Tying together the theory and practice of child guidance and behavior in clear and accessible ways, this book provides educators and caregivers actionable best practices to teach children healthy emotional and social development. Using contemporary brain research, vignettes, and discussion questions, this book gives you the tools and strategies to reduce the increasing expulsion rate in early childhood, understand how stress effects children’s self-regulation, and help even the most at-ris...

Disruptive behavior, power struggles, lack of motivation, attention deficit disorder—at times the list of obstacles to teaching seems endless. That’s why thousands of teachers and child-care providers have turned to the solutions in Setting Limits in the Classroom. This fully updated and expanded third edition offers the most up-to-date alternatives to punishment and permissiveness—moving beyond traditional methods that wear you down and get you nowhere.Topics include:

The author of the best-selling book Transition Time brings you more attention-grabbing, creative activities to turn potentially stressful transitions into fun learning experiences. These short, simple activities offer new ways to capture children's attention with fingerplays, chants, songs and games. All of the activities reflect current brain research and reinforce early literacy. Stories are included, as well as patterns for puppets and props. Use it any time of day--from mornin...

Are you worried about managing the behaviour of your new class? Does the thought of the new academic year fill you with dread? Don't worry, I know how you feel! I started my teaching career full of nerves, anxious to get the behaviour management right. My first day teaching Year 6 gave me many sleepless nights and I could only imagine the whole class running riot! Maybe you feel the same as I did? Well, there is no need to worry for the whole of the summer. This book will take you through ...

Classroom management made simple!Designed specifically for pre-kindergarten through 8th-grade classrooms, 1-2-3 Magic in the Classroom offers a comprehensive framework that effortlessly combines simplicity, practicality, and remarkable results.With a focus on promoting respect, cooperation, and responsible behavior, this indispensable resource allows teachers to navigate challenging situations with confidence, fostering a harmonious atmosphere cond...

Based on Geoff Colvin’s bestselling book, Managing the Cycle of Acting-Out Behavior in the Classroom, this practitioner-friendly guide provides special and general education teachers of autistic students with a six-phase positive behavior support model that includes interventions for each phase. Outlining practical steps for preventing and responding to the various phases of meltdown behavior in students with autism spectrum disorder, you’ll find: An overview of ASD...

Learn what to do when your students’ feet just can’t keep still.If you have had enough of repeating yourself to students who aren’t listening, try a little less talk and a lot more action. The authors of Active Lessons for Active Brains have assembled an indispensable, ready-to-use collection of mathematics, language arts, science, and classroom management strategies to focus a classroom full of energetic minds. Designed for active, hands-on learners-wheth...

Preschool is a time in a child's life when adults can stimulate a child's brain to grow as they pass through the various stages of childhood. These changes should involve their motor and sensory functions through experiences in their environment. The purpose of a preschool should be to lay the groundwork to build on for the future. Certainly, it should not be to make little academic wizards of the children. Instead, there should be devices to help children refine the needed essential skill...

What can schools and teachers do to promote discipline in the classroom? How do discipline and learning interact?The Elton Committee was set up in 1989 to consider ‘what action can be taken to secure the orderly atmosphere necessary in schools for effective teaching and learning to take place’. In this collection of papers, originally published in 1992, ten leading figures in the psychology of education reflect on some of the issues raised by the Elton Report and provide a series o...

Why are so many public school teachers, administrators, and coaches choosing to become romantically and sexually involved with teenage students and players? Since 2000, numbers of intimate relationships between teachers and students have skyrocketed. Teacher arrests are at all-time highs. Is there a correlation between these relationships and communication and social technologies? The book explores:What is driving those in public and private education to have romantic and sexual re...

Learn how to reach children who need special help.Almost anyone who works with 3- to 6-year-olds knows what it feels like to spend time with youngsters who are particularly puzzling or hard to help. When Young Children Need Help examines how early childhood educators can make sense of what is going on for such children and then use that understanding to help promote growth and mastery. Written for child care center staff, family child care providers, preschool teachers, an...

With the help of this book, teachers will learn to utilize a variety of shared creative strategies and techniques—from aromatherapy to affirmations—to address and adjust problematic behavior in the classroom while simultaneously promoting resilience and active engagement in learning. Penned by an experienced school developmental psychologist, When Nothing Else Works book builds upon the latest behavioral research and evidence-based practices. Rather than simply providing solutions...