Our ability to focus on a specific task, our alertness and allocation of energy to the desired task.

The part of the brain that focuses attention coordinates our thoughts and controls what we do with our bodies.

A situation in which a student knows what is expected of him but does not have the skill to behave appropriately.

A specific situation in which a child has never learned how to behave appropriately and must be taught.

A method for using direct and indirect information to understand the motivation for and emotional factors causing a student’s problematic behavior to determine the best means to address the behavior.

Disruptive, rude, hurtful or harmful actions of a student. Anti-social actions that disrupt a student’s education or social interaction.

One person’s intentional response to the emotional state of another.

The patterns of thinking, emotion, and behavior that characterize one individual and make them different from any other.

The ability to put feelings, our own and those of others, into words.

The verbal and nonverbal exchange of information between individuals.