Cheri Sinnott
Raven Stromek
Illinois Service Resource Center
A Service and Resource Center of the
Illinois State Board of Education
Illinois Service Resource Center
A Service and Resource Center of the Illinois State Board of Education
Supporting deaf/hard of hearing student behavioral needs
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Schools/ Educators
Individual student
observations
Data collection support
DHH Behavior Team training
and support
School-wide positive
behavior support
Online training modules
Mentoring
www.isrc.us
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Parents/ Families
Individual student home
visits for behavior support
Library – materials mailed
with return postage
Speakers for parent support
groups
Locate needed resources
Parent Facilitators
Newsletter
800-550-4772
Illinois Service Resource Center
A Service and Resource Center of the Illinois State Board of Education
Supporting deaf/hard of hearing student behavioral needs
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Students
Deaf Student Network
Leadership Day
Deaf Can Do It Day
Deaf Teen Saturday in the City
How I Advocate For Others Essay Contest
www.isrc.us
800-550-4772
Agenda
 Kindness and Empathy
 Empathy statements
 Teach Model Prompt Reinforce
 How Full Is Your Bucket
Why teach kindness and empathy?
 Problem behavior continues to be the primary reason
why individuals in our society are excluded from
school, home, recreation, community, and work.
Empathy Statements
 Empathy vs. Sympathy
 Important communication skill
 Can prevent problem behaviors
 Encourages self monitoring of emotions
You feel ________ because __________.
Let’s Practice
 Heather throws her book on the floor.
 Erin is smiling after recess.
 Mike’s face turns red.
 Dave rolls his eyes.
 Tracy is pulling on her eyelashes.
 Cindy is walking very slowly.
 Paula yells at her teacher.
Time to use your TeMPR
Teach
Model
Prompt
Reinforce
Teach
Explicit instruction
 Clear and consistent routines
Social narratives, Video modeling
Model
Show the expected behavior
Practice in the environment
Prompt
Consistent reminders
All students and some students
Prompt Hierarchy
Reinforce
Reinforcement makes it more
likely they will do it again
Social vs tangible reinforcement
ISRC Bucket Filler
Resource Packet
http://www.isrc.us/sites/default/files/doc/educat
ors/ISRCBucketFillersResourcePacket.pdf
ISRC Bucket Filler
Resource Packet
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ISRC Bucket Filler D/HH Activities
Introducing to students
Ten classroom ideas
Chant
Are you a bucket filler?
I can fill someone’s bucket by…
How to make a paper bucket
Questionnaire
Journal page
Certificate
Postcards home (can add something to the back)
Taking it home
Filling buckets of students and parents
Bucket Filler
D/HH Activities
Create a vocabulary list
Provide students the opportunity to share their
bucket filling experiences such as: tell a friend,
preferred staff, or write about it
Create a poster or PowerPoint about a bucket filling
activity
Create A-B-C hand shape sign language stories
about being a bucket filler
Brainstorm ways to be a bucket filler or bucket
dipper and create a graphic organizer
Bucket Filler
D/HH Activities
Create a game such as bucket filler bingo or bucket filler
scavenger hunt
Pair and share
Make a craft or art project using a bucket/ bucket filler
theme
Compare and contrast different sizes of buckets
Develop a spelling test using bucket filler words
Make a chart or graph of bucket filling actions in the
classroom
Take a poll or vote about a group bucket filling activity
Bucket Filler
D/HH Activities
Use Flip cameras or I-Pads to
demonstrate/document how to fill a bucket
Video tape students signing the story
Video tape students signing the chant
Video tape students signing the song
Use buckets for a science activity
Sorting or categorizing activities using buckets
Bucket Filler
D/HH Activities
Create a bucket list (bucket filling activities I
want to do)
Fill the bucket of your school –
create a community service project
Take pictures and write about it
Document Bucket Filler Activities, using pictures
or videos, and send them to ISRC to post on the
website
Pinterest
Teachers Pay Teachers
Which activity would you choose first to implement in your classroom?
How can I get copies of the book?
 Borrow a set from the
ISRC library
 Apply for your own classroom
set of books from ISRC
Thanks for a great day 
 Raven Stromek
deafeduc8or@comcast.net
 Cheri Sinnott
cheris@isrc.us