Work Refusal Toolkit
Teacher Scripts & Student Supports · Grades 6-12
- Grades
- Grades 6–12
- Formats
- Google Slides, PDF, PowerPoint
- Pages
- 40
- Answer keys
- Included
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Give staff a practical response when work does not begin, while giving students a clear way to communicate what is getting in the way. This Work Refusal Toolkit combines neutral teacher scripts, access checks, student help requests and worked staff cases to plan a manageable route back into learning. Staff practice and student activities are clearly separated so you can use the tools for team discussion and direct teaching.
What's included
- Teacher guide with a 6-session sequence, materials and differentiation: support, on level and challenge
- Printed standards/skill connections and page-by-page contents
- Calm Response Guide and Task and Access Check for staff
- 8 annotated staff-script examples and a guide to changing the response route while keeping the learning goal
- 7 student activity pages on student voice, help requests, clarification, a break-and-return agreement, choices and a manageable first task
- 24 staff barrier-and-support cards with 2 recording sheets and card-specific model checks
- 2 worked staff case-planning activities and a collaborative learning-plan page
- Observation Record and a support-trial review using fictional practice observations
- Staff handover guidance and a collaborative family-message model
- Return-conversation rehearsal, staff support-matching check and a case where the first support is not enough
- Bonus: Work-Support-Templates.pptx with 6 fully editable templates for a choice board, collaborative plan, observation record, staff handover, family message and support review
- Complete answer keys and model responses, plus a staff support-plan review rubric
How to use it
Use with special education teams, classroom staff or school support teams, then teach the student communication tools during a calm lesson or check-in. The 6-session sequence identifies staff training, student teaching and staff rehearsal separately. Low prep: print the selected staff and student pages, and cut the 24 staff cards if using team stations. Keep individual records private and follow established access, health and school safety plans. These tools support communication and classroom access; they do not diagnose motives or replace a functional behavior assessment or an individualized support plan.
Skills practiced
Identifying barriersTask clarificationHelp requestsAccess planningStudent self-advocacyCollaborative problem solvingObservable review
