Elementary Teacher's Discipline Problem Solver A Practical A-Z Guide for Managing Classroom Behavior Problems

by Shore, Kenneth

• ISBN13: 9780787965990
• ISBN10: 0787965995
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-10-10
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Elementary Teacher's Discipline Problem Solver is a ready-to-use resource filled with practical, concrete, and teacher-tested strategies that will help you maintain order in your classroom while preserving your students' dignity. Each of the book's proven techniques has been designed with the goal of helping you maximize your teaching time and minimize the time you spend disciplining. The strategies included here may be used on an as-needed basis for occasional discipline problems or in a more formal Response-to-Intervention (RTI) framework.Elementary Teacher's Discipline Problem Solver gives you the information and the down-to-earth strategies you need to handle 63 wide-ranging classroom problems including:Aggressive Behavior * Angry Outbursts * Attention Deficit * Backtalk * Bathroom Problems * Bullying * Calling Out * Cheating * Complaining * Crying Frequently * Disorganization * Disruptive Behavior * Homework Problems * Hyperactivity * Lack of Motivation * Low Self-esteem * Lunchroom Problems * Masturbation * Perfectionism * Playground Problems * Rude Behavior * Seatwork Problems * Shyness * Spitting * Talking Excessively * Teasing * Vandalism * Whining . . . and many more.

Author Biography

Dr. Kenneth Shore is a psychologist and chair of a child study team for the Hamilton, New Jersey Public Schools. He was awarded the Donald R. Peterson Prize from Rutgers University for "outstanding contributions to professional psychology." He is the author of numerous books including the highly acclaimed The Special Education Handbook and Special Kids Problem Solver from Jossey-Bass Publishers. He has appeared on CNN and PBS television and writes a weekly column for Education World. His e-mail is [e-mail].

Table of Contents

About the Author	vii
Introduction	1	(4)
Aggressive Behavior	5	(7)
Angry Outbursts	12	(7)
Argumentative Behavior	19	(4)
Assembly Problems	23	(4)
Attention Deficit	27	(6)
Back Talk	33	(5)
Bathroom Problems	38	(5)
Bothering Classmates	43	(4)
Bullying	47	(4)
Calling Out	51	(5)
Chair Tipping	56	(2)
Cheating	58	(5)
Class Trip Problems	63	(3)
Complaining, Frequent	66	(4)
Crying, Frequent	70	(5)
Dependent Behavior	75	(6)
Disorganization	81	(4)
Disruptive/Uncooperative Behavior	85	(11)
Forgetfulness	96	(4)
Friends, Lack of	100	(5)
Gum Chewing	105	(3)
Hallway/Lining-up Problems	108	(5)
Hitting or Threatening a Teacher	113	(6)
Homework Problems	119	(7)
Hygiene, Poor	126	(4)
Hyperactivity	130	(7)
Lateness	137	(4)
Leaving Class	141	(4)
Listening Skills, Poor	145	(5)
Lunchroom Problems	150	(4)
Lying	154	(4)
Making Noises	158	(2)
Masturbation	160	(4)
Messiness	164	(3)
Motivation, Lack of	167	(5)
Participation, Lack of Class	172	(5)
Passing Notes	177	(2)
Perfectionism	179	(5)
Playground Problems	184	(5)
Pouting	189	(5)
Racially Offensive Language	194	(5)
Rude/Disrespectful Behavior	199	(5)
School Phobia/Separation Anxiety	204	(5)
Seatwork Problems	209	(5)
Self Esteem, Low	214	(5)
Sexually Offensive Behavior	219	(5)
Shyness	224	(4)
Sleeping in Class	228	(4)
Special-Needs Students	232	(6)
Special Subjects	238	(5)
Spitting	243	(3)
Stealing	246	(5)
Substitute Teacher	251	(4)
Suicide Threats	255	(6)
Swearing	261	(5)
Talking, Excessive	266	(6)
Tattling	272	(4)
Teasing	276	(6)
Toileting Problems	282	(5)
Tourette's Syndrome	287	(5)
Vandalism	292	(4)
Weapon, Possession of	296	(5)
Whining	301	(4)
For Further Information	305