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The Teaching Assistant's Guide to Managing Behaviour
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Description
This practical guide gives useful advice on: understanding the your role in managing behaviour in the classroom; developing effective strategies for dealing with problem behaviour; using rewards and sanctions and helping pupils to understand why their behaviour is unacceptable and what they can do to improve. Each chapter contains activities and questions for TAs to learn from. This is essential reading for all Teaching Assistants.
Table of Contents
- what do we mean by behavoir?
- your role in managing behaviour
1. Understanding behaviour
- different perspectives
- what is acceptable behaviour?
- cultural differences
2. ABCs of Behaviour management
3. Setting expectations for behaviour
- whole school policies
- your teacher's expectations
- rules and routines
- giving effective instructions
4. Rewards and sanctions
- rewarding good behaviour
- what is a reward?
- can you give too many rewards?
- when rewards become punishment
- forms of discipline (preventive, corrective and supportive)
5. Helping children take responsibility for their own behaviour
- identifying problem behaviours
- setting realistic goals for change
- behaviour management plans
Conclusion
Resources
Useful websites
Further reading
Product details
Published | 27 Sep 2007 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 152 |
ISBN | 9780826496829 |
Imprint | Continuum |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
Series | Teaching Assistant's Series |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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"Excellent organisation and physical layout, succinct information, compact chapters and a valuable conclusion that presents the main points thoroughly yet concisely... The clarity and scope of the book make it highly suitable for both teaching assistants and teachers alike" Nasen Special, November 2008