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STRATEGIES AND TOOLS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES: AN OVERVIEW
The strategies and tools described in the preceding sections are examples of a wide range of strategies that are used for a variety of purposes to enhance learning and support students. The table in Figure 11 provides an overview of a broader sampling of strategies and tools that are available to serve specific purposes in key areas of school activity. Most are already familiar to and regularly used by schools and boards. A number of strategies/tools that serve multiple purposes are listed in more than one category. The list is not meant to be exhaustive.
FIGURE 11. STRATEGIES AND TOOLS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES
Area of Activity
Related Strategies and Tools
Prevention
• Bullying prevention and intervention programs
• Character development programs
• Programs and activities that focus on building healthy relationships and peer relationships • Equity and diversity initiatives (e.g., restorative practice/circle, character development
program)
• Programs to build and sustain a caring and safe learning environment for all students
Early and ongoing intervention
• Social skills programs
• Peer-support, mentorship, and leadership programs
• Positive behaviour practices (e.g., conflict mediation strategy, problem-solving approach,
restorative practice/circle)
• Character development programs
Assessment
• Classroom observation
• Anecdotal notes
• Provincial Report Cards
• Ontario Student Record (OSR)
• Early development instrument (EDI)
• Educational assessments (e.g., EQAO/OSSLT, board/school/teacher assessment tools) • Professional assessments (e.g., by psychologist, speech and language therapist,
occupational therapist/physiotherapist, audiologist, medical professional, social worker) • Behaviour log (e.g., ABC chart [see Glossary])
• Functional behaviour assessment (FBA)
• Risk assessment
• Caring and safe school environmental assessments (e.g., cultural audit, action research,
school effectiveness survey, Student Success/Learning to 18 indicator data)
Planning
• Individual education plan (IEP) • Behaviour support plan
• Safety plan
• Transition plan
• Communication plan
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