Strategies for Making Token Boards More Effective in Your Classroom

Token boards are very popular in classrooms, however, a lot of times they are not as effective as they could be. In this episode you will learn 4 key strategies to make token boards in your classroom more effective. I walk you through each of these strategies so you can start using them tomorrow in your classroom. In this episode you will learn:Strategy 1: Take data on the behavior you want to increase in your classroom. Once you have data on that behavior you will be able to set an appropriate threshold for the amount of tokens the student has to earn before they can exchange them for the back up reinforcer. This is going to be key. If the student has to earn too many tokens before they get the backup reinforcer, your token board will likely not be as effective as it could be. Strategy 2: You may need to condition the token as a reinforcer. What this means is you might need to pair the token directly with the behavior and the backup reinforcer when you are first starting with your token board. This sounds more complicated than it is, tune into this episode so you learn exactly how to do this in a couple of very easy steps. Strategy 3: Have a menu of backup reinforcers. Raise your hand if you have ever said..."the student doesn't want to earn (insert item) anymore, the token board isn't working." Sounds familiar right? Creating a large menu of reinforcers can solve this problem in an instant. In this episode I provide you with some information of why this might be occurring and how to fix it. Strategy 4: Have a plan for fading out the token board. Our goal for all of our students is that we teach them skills they need to contact naturally occurring reinforcers in the environment. This is something you have to explicitly plan for and have in the back of your head when you are first starting to use a token board with a student. In this episode I walk you through all of these strategies so you can make token boards more effective in your classroom. Listen today! Join the Teaching Behavior Together CommunityJoin the email list for weekly emails, monthly freebies, and alerts for sales and new products. (Click Here)Visit my website for more strategies and interventions you can use daily in your classroom. (Click Here)Follow me on Instagram for daily behavior and social emotional learning tips (Click Here)Follow me over on Pinterest for all things behavior and social emotional learning (Click Here)