The Teaching Assistant's Guide to Managing Behaviour

by Jill Morgan

Overview

To help Teaching Assistant's to deal with and understand behaviour management.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826496829
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/27/2007
Series:	Teaching Assistant's Series
Pages:	152
Product dimensions:	5.06(w) x 7.81(h) x 0.33(d)

About the Author

Jill Morgan has worked with Teaching Assistants for the last 14 years both in the US and the UK. She currently teaches on the Foundation Degree in Learning Support at Swansea Institute of Higher Education, UK (SIHE), and is also an Independent Education and Training Consultant.

Table of Contents

Introduction
- what do we mean by behavoir?
- your role in managing behaviour
1. Understanding behaviour
- different perspectives
- what is acceptable behaviour?- cultural differences2. ABCs of Behaviour management3. Setting expectations for behaviour
- whole school policies- your teacher's expectations- rules and routines- giving effective instructions
4. Rewards and sanctions
- rewarding good behaviour
- what is a reward?
- can you give too many rewards?
- when rewards become punishment
- forms of discipline (preventive, corrective and supportive)
5. Helping children take responsibility for their own behaviour
- identifying problem behaviours
- setting realistic goals for change
- behaviour management plans
Conclusion
Resources
Useful websites
Further reading