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Teachers may choose to send a handout home in each child’s backpack when anew strategy or skill is introduced to the class. Each Backpack Connection handout provides information that helps parents stay informed about what their child is learning at school and specific ideas on how to use the strategy or skill at home.  \nThe Pyramid Model  \nThe Pyramid Model is a framework that provides programs with guidance on how to  \npromote social emotional competence in all children and design effective interventions that support young children who might have persistent challenging behavior. It also provides practices to ensure that children with social emotional delays receive intentional teaching. Programs that implement the Pyramid Model are eager to work together with families to meet every child’s individualized learning and support needs. To learn more about the Pyramid Model, [please visit](please visit ChallengingBehavior.org)[ ChallengingBehavior.org](please visit ChallengingBehavior.org).  \nMore Information  \nMore information and resources on this and other topics are available on our website, [ChallengingBehavior.org](ChallengingBehavior.org).  \n[ChallengingBehavior.org](ChallengingBehavior.org)  \nHow to Use Visual Schedules to Help Your Child  \nUnderstand Expectations  \nAlyson Jiron, Brooke Brogle & Jill Giacomini  \nAdults often use calendars, grocery lists, and “to do” lists to help complete tasks and enhance memory. Children as young as 12 months can also benefit from these kinds of tools and reminders. Often, children do not respond to adult requests because they don’t actually understand what is expected of them. When a child doesn’t understand what he or she is supposed to do and an adult expects to see action, the result is often challenging behavior such as tantrums, crying or aggressive behavior. A child is more likely to be successful when he is told specifically what he should do rather than what he should not do. A visual (photographs, pictures, charts, etc.) can help to communicate expectations to young children and avoid challenging behavior. Unlike verbal instructions, a visual provides the child with a symbol that helps the child to see and understand words, ideas, and expectations. Perhaps best of all, a visual schedule keeps the focus on the task at hand and negotiation about tasks is not provided as an option.  \nVisual schedules (activity steps through pictures) can be used at home to teach routines such as getting ready for school. These types of schedules teach children what is expected of them and reminds them what they should be doing.  \nWhen you create a visual schedule, the CHILD should be able to use the schedule to answer the following questions: (1) What am I supposed to be doing? (2) How do I know that I am making progress? (3) How do I know when I am done? (4) What will happen next?  \n Try This at Home  \n􀂄 Include your child in the creation of the visual schedule as much as possible. Let your child draw the pictures or take photos of your child doing the activity. Children LOVE seeing themselves in photos. You can also ask your child’s teacher for help with creating a visual schedule.  \n􀂄 Remember! Following a visual schedule is a skill that children need to learn. You can teach your child how to do this by referring to the schedule often.  \n􀂄 Allow your child to remove the photo of an activity once the activity is done. We all loving checking things off our list!  \n􀂄 Choose a difficult time of day (i.e. getting ready for school, bedtime, etc.) to begin. Once it becomes routine, you can easily expand the visual schedule to include your entire day.  \n Practice at School  \nVisual schedules are used to show a clear beginning,","cbCais3Xlvj07EDY","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCais3Xlvj07EDY","pdf",375904,"English","# About this Series\n## The Pyramid Model\n## More Information\n# How to Use Visual Schedules to Help Your Child\n## Understand Expectations\n## Try This at Home\n## Practice at School\n## The Bottom Line","[{\"question\":\"How can visual schedules help reduce challenging behavior?\",\"answer\":\"Visual schedules communicate expectations clearly through pictures, helping children understand what to do and what comes next. 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