There are a lot of
external and internal influences that can influence a child's
behavior in the classroom. Sometimes a student may require a more
structured intervention plan to provide a unified approach to support
them in the classroom setting. It may be necessary to call a meeting
of the school/parent team to consider and devise an effective
behavior management plan.
Help children communicate between school and home by circling the activities that they did during the day at school.
Please follow this link
Behavior Management Plan and the links within the page to get more
comprehensive information on how to begin to develop a successful and
positive plan to improve unwanted behaviors in the classroom.
Many behaviors in the
class can be handled with simple changes and accommodations and DO
NOT require a behavior management or intervention plan.
- Misunderstanding of verbal directions—try this *Slow your rate of speaking *Use simple statements *Check for student's understanding *Use visual cues such as the one below
- Constant talking—try this *Seat student in a location with minimal distractions *Use a visual cue or “talking gauge” that can be moved to show when talking is too much with out adding to the noise, shown below
- Problems waiting to be called on in class—try this *Be specific about when the student will be call on “after I call on Sam, I will call on you.” *Establish at the beginning of the school year the importance of raising the hand and waiting to be called on and use a visual reminder such as the one shown below.
Please visit this page for
more Strategies to assist in handling classroom behaviors.
Let's also remember that
children are learning about their place in the world. They need room
to make mistakes and grow in a safe environment. So we all need to
keep our sense of humor because it can make a big difference in
establishing and maintaining an effective and successful learning
environment.
