Elementary Classroom Management : Lessons from Research and Practice

by Weinstein, Carol Simon; Mignano, Jr., Andrew

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5/11/2006

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Stressing the need to build caring, supportive relationships with and among students, this trusted text offers research-based guidance on effective classroom management. It addresses current concerns about student motivation and helps prospective and beginning teachers develop a philosophy of classroom management that focuses on building connections with students and creating safe, caring classrooms.The text profiles five master teachers (grades K, 1, 3, 4 and 5) in very different school settings as they create classrooms that are orderly and productive, humane and caring. The integration of the thinking and the actual management practices of five real elementary teachers into discussions of research-based management principles prompts readers to connect theories with actual results. Further, the text demonstrates how real teachers can adapt to any circumstances--physical room constraints, curriculum requirements, challenging behaviors--and still be successful.

Author Biography

Andrew J. Mignano, Jr., is assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction for the Freehold Township Public Schools in Freehold Township, New Jersey. Carol Simon Weinstein is professor emerita in the Department of Learning and Teaching at Rutgers Graduate School of Education.

Preface

xix

PART I INTRODUCTION

(30)

The Elementary Classroom Environment: Crowded, Complex, and Potentially Chaotic

(29)

Guiding Assumptions

(4)

Plan of the Book

(1)

Meeting the Teachers

(13)

Courtney Bell

(3)

Barbara Broggi

(2)

Garnetta Chain

(3)

Ken Kowalski

(2)

Viviana Love

(3)

What Do the Students Say?

(2)

Concluding Comments

(1)

Summary

(2)

Activities for Skill Building and Reflection

(1)

For Further Reading

(1)

Organizational Resources

(1)

References

(2)

PART II ESTABLISHING AN ENVIRONMENT FOR LEARNING

(170)

Designing the Physical Environment

(30)

Six Functions of the Classroom Setting

(15)

Security and Shelter

(3)

Social Contact

(5)

Symbolic Identification

(2)

Task Instrumentality

(1)

Pleasure

(1)

Practical Tips for: Arranging Your Classroom to Maximize Task Instrumentality

(1)

Growth

(2)

Practical Tips for: Designing a Literacy Center

(1)

The Teacher as Environmental Designer

(3)

Think about the Activities the Room Will Accommodate

(1)

Think about Whether the Children in Your Classroom Have Any Special Needs That Require Environmental Modifications

(1)

Draw a Floor Plan

(1)

Involve Students in Environmental Planning

(1)

Try the New Arrangement, Evaluate, and Redesign

(1)

Designing a Fourth-Grade Classroom

(3)

Concluding Comments

(1)

Summary

(1)

Activities for Skill Building and Reflection

(3)

For Further Reading

(1)

Organizational Resources

(1)

References

(3)

Setting the Tone: Building Safer, More Caring Classrooms

(37)

Ways of Showing Care and Respect

(17)

Be Welcoming

(1)

Be Sensitive to Children's Concerns

(2)

Be Fair

(1)

Be a Real Person (Not Just a Teacher)

(2)

Promote Autonomy by Sharing Responsibility

(1)

Reduce the Use of Extrinsic Control

(1)

Be Inclusive

(2)

Practical Tips for: Developing Cultural Literacy

(1)

Search for Students' Strengths

(1)

Develop Communication Skills

(5)

A Note about Touching

(1)

Building Caring Relationships among Students

(9)

Ask the Students

(1)

Hold Class Meetings

(2)

Model and Recognize Prosocial Behavior

(1)

Provide Opportunities for Students to Get to Know One Another

(1)

Curb Peer Harassment

(1)

Practical Tips for: Helping Your Students to Get Acquainted

(1)

Be Alert for Student-to-Student Sexual Harassment

(1)

Use Cooperative Learning Groups

(1)

Concluding Comments

(1)

Summary

(1)

Activities for Skill Building and Reflection

(1)

For Further Reading

(1)

Organizational Resources

(1)

References

(4)

Establishing Norms for Behavior

(27)

Research on Effective Classroom Management

100

(1)

Defining Your Expectations for Behavior

101

(7)

Planning Norms for General Conduct

102

(4)

Planning Routines for Specific Situations

106

(2)

The First Few Days of School: Teaching Students How to Behave

108

(13)

Teaching Norms for General Conduct

110

(2)

Teaching Routines for Specific Situations

112

(2)

Different Approaches to Teaching Rules and Routines

114

(7)

Concluding Comments

121

(1)

Summary

121

(1)

Activities for Skill Building and Reflection

122

(1)

For Further Reading

123

(1)

References

124

(2)

Working with Families

126

(44)

Challenges to Family-Teacher Cooperation

128

(4)

Teacher Reluctance to Involve Families in Schooling

128

(1)

Parent Reluctance to Become Involved in Schooling

129

(3)

The Changing Nature of the Family

132

(1)

Overcoming the Challenges: Fostering Collaboration between Families and Schools

132

(30)

Helping Families Fulfill Their Basic Obligations

132

(4)

Fulfilling the Basic Obligations of Schools---Communicating with Families

136

(4)

Practical Tips for: Reaching ``Hard to Reach'' Parents

140

(3)

Practical Tips for: Drafting Memos, E-mails, and Newsletters

143

(2)

Practical Tips for: Making Home Visits

145

(3)

Practical Tips for: Back-to-School Night

148

(7)

Family Involvement in School

155

(2)

Family Involvement in Learning Activities at Home

157

(5)

Concluding Comments

162

(1)

Summary

162

(1)

Activities for Skill Building and Reflection

163

(3)

For Further Reading

166

(1)

Organizational Resources

167

(1)

References

167

(3)

Making the Most of Classroom Time

170

(31)

How Much Time Is There, Anyway?

171

(4)

Increasing Opportunity to Learn

175

(19)

Practical Tips for: Increasing Students' Learning Time

177

(1)

Maintaining Activity Flow

177

(2)

Minimizing Transition Times

179

(5)

Holding Students Accountable

184

(7)

Practical Tips for: Handling Paperwork

191

(1)

Managing Pullouts as Efficiently as Possible

191

(3)

Concluding Comments

194

(1)

Summary

194

(1)

Activities for Skill Building and Reflection

195

(3)

For Further Reading

198

(1)

References

198

(3)

PART III ORGANIZING AND MANAGING INSTRUCTION

201

(134)

Enhancing Students' Motivation

202

(29)

What Is Realistic? What Is Appropriate?

203

(2)

An Expectancy X Value Framework

204

(1)

Strategies for Increasing Expectations of Success

205

(7)

Provide Opportunities for Success

205

(3)

Teach Students to Set Reasonable Goals and Assess Their Own Performance

208

(1)

Help Students Recognize the Relationship between Effort and Outcome

208

(1)

Provide Informative Feedback

209

(2)

Provide Special Motivational Support to Discouraged Students

211

(1)

Enhancing the Value of the Task

212

(10)

Relate Lessons to Students' Own Lives

212

(2)

Provide Opportunities for Choice

214

(1)

Model Interest in Learning and Express Enthusiasm for the Material

215

(1)

Include Novelty/Variety Elements

215

(1)

Provide Opportunities for Students to Respond Actively

216

(1)

Allow Students to Create Finished Products

216

(1)

Provide Opportunities for Students to Interact with Peers

217

(1)

Provide Extrinsic Rewards

217

(2)

Practical Tips for: Choosing Activities as Rewards

219

(3)

Practical Tips for: Using Rewards

222

(1)

Motivating Underachieving and Disaffected Students

222

(3)

Concluding Comments

225

(1)

Summary

225

(2)

Activities for Skill Building and Reflection

227

(1)

For Further Reading

227

(1)

References

228

(3)

Managing Independent Work

231

(33)

Seatwork: How Much, What, and Why?

233

(2)

The Challenges for Teachers

235

(3)

The Challenges for Students

238

(2)

Implications for Practice

240

(18)

Practical Tips for: Using Independent Work Effectively

241

(1)

Assign Work That Is Clear and Meaningful

241

(1)

Match the Work to Varying Achievement Levels

242

(1)

Make Sure Oral Directions Are Clear

243

(3)

Monitor Behavior and Comprehension

246

(2)

Teach Children What to Do If They Get Stuck

248

(2)

Plan for Ragged Endings

250

(1)

Find Alternatives to Workbook Pages

250

(8)

Concluding Comments

258

(1)

Summary

259

(1)

Activities for Skill Building and Reflection

260

(1)

For Further Reading

261

(1)

References

262

(2)

Managing Groupwork

264

(35)

The Pitfalls of Groupwork

266

(5)

Practical Tips for: Designing and Implementing Successful Groupwork

271

(1)

Designing and Implementing Successful Groupwork

271

(19)

Decide on the Type of Group to Use

271

(5)

Decide on the Size of the Group

276

(1)

Decide on Group Composition

277

(2)

Structure Cooperative Tasks for Positive Interdependence

279

(2)

Ensure Individual Accountability

281

(2)

Teach Students to Cooperate

283

(5)

Monitor Learning, Involvement, and Cooperative Behavior

288

(2)

Two Specific Approaches to Cooperative Learning

290

(2)

Jigsaw and Jigsaw II

290

(1)

The Structural Approach to Cooperative Learning

290

(2)

Concluding Comments

292

(1)

Summary

293

(1)

Activities for Skill Building and Reflection

294

(1)

For Further Reading

295

(1)

Organizational Resources

295

(1)

References

296

(3)

Managing Recitations and Discussions

299

(36)

The Pitfalls of Recitations

306

(4)

Unequal Participation

306

(1)

Losing It All: Pace, Focus, and Involvement

306

(1)

Difficulties in Monitoring Students' Comprehension

307

(1)

Incompatibility with the Communication Patterns That Children Bring to School

308

(2)

Strategies for Managing Recitations

310

(12)

Distributing Chances to Participate

310

(1)

Practical Tips for: Managing Recitations

311

(3)

Providing Time to Think without Losing the Pace

314

(1)

Stimulating and Maintaining Interest

315

(2)

Providing Feedback without Losing the Pace

317

(2)

Monitoring Comprehension

319

(2)

Supporting the Participation of Diverse Learners

321

(1)

Moderating Discussions

322

(5)

Practical Tips for: Leading Discussions

326

(1)

Concluding Comments

327

(1)

Summary

327

(2)

Activities for Skill Building and Reflection

329

(2)

For Further Reading

331

(1)

References

331

(4)

PART IV COPING WITH THE CHALLENGES

335

Protecting and Restoring Order

336

(47)

Principles for Dealing with Inappropriate Behavior

337

(6)

Dealing with Minor Misbehavior

343

(6)

Practical Tips for: Dealing with Minor Misbehavior

344

(1)

Nonverbal Interventions

344

(1)

Verbal Interventions

345

(4)

Deliberately Ignoring the Misbehavior

349

(1)

Dealing with More Serious Misbehavior: Using Penalties

349

(7)

Selecting Penalties

350

(3)

Imposing Penalties

353

(2)

The Issue of Consistency

355

(1)

Penalizing the Group for Individual Misbehavior

355

(1)

Dealing with Chronic Misbehavior

356

(10)

Resolving Conflicts through Problem Solving

356

(2)

Approaches Based on Principles of Behavior Modification

358

(6)

Using an Ecosystemic Approach Changing Problem Behavior by Reframing

364

(2)

Dealing with Thorny Problems

366

(7)

Tattling

366

(1)

Cheating

367

(1)

Stealing

368

(1)

Practical Tips for: Dealing with Cheating

369

(1)

Profanity

370

(1)

Defiance

371

(1)

Sexually Related Behavior

371

(1)

Practical Tips for: Handling Defiance

372

(1)

Failure to Do Homework

373

(1)

When Discipline Violates Students' First Amendment Rights

373

(2)

Practical Tips for: Increasing the Likelihood That Students Will Do Their Homework

374

(1)

Concluding Comments

375

(1)

Summary

376

(2)

Activities for Skill Building and Reflection

378

(1)

For Further Reading

379

(1)

References

380

(3)

Helping Students with Special Needs

383

(47)

Helping Children with Disabilities and ADHD

385

(22)

Learning Disabilities

388

(1)

Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

389

(2)

Practical Tips for: Helping Children with Conduct Disorder

391

(1)

Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Autism and Asperger Syndrome

392

(1)

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

393

(1)

Practical Tips for: Helping Children with Asperger Syndrome

394

(2)

General Strategies for Helping Children with Disabilities and ADHD

396

(1)

Practical Tips for: Helping Children with ADHD

397

(1)

Practical Tips for: Enhancing the Success of Co-Teaching

398

(9)

Helping Children Who Are English-Language Learners

407

(2)

Helping Students Who Are Troubled

409

(12)

Practical Tips for: Helping English-Language Learners

410

(1)

Substance Abuse

411

(4)

Practical Tips for: Helping Children of Alcoholics/Addicts

415

(3)

Abuse and Neglect

418

(3)

Concluding Comments

421

(1)

Summary

421

(2)

Activities for Skill Building and Reflection

423

(2)

For Further Reading

425

(1)

Organizational Resources

425

(1)

References

426

(4)

Preventing and Responding to Violence

430

How Much Violence Is There?

431

(1)

Strategies for Preventing Violence

431

(17)

Building Supportive School Communities

431

(5)

Practical Tips for: Dealing with Cyber-Bullying

436

(1)

Teaching Social-Emotional Skills and Conflict Resolution

437

(6)

Knowing the Early Warning Signs of Potential for Violence

443

(2)

Being Attentive to Whispers, Rumors, and Threats

445

(1)

De-escalating Potentially Explosive Situations

446

(1)

Practical Tips for: Managing Potentially Explosive Situations

447

(1)

Responding to Violence

448

(3)

Coping with Aggressive Behavior

448

(3)

Practical Tips for: Responding Effectively to Physical Fights

451

(1)

Responding Effectively to Physical Fights

451

(1)

Concluding Comments

451

(1)

Summary

452

(1)

Activities for Skill Building and Reflection

453

(1)

For Further Reading

453

(1)

Organizational Resources

454

(1)

References

455

Name Index

(1)

Subject Index

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