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In Schools, The Self & Match System Can Help Improve…
- Academic Skills
- Organizational Skills
- Executive Functioning Skills
- Independent Living Skills
- Social Skills
- Classroom Behavior
- Communication Skills
- Leisure Skills
- Employment Skills
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How the Self & Match System is used in schools
- Individual Student Level for students with and without IEPs
- Class-wide in both Special Education and General Education Classrooms
- School-wide in both Special Education and General Education Schools
The Self & Match System is implemented in schools preschool through high school (and beyond).
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Student Benefits of The Self & Match System
- Gives students “ownership” and an active role in their behavior change
- Fosters independence
- Students are rewarded for honest self-reflection
- Promotes positive interactions among students and adults
- Ideal for students who thrive on visual supports and clear expectations
- Embraces a growth mindset
- Guides children toward desired or expected behaviors
- Allows for some mistakes/”Aims for progress not perfection”
- Promotes perspective taking
- Teaches accountability & self-awareness
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Educator Benefits of The Self & Match System
- Collaborative
- Incorporates teacher input and considers current classroom management strategies
- Pre-made “Considerations Guide” roadmap to help identify individual student/class needs
- Meaningful opportunities for adults to provide support feedback to encourage student success
- Built-in opportunities for positive interactions
- Data is inherent in system/easy for progress monitoring and data-based decisions
- User-Friendly and Easy to Implement System
- Decreases time spent correcting behavior
- Increases instructional time
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Self & Match Creators Are:
- School Psychologists
- Behavior Analysts
- Occupational Therapists
- Speech Therapists
- Special Education Teachers
- General Education Teachers
- Social Workers
- School Counselors
- …and More!
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As a general education teacher, I work with a wide variety of students with varying social, emotional, behavioral, and academic needs. In my classroom I have used, and met great success, with The Self & Match System.This self-monitoring system gives students the ability to be aware of their behaviors and gives them a sense of ownership over their behavior. In my 10 years of teaching I have used many different behavior monitoring tools, The Self & Match System, in my opinion is one of the best! Students know what their daily goals are, the system is easy for parents and students to understand, and it can be implemented as a whole class behavior system or on an individual basis. I would recommend the Self & Match System to all educators. I truly believe that this system can positively affect the dynamic of any classroom!