The ability to self-reflect is one of the most important quality humans have. Without it we cannot learn from our mistakes. For many people, self-reflection is a tough thing. They either don't want to, or don't know how to reflect on previous experiences. But it is crucial to growth we do.
Students with exceptionalities may have a particularly difficult time reflecting. I find doing a "self-assessment" at the end of each period helps build there skills. It also creates the opportunity for grading system that isn't skills based (should you chose to implement it).
Here's my self-assessment document:
At the end of each period (last couple minutes), each student grabs their self-assessment. They score themselves on how "respectful", "responsible", and "safe" they have been that period. They can get up to 10 points. To avoid students who mark 10 each time, an adult must initial it before it's turned in. This also give you a chance to touch bases with your students if their behavior was below (or above) expectations.
I also used this as a non-skills based way to grade my students. The data is easily inputted into any grading system.
E-mail me (sara.kerbs.r@gmail.com) if you'd like to use my document as a template.
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