*The Incredible 5 Point Scale is used to assist students in becoming aware of their emotions, such as anger or pain, and the stage or level of the emotion. The scale can be used with a variety of students but can be particularly affective for students with Asperger’s and Autism Spectrum Disorder. One to one instruction is suggested as the best way to introduce this strategy. Using the scale, the student rates his emotions or status of a condition or state. Possible areas of focus may include: anger, worry, anxiety, voice level, body space, etc. This then allows the student to (a) provide information to the teacher about how he is feeling, (b) become more effective in managing his thinking process, and (c) implement the desired behavior as a proactive approach. Giving a number instead of trying to describe or name an emotion helps students think efficiently in order to make good decisions in a variety of situations. Authors Buron and Curtis (2003) suggest pairing the scale with a story or narrative to provide additional information about using the scale. Select to print The following steps may be used when implementing a 5‐Point Scale with a student 1. Choose the target behavior. Any kind of behavior or status can be a target behavior if rating the level or status of the behavior enhances adaptability. Anxiety or other feeling that usually result in problem behaviors may also be also targeted for rating. 2. Decide on the content for each scale point associated with the target behavior. In the Incredible 5 Point Scale, each of the 5 stages represents the level or magnitude Of the target behavior. 3. Develop a story or visual cue for the story if necessary. The story or visual cue should be developed carefully based on the student’s interest or level of understanding. It should explain how the scale is to be used. 4. Introduce the scale to the student. To use the scale successfully the student must learn how to discriminate and identify each stage 5. Practice the scale with the student, revising it if necessary. Peers who understand the student can support her as she practices the appropriate behavior or interaction by using the scale. Adults, including Parents, Teachers, or other, in the setting, can help by using the scale with the student in various situations. *Buron, K. D., & Curtis, M. (2003). The incredible 5‐point scale: Assisting students with autism spectrum disorders in understanding social interactions and controlling their emotions responses. Shawnee Mission, KS: Autism Asperger Publishing Company. Samples to print/save: Worksheet with pictures Worksheet w/o pictures Sample scale Business card blank scales Scale about changes Dating scale Help scale Anger scale Voice level scale Poster sized scale Interaction scale Small scales

Created on the iPad with Pages Self regulation skills has been a hot topic among the Kinderchat network on Twitter. I have learned so much from these connected educators as they discuss this topic. They have been sharing resources and ideas for supporting the development of these skills in young learners. These educators are aware of how complicated the concept of self regulation is and how important it is in a child’s development. Studies are finding strong connections between a child’s ability to self regulate and later academic success. Self regulation skills also play a critical role in a young learner’s social success. There are some children who need more support than others in developing and demonstrating self regulation skills. There is great variation in self regulation skills at the preschool level. Factors such as temperament, social history, social stressors, prematurity, and medications can affect a young learners ability to develop self regulation skills. Some children need specialized instruction especially in regulating activity level and emotions. The 5 point scale is a tool that is valuable in teaching self regulation skills. Kari Dunn Buron is the teacher who can be credited with the concept of using this simple, but effective tool. Her website explains the concept and provides several examples. I highly recommend her book, The Incredible 5 Point Scale. Think of the scale as a thermometer that provides a visual for levels of a behavior or feeling, applying a number and color to each level. The numbers and colors not only provide a visual but also a common language that can be used to discuss and guide the behavior. The scale can be used to teach skills such as the regulation of voice volume, activity level, and emotions, especially anger and excitement. The voice volume scale pictured above, can be used as a universal tool in a preschool classroom. Children who need specialized instruction might benefit from repeated practice moving from a 4 voice to a 2 voice. In our program, it is not unusual to see the special education assistants in a class wearing a small version of the chart on a lanyard. This mobile version can be used in the library or other places outside of the classroom. When using the scale for managing activity level, the specialized instruction might involve teaching the child how a 5 and 3 looks and feels. The next step in the instruction would be to identify calming strategies to assist in moving from a 5 to a 3. We typically use Boardmaker to create paper versions of the scale. The iPad along with apps such as Skitch and Doodle Buddy allow a teacher to take a picture of the paper copy and draw over the top of it. The student can circle the number he or she is at and identify where he or she needs to be. Teachers can store the scales on the iPad and have them readily available when needed. Another option is to create a template of the numbers and colors using the application, Pages, on a computer or on the iPad. The template below was created by inserting the square shape, filling it with a color and typing in the corresponding number. This template can be customized with pictures from the camera roll on the iPad. Once a photo is added, the mask option and resizing tool will help you get it to the correct size so that it can be aligned with the corresponding number. In this example, I used the same Boardmaker icons but you could pull real photos from your camera roll. When the scale is finished, a screenshot of the scale can be stored on the iPad and viewed when needed. I am on the lookout for apps that use the 5 point scale. I recently discovered the free app, the Autism 5 - Point Scale EP. This app has great potential but doesn't quite meet our program's needs. The app opens to a main screen with the numbers and colors, along with drawings of a face expressing varied emotions. When you select a number, it moves to a screen with that number and face. On the second screen, the app allows you to customize it with your own picture, text and even audio but when you go back to the main screen, the customization isn’t there. It also does not allow you to save scales for different purposes. I am interested in hearing if others are using the 5 point scale or other visuals for teaching self regulation. Matt Gomez wrote a post about using the app, Too Loud, to help regulate voice volume. What visuals have you created? Are you using any technology to support the use of these visuals? Please share your thoughts and experiences.

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The 5-Point Scale is an amazingly simple but useful tool to teach students to regulate a wide variety of behaviors. Here's why I like it, how to use it, and resources.

Our district has adopted the use of Marzano Proficiency or learning scales. I was inspired by this Pinterest pin my own learning scales for my class. Although the original pin was related to behavior modification - it fit what I needed. Here is what I came up with. The left side is for our language arts goal and the right side is for our math arts goal. My principal really wanted to be able to see our scale and be able to ask the students about it when he made his walkthroughs. I on the other hand felt that although we might be focusing on one particular learning goal during a lesson, we really visit and re-visit several goals and I want the kiddos to understand where they are on the scales for all of them. So this was a great compromise. The scale is front and center and easy for both the principal and the kiddos to see at all times with our current goal. I will take a picture and make copies for the students' binders to refer to throughout the year. You can find Marzano scales for most of the Common Core Standards at their Proficiency Scale Bank here.

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This visual support is a large version of the emotions thermometer we carry in stock in the resource room, which is based off of “The incredible 5-Point Scale”. The emotions thermomete…

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Visual supports with voice output for the “win”! I attended a presentation by Kari Dunn Buron, coauthor of The Incredible 5 Point Scale, at the Oklahoma Autism Conference offered by the…

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The 5-Point Scale is an amazingly simple but useful tool to teach students to regulate a wide variety of behaviors. Here's why I like it, how to use it, and resources.

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I have a couple of students who can get very loud when they are excited. This 5 point volume scale has been an extremely helpful tool to help those students regulate their volume. I have a large copy on my white board and smaller copies on two of my students' desks. I often redirect then to a level 3 voice. I found this awesome book on Board Maker Achieve that explains each of the volume levels and when they are appropriate to use. I edited it a little bit to add pictures and just changed a couple of the words. I love the book because it helps explain to the student the purpose of the voice chart. And of course I love the interactive pieces, you all know how much I love my adapted books! Download the book here and the visual here. Do you use these or similar visuals in your classroom? Join the conversation on Facebook about your favorite special education curriculum materials and get new ideas from everyone else! I'm trying to figure out what new materials to request for next year already.

In an earlier post we listed some of our favorite strategies that aren’t as widely used as they could be in AAC intervention. Among them, was qualitative rating scales, or Likert-type scales. We us…

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