Setting limits in the classroom : a complete guide to effective classroom management with a school-wide discipline plan / Robert J. Mackenzie and Lisa Stanzione.
Creating structure that works -- Developing positive relationships with encouragement -- Engagement strategies: making learning enjoyable -- PAT: a motivational gift that keeps on giving -- How students learn your rules -- How teachers teach their rules -- Classroom dances: ineffective discipline in action -- Soft limits invite testing and power struggles -- Firm limits: clear signals students understand -- Ending power struggles before they begin -- Logical consequences: structural learning experiences -- Recess academy: strategic training for mastering skills -- Two-stage time-out: a stop signal kids understand -- Using parents for backup support -- Using the office for backup support -- Managing crises and extreme behavior -- Supporting students with ADD/ADHD -- Supporting students with special needs -- Developing a school-wide discipline plan.
Summary:
"With its new focus on younger students and special tools for handling "strong-willed" children, this edition offers schoolteachers the tools they need to gain control of their classrooms--respectfully and effectively."--back cover.
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