by Margaret Wilson (Author)
Get better at handling behaviors that disrupt classrooms and interfere with learning. This practical guide includes an overview of the Responsive Classroom approach to discipline and simple, effective techniques for addressing:
Listening and attention challenges
Teasing
Cliques and exclusion
Tattling
Defiance
Disengagement
Silliness and showing off
Too much physical contact
Dishonesty
Frustration and meltdowns
Veteran educator and Responsive Classroom consultant Margaret Berry Wilson helps you understand why students sometimes misbehave and how a positive, respectful approach to discipline can transform your classroom. For each problem behavior, she explains which proactive strategies to use, how to respond most effectively when children misbehave, and how to talk with parents.