Signs of Escalating Behavior in English and Spanish: Para and Family Handout, High School

Most hard moments give a warning first, and the warning is usually quiet: a hood going up, a talker who stops talking, a third trip to the bathroom. This handout puts those signs in English and Spanish side by side, so the para, the teacher, and a Spanish speaking family can look at the same page and use the same words.

What's included:

• Cool, Warm, and Hot charts in English and Spanish, side by side: body, face, voice, words, work, and with others

• The quiet ones / Los niños callados: kids who heat up without any noise, including shutdowns and freezing

• Signs adults misread, plus a short "check yourself" section on the adult's own early signs

• A fill in page for one child's earliest signs and what helps, with bilingual headings

• Home and school note slips, so families and staff can tell each other what they saw

How I'd use it:

I'd hand this out at the start of the year to paras and to families who read Spanish, then fill in the last pages together at a conference. The note slips are the part that gets used all year. A family writes "he didn't sleep, he's been quiet all morning," and the teacher knows before 9:00.

Every chart is two columns, English on the left and Spanish on the right, so nobody needs a second copy. The Cool, Warm, Hot words match the rest of my calm resources, which means a family and a school team can talk about the same thing in the same terms. The quiet ones page matters most. A frozen child is not a calm child, and families often see that side first.

Who it's for: Teachers, paras, and families. Any grade level.

What you download: one printable PDF, 6 pages, US Letter.

This is an educational resource. It does not replace your school's crisis plan, safety procedures, or any training your district requires.

Made by Jeremy D. Gooch, special education teacher and transition coordinator. Drafting and layout had AI assistance; every page was checked by me.