In a Class of Your Own Managing Challenging Behaviour

by Gribble, Bill

• ISBN13: 9780826485533
• ISBN10: 0826485537
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-23
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

'It is encouraging to see such a wide range of issues ddressed with candour, sensitivity and good humour.'Bill Rogers from the ForewordA pacey and enjoyable guide for teachers designed to help them improve their behaviour management skill

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Preface	xi
Introduction	1	(9)
1 Beware Experts!	10	(10)
2 Questions and Dilemmas	20	(17)
School context	20	(3)
Training implications	23	(2)
Is corporal punishment or confrontation ever acceptable?	25	(2)
What should be the response to unacceptable classroom behaviour?	27	(2)
Is it me?	29	(1)
What are the behaviours that disrupt teaching and learning?	30	(3)
What constitutes low-level disruption?	33	(2)
What do I do about the above questions?	35	(1)
Summary	35	(2)
3 What Type of Teacher Are You?	37	(19)
Preventative approach	45	(3)
The authoritarian teacher	48	(2)
The indecisive teacher	50	(1)
The decisive or positive teacher	51	(4)
The dignified teacher	55	(1)
Summary	55	(1)
4 Skills	56	(30)
Primary and secondary behaviours	58	(3)
The ABC approach	61	(2)
Control and transaction	63	(1)
Developing the fourth 'R'	64	(2)
The two key behaviours	66	(9)
Meeting pupils where they are at – behaviourally	75	(1)
Developing consequences	76	(8)
Summary	84	(2)
5 Control	86	(27)
Control and observation	89	(4)
Self-reflection	93	(19)
Summary	112	(1)
6 Transaction	113	(36)
Influences on transaction	114	(3)
Developing effective transactions	117	(11)
Health check	128	(1)
Least intrusive to most intrusive	129	(13)
Rules	142	(5)
Protocols	147	(1)
Summary	147	(2)
Conclusion	149	(21)
Managing behaviour and misbehaviour: a positive approach	150	(4)
Schools making the difference	154	(3)
Applying a professional approach to behaviour management	157	(6)
SEBD and a positive response	163	(6)
Summary	169	(1)
Appendix 1: A Proposed LEA Model of SEBD Support	170	(1)
Appendix 2: A Proposed Whole-School Behaviour Policy	171	(1)
References	172