For some students, a trigger for misbehavior is that they are asked to complete an academic task in a response format that they find difficult or frustrating.
Type: student strategy
Procedure:
A strategy to address this issue is to offer the
student a more acceptable alternative response format.
For example, a student
who does not like to write by hand can be given access to a keyboard to draft
an essay while a student who is put off by completing a math computation worksheet
independently can answer the same math facts orally from flashcards. Note that
alternative response formats should preserve the rigor of the underlying
academic expectations.
Source: http://www.interventioncentral.org/tools/behavior-intervention-planner
Research Citation: Kern, L. & Clemens, N. H. (2007). Antecedent
strategies to promote appropriate classroom behavior. Psychology in the
Schools, 44, 65-75.