1. Behavior management at school
I. Most teachers are familiar with behavior charts. The most important thing to remember when putting a behavior chart together is to be specific on the target action (ie. “To have Joey stop biting”) Biting is the target action you want to eliminate focus on this first.
II. Need to reward. Interest in behavior charts or other behavior management tools are often lost when rewards are either not presented or become insignificant to the child. It is best to devise a list of rewards before you implement a behavior tool. You also have to have rewards that are of interest to the child, do not assume all children want the same things.
III. Think of ways to replace an inappropriate behavior with an appropriate one.
IV. Always consider positive reinforcement over punishment.
V. Avoid lists of “Thall shalt not’s” – it’s only natural to find an angle.
VI. Accountability is learned through a clear understanding of principles.
Focusing on good consequences for appropriate behaviors is more important
than the negative consequences for the inappropriate ones.

2. Building self-esteem
I. Encourage individual thinking in the classroom.
II. Do not accept any type of bullying behavior in your classroom.
III. Talk to students about self-esteem, bring up a famous person that has high
self-esteem and explain what it means.
IV. Model good self-esteem in the classroom.
V. Treat all students the same (when students’ behaviors are inappropriate, try to
steer clear of scornful disapproval. When you act as patient and
understanding as possible, you can discipline without damaging their
self-esteem). .
VI. Never assume the student knows the proper way. Check to find out if the
proper way needs to be taught.

Additional Resources:
1. http://www.behavioradvisor.com/
2. http://www.interventioncentral.org/

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