Mendi Nelson #7

CHOICE
Examples
BOARDS
Choice Board
Tic-Tac-Toe
Menu

What is it?

Offering choices to children involves

allowing them to indicate their preference
at specific points in time and throughout
their day and then giving them access to
the items or activities they choose.
Choices can be offered in countless
settings, including meals, chores, centers,
routines, and play. Types of choices may
include simply choosing materials during
an activity, choosing what activity will
come next, and choosing a friend to sit
with at lunch.

Who does it benefit?

General Education Students

Emotional Disturbed
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Learning Disabilities
Anyone

Implementation for Tic-TacToe

Figure out what choices you are willing to

use
Determine what choices are appropriate for
each lesson
Think-Tac-Toe plays off the familiar
childhood game. It is a simple way to give
students alternative ways of exploring and
expressing key ideas and using key skills.
Typically, the Think-Tac-Toe grid has nine
cells in it like a Tic-Tac-Toe game. The
number of rows and cells can, of course, be
adjusted.
The student then picks three boxes to
complete that make Tic- Tac- Toe

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Why do Students Benefit?

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Content
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may reduce some situational behavior problems.
Learning Contracts and Menus
Learning Contracts and Menus

Handout 18
Handout 18

Life Skills
English
Math
Science
Social
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Art
Music
Theatre
Any Class!

REFERENCES
Cole, C., Davenport, T., Bambara, L., & Ager C., (1997). Effects of choice and task preference on the work
performance of students with behavior problems. Behavioral Disorders, 22(2), 65-7.
Dunlap, G., DePerczel, M., Clarke, S., Wilson, D., Wright, S., White, R., & Gomez, A. (1994). Choice
making to promote adaptive behavior for students with emotional and behavioral challenges. Journal
of Applied Behavior Analysis, 27(3), 505-518.
Stenhoff, D., Davey, B., & Lignugaris/Kraft., B., (2008). The effects of choice on assignment completion
and percent correct by a high school student with a learning disability. Education and Treatment of
Children, 31(2,. 203-211.