Building executive functioning skills with decision trees
When students have difficulty with steps in a process, sequencing events, or making choices, you can keep them on track by providing supports. Using clear visuals paired with words, decision trees support tasks and workflows to develop skills such prioritizing, self-monitoring, and choice making.
Provide concrete, easy‑to-follow instructions
A decision tree can help students quickly see the consequences of their choices—positive and negative—and steer them toward desired behaviors. Similarly, a visual workflow guides students through a process, and “if‑then” visuals support transitions. These decision trees are quite easy to create and customize, with user-friendly click-and-drag tools.
Deliver just‑in‑time support
Implement with fidelity
and best practices
- Choose a template provided within Positivity, individualize it with relevant symbols or images, and deliver prompts that will help students visualize the reward for a positive decision or action.
- For best results, teach students about using and interpreting the decision trees and workflows you create before introducing the visuals into their daily schedules.
- Reinforce desired actions or choices by pairing the decision tree or workflow strategy with Positivity’s incentive strategies.
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