apps that we recommend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n