Classroom Management for Elementary Teachers

by Evertson, Carolyn M.; Emmer, Edmund T.; Worsham, Murray E.

• ISBN13: 9780205308385
• ISBN10: 0205308384
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-09-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

Based on extensive research conducted by the authors in more than 500 classrooms over the past 25 years, this best-selling book presents students with a thoroughly practical, hands-on approach to classroom management. It helps an instructor perform one of the most basic tasks for a teacher to develop a smoothly running classroom that encourages learning! Classroom Management for Elementary Teachers gives teachers the information and skills they need to establish classroom management systems. Written for the prospective elementary level teacher, the content is organized so that it can be readily applied in the classroom setting. It addresses the planning decisions teachers must make arranging the physical space, establishing rules and procedures, planning and conducting instruction, maintaining appropriate behavior, addressing problem behavior, using good communication skills, and managing special groups. All examples, checklists, case studies, and group activities are at the elementary level.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
CHAPTER 1 Organizing Your Classroom and Supplies	1	(16)
FOUR KEYS TO GOOD ROOM ARRANGEMENT	3	(1)
SUGGESTIONS FOR ARRANGING YOUR CLASSROOM	4	(9)
Wall and Ceiling Space	4	(2)
Floor Space	6	(5)
Storage Space and Supplies	11	(2)
FURTHER READING	13	(1)
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES	14	(2)
CHECKLIST 1: Room Preparation	16	(1)
CHAPTER 2 Choosing Rules and Procedures	17	(22)
WHY ALL KINDS OF CLASSROOMS NEED RULES AND PROCEDURES	18	(1)
PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS	19	(6)
Definition of Terms	19	(1)
Identifying School Rules and Procedures	20	(1)
Planning Your Classroom Rules	21	(2)
Student Participation in Rule Setting	23	(2)
PLANNING CLASSROOM PROCEDURES	25	(8)
Procedures for Room Use	25	(1)
Procedures during Individual Work and Teacher-Led Activities	26	(2)
Transitions into and out of the Room	28	(2)
Procedures during Small-Group Instruction	30	(1)
Procedures during Cooperative Group Activities	31	(1)
General Procedures	31	(2)
FURTHER READING	33	(1)
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES	34	(1)
CASE STUDY 2.1: Classroom Procedures and Rules in a Second-Grade Class	35	(1)
CASE STUDY 2.2: Using Centers in a Multitask Classroom	36	(1)
CHECKLIST 2: Rules and Procedures	37	(2)
CHAPTER 3 Managing Student Work	39	(16)
CLEAR COMMUNICATION OF ASSIGNMENTS AND WORK REQUIREMENTS	41	(2)
Instructions for Assignments	41	(1)
Standards for Form, Neatness, and Due Dates	42	(1)
Procedures for Absent Students	42	(1)
MONITORING PROGRESS ON AND COMPLETION OF ASSIGNMENTS	43	(3)
Monitoring Work in Progress	43	(1)
Monitoring the Completion of Assignments	44	(1)
Maintaining Records of Student Work	45	(1)
Managing Portfolios	45	(1)
MANAGING THE PAPERWORK	46	(1)
FEEDBACK TO STUDENTS	47	(1)
FURTHER READING	48	(1)
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES	49	(1)
CASE STUDY 3.1: Managing Student Work	49	(1)
CASE STUDY 3.2: Keeping Students Involved during Center Activities	50	(1)
CASE STUDY 3.3: Math Accountability Procedures in an Intermediate Grade	51	(1)
CASE STUDY 3.4: Poor Work and Study Habits in a Fourth-Grade Class	52	(1)
CHECKLIST 3: Accountability Procedures	53	(2)
CHAPTER 4 Getting Off to a Good Start	55	(30)
TEACHING RULES AND PROCEDURES	56	(3)
PLANNING FOR A GOOD BEGINNING	59	(10)
Important Considerations	59	(1)
Some Typical Activities	59	(6)
Communicating with Parents	65	(1)
Special Problems	66	(3)
Preparing for a Substitute	69	(1)
FURTHER READING	69	(1)
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES	70	(1)
CASE STUDY 4.1: Beginning the Year in a Literature-Based Primary Classroom	71	(7)
CASE STUDY 4.2: Beginning the Year in a Sixth-Grade Math Class Using Cooperative Learning	78	(5)
CHECKLIST 4: Preparation for the Beginning of School	83	(2)
CHAPTER 5 Planning and Conducting Instruction	85	(24)
PLANNING INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES	86	(10)
Types of Planning	87	(1)
Types of Instructional Activities	87	(5)
Arranging Activities within a Lesson	92	(1)
Planning for Clear Instruction	93	(2)
Technology in the Classroom	95	(1)
KOUNIN'S CONCEPTS FOR MANAGING WHOLE-GROUP INSTRUCTION	96	(5)
Preventing Misbehavior	96	(3)
Managing Movement	99	(1)
Maintaining Group Focus	99	(2)
TROUBLESHOOTING COMMON PROBLEMS IN CONDUCTING INSTRUCTION	101	(3)
Transitions	102	(1)
Clarity	103	(1)
FURTHER READING	104	(1)
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES	104	(1)
PROBLEM 5.1	105	(1)
PROBLEM 5.2	105	(1)
PROBLEM 5.3	105	(1)
PROBLEM 5.4	105	(1)
CASE STUDY 5.1: A Science Lesson in a Sixth-Grade Class	106	(1)
CHECKLIST 5: Planning for Instruction	107	(2)
CHAPTER 6 Managing Cooperative Learning Groups	109	(20)
RESEARCH ON COOPERATIVE LEARNING	110	(1)
EXAMPLES OF GROUP ACTIVITIES	111	(1)
STRATEGIES AND ROUTINES THAT SUPPORT COOPERATIVE LEARNING	112	(4)
Room Arrangement	112	(1)
Talk and Movement Procedures	113	(1)
Group Attention Signals	114	(1)
Promoting Interdependence within the Group	115	(1)
Individual Accountability	115	(1)
MONITORING STUDENT WORK AND BEHAVIOR	116	(2)
INTERVENTIONS FOR GROUPS	118	(1)
EFFECTIVE GROUP WORK SKILLS	119	(2)
Social Skills	119	(1)
Explaining Skills	119	(1)
Leadership Skills	120	(1)
BEGINNING THE USE OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING GROUPS	121	(5)
Room Arrangement	121	(1)
Procedures and Routines	121	(1)
Forming Groups	121	(1)
Initial Group Tasks	122	(1)
Teaching Group Skills	123	(2)
Student Goals and Participation	125	(1)
Using Group and Individual Rewards	125	(1)
FURTHER READING	126	(1)
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES	127	(1)
CHECKLIST 6: Planning for Cooperative Group Instruction	127	(2)
CHAPTER 7 Maintaining Appropriate Student Behavior	129	(18)
MONITORING STUDENT BEHAVIOR	131	(2)
CONSISTENCY	133	(1)
PROMPT MANAGEMENT OF INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR	134	(1)
Four Ways to Manage Inappropriate Behavior	135	(1)
BUILDING A POSITIVE CLIMATE	135	(2)
IMPROVING CLASS CLIMATE THROUGH INCENTIVES AND REWARDS	137	(4)
Recognition	138	(1)
Activities	138	(1)
Symbols	139	(1)
Material Incentives	140	(1)
CAUTION IN THE USE OF REWARDS	141	(1)
FURTHER READING	142	(1)
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES	143	(2)
PROBLEM 7.1: Misbehavior in a Third-Grade Class	145	(2)
CHAPTER 8 Communication Skills for Teaching	147	(24)
CONSTRUCTIVE ASSERTIVENESS	150	(3)
Stating the Problem or Concern	151	(1)
Body Language	152	(1)
Obtaining Appropriate Behavior	152	(1)
EMPATHIC RESPONDING	153	(3)
Listening Skills	154	(1)
Processing Skills	155	(1)
PROBLEM SOLVING	156	(4)
A NOTE ON TALKING WITH PARENTS	160	(1)
FURTHER READING	161	(1)
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES	162	(4)
ACTIVITY 8.1: Developing Assertiveness Skills	162	(1)
ACTIVITY 8.2: Recognizing Listening Responses	163	(1)
ACTIVITY 8.3: Producing Empathic Responses	164	(1)
ACTIVITY 8.4: Problem-Solving Exercises	165	(1)
ACTIVITY 8.5: Dialogue Analysis	166	(1)
VIGNETTES	166	(2)
DIALOGUE 8.1: Brad	166	(1)
DIALOGUE 8.2: Alice and Alicia	167	(1)
DIALOGUE 8.3: Terrence	168	(1)
ASSERTIVENESS ASSESSMENT SCALES	168	(3)
CHAPTER 9 Managing Problem Behaviors	171	(24)
WHAT IS PROBLEM BEHAVIOR?	173	(1)
Nonproblem	173	(1)
Minor Problem	173	(1)
Major Problem but Limited in Scope and Effects	173	(1)
Escalating or Spreading Problem	173	(1)
GOALS FOR MANAGING PROBLEM BEHAVIOR	174	(1)
MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES	174	(13)
Minor Interventions	176	(2)
Moderate Interventions	178	(3)
More Extensive Interventions	181	(6)
SPECIAL PROBLEMS	187	(5)
Tattling	187	(1)
Rudeness toward the Teacher	188	(1)
Chronic Avoidance of Work	189	(1)
Fighting	190	(1)
Other Aggressive Behavior	191	(1)
Defiance or Hostility toward the Teacher	192	(1)
A FINAL REMINDER: THINK AND ACT POSITIVELY	192	(1)
FURTHER READING	193	(1)
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES	194	(1)
CHAPTER 10 Managing Special Groups	195	(30)
ASSESSING ENTERING ACHIEVEMENT	196	(1)
IDENTIFYING SPECIAL GROUPS	197	(1)
STRATEGIES FOR INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES	197	(12)
Team Teaching	197	(2)
Modifying Whole-Class Instruction	199	(2)
Supplementary Instruction	201	(4)
Individualized Instruction	205	(3)
Additional Strategies	208	(1)
WORKING WITH SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS	209	(7)
Students with Learning Disabilities	210	(1)
Students with Emotional or Behavioral Problems	210	(2)
Students with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity	212	(1)
Students Who Are Deaf or Hearing Impaired	213	(1)
Students Who Have Visual Impairments	214	(1)
Students with Limited English Proficiency	215	(1)
TEACHING LOWER-ACHIEVING STUDENTS	216	(3)
Active Instruction	216	(1)
Organizing and Pacing Instruction	217	(1)
Remedial Instruction	217	(1)
Building Positive Attitudes	217	(2)
TEACHING HIGHER-ACHIEVING STUDENTS	219	(1)
FURTHER READING	220	(1)
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES	221	(1)
CASE STUDY 10.1: Organizing Reading Instruction for Low Academic Level Students	221	(1)
CASE STUDY 10.2: Supporting Students with Auditory Disabilities in the Classroom	222	(1)
PROBLEM 10.1: Team Teaching	223	(1)
PROBLEM 10.2: A Heterogeneous Class	223	(2)
Appendix: Answer Keys for Chapter Activities	225	(10)
References and Further Readings	235	(4)
Index	239