Description

by
Bill Rogers (Editor)

Praise for the First Edition:

“Bill Rogers has an entertaining style and communicates his ideas in a way that will be easily accessible to teachers.”

–Behaviour UK

“This is an extremely readable book on children′s behavior and the management of behavior in a classroom and school context. Provides a useful guide to developing a whole-school approach to positive behavior.”

–Amazon Review

In this revised and updated edition of the bestseller, the author draws on his extensive experience as an educational consultant and trainer to help teachers and managers develop a whole-school strategy for dealing with student behavior.

In a distinctive accessible and entertaining style, the book offers practical suggestions to support teachers as they face the pressures of accountability, assessment and rising concerns about student behavior.

This resource covers:

Positive discipline and the importance of consistency
Specific skills in the language of discipline, both verbal and non-verbal
Techniques for managing bullying, aggression, rudeness, and violence
Methods to use with behaviorally disordered students
The 4Rs–rights, rules, responsibilities, and routines
Behavioral consequences including ′time-out′
Behavior agreements or ′contracts′
Playground management
Setting up a behavior management plan and expressing it in policy

This book helps strengthen a school′s capacity to work as a cohesive, cooperative unit linked with parents and the community to manage behavior of Pages: 304Dimensions: 0.64 x 9.25 x 7.5 INPublication Date: March 26, 2007