Jill Morgan

The Teaching Assistant's Guide to Managing Behaviour

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. November 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 199mm x 133mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 177g
• ISBN-13: 9780826496829
• ISBN-10: 0826496822
• Artikelnr.: 22957203

Autorenporträt

Jill Morgan has worked with Teaching Assistants for the last 14 years both in the US and the UK. She currently teaches on the Foundation Degree in Learning Support at Swansea Institute of Higher Education, UK (SIHE), and is also an Independent Education and Training Consultant.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
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