Walker, Hill M. creator author. text bibliography nyu 2023 monographic eng

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xx, 236 pages ; illustrations ; 24 cm. "This highly practical reference is organized around the problem behaviors that elementary teachers see as the greatest barriers to student success--and the positive behaviors they value the most. Of particular value to educators, the book matches proven intervention techniques to specific target behaviors. Presented are exemplary strategies for managing such classroom challenges as defiance, low motivation, and aggression, and for building all students' skills for following directions, staying on task, coping with frustration, and more. The book clearly explains key principles of behavior management, and includes case examples and reproducible handouts and forms"-- Part I. Strategies for solving problems with students who do not meet teacher expectations for appropriate classroom behavior -- Enhancing student compliance with teacher requests and directives -- Improving student completion of seatwork assignments according to instructions -- Motivating students to produce academic work of acceptable quality for their skill level -- Teaching students to have positive interactions/conversations with peers -- Developing students' ability to follow classroom rules and behavioral expectations -- Helping students cope with disappointment, frustration, and failure -- Part II. Strategies for teaching students how to avoid and reduce challenging behavior -- Teaching students to avoid damaging others' property and possessions -- Reducing insubordination and enhancing students' respect for the teacher -- Teaching students not to have tantrums when unable to get their way -- Reducing students' aggression in schooling contexts -- Coping with teacher defiance when managing the classroom behavior of oppositional students -- Addressing student lying, cheating, and stealing at school -- Part III. Strategies for increasing desirable behavior, decreasing undesirable behavior, and sustaining achieved behavior change over time -- How to increase desirable student behavior -- How to decrease undesirable student behavior -- How to sustain behavioral change(s) over time and across settings -- Appendix 1. Short form of the SBS inventory -- Appendix 2. Recommended additional resources for use by teachers -- Appendix 3. Handout for parents on how to debrief daily with their children about school -- Appendix 4. Coping with the impact of psychiatric disorders in schooling -- References -- Index. Hill M. Walker. Includes bibliographical references and index. School discipline Handbooks, manuals, etc Behavior modification Classroom management Problem children Education (Elementary) Elementary school teachers In-service training EDUCATION / Behavioral Management EDUCATION / Special Education / Behavioral, Emotional & Social Disabilities LB3013 .W3274 2023 371.1024 W151s EDU049000 EDU026050 9781462549207 2022053676 DLC 221116 20251006140722.0 22867896 eng