task behavior

Paper instructions:
Please respond to the scenario question below. Responses should be 300 – 400 words in length.
Three weeks into the school year at a high need school, you notice that one of your eighth grade students is consistently disengaged during lessons. She rarely answers questions, and when you call on her, she typically shrugs her shoulders and says, “I don’t know.” Even when other students are engaged, you often find her listening to her Ipod, engaging in off-topic conversation or putting her head down on her desk. Your assessments show that the student is well-below grade level in reading and mathematics. To address this situation, you arrange a meeting with the student and her mother after school.

– What are the likely causes of the off task behavior for this student?

– Explain your top two strategies for addressing this student’s academic performance. To what extent do you believe these strategies will be successful?