Description
Techniques for Managing Verbally & Physically Aggressive Students- Fourth Edition consists of positive, effective approaches for dealing with students who are verbally or physically aggressive.
Teachers learn to successfully manage and instruct difficult students by:
- seeing each student as a person worthy of his or her time and attention,
- treating students firmly and fairly,
- enforcing consistent expectations,
- creating a safe and secure classroom,
- ensuring that the classroom priority is learning and the dominant attitude is respect, and
- recognizing the potential in all students.
These techniques have been found to be effective with students who have significant behavioral problems as well as students in the general education population.
Contents
- Facing the Challenge
- The Classroom Climate
- Ineffective Classroom Management Techniques
- Successful Behavior Management Techniques
- Behavior Intervention Plans
- Understanding Aggression
- Dealing With Aggressive Behavior
- Verbally Dealing With Aggression
- Use of Time-Out
- Bully-Proofing the Classroom
- Physical Intervention With Aggressive Students
- Breaking Up Fights
- Police Intervention and Community Agency Involvement
- Working Effectively With Parents
- Administrative Issues
Appendices contain multiple sample forms and examples of procedures.
176 pages, 6 x 9, softcover © 2018 ISBN 978-1-4164-1130-7