Evaluate methods for managing children’s behaviour and how these may affect teaching and learning
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Evaluate methods for managing children’s behaviour and how these may affect teaching and learning
Any methods used when managing children’s behaviour should be proactive rather than reactive: If a child is, being verbally challenging and you engage a conversation and react to the behaviour the matter will escalate, being proactive by thinking and assessing the situation before you speak, being aware that your body language is positive, be calm and talk in a soothing voice, let the child know that they can choose which way to behave, remind them that there can be consequences for their behaviour and how it can affect others. This can help defuse a situation and therefore stop any disruption in the learning environment.
“To eliminate threats from your verbal comments when managing challenging behaviour means not simply being aware of the words you are using, but also being fully prepared and planned in your styles of approach. There is far more chance of you using threats (comments you are not prepared to back up) when you are unplanned, flustered or facing a challenge to your management style and authority.”(Stott, D, 2009, online)
The school behaviour policy should have set guidelines to be followed, of rewards and sanctions, offering rewards for good behaviour can have a positive effect on learning, however the child must be aware that they will not always be given rewards, otherwise they may only work when they think that they will get a reward and not at other times. The sanctions can help manage children’s behaviour, if the sanctions are used they should be followed through, not just used as a threat if the children are ‘threatened ‘ with sanctions often this can have a negative effect in their behaviour and can make matter worse within the teaching environment. Before using the sanctions talking with the child and letting them know their behaviour can have an effect on others around them. You must be consistent when using the sanctions if you
Evaluate methods for managing children’s behaviour and how these may affect teaching and learning
Any methods used when managing children’s behaviour should be proactive rather than reactive: If a child is, being verbally challenging and you engage a conversation and react to the behaviour the matter will escalate, being proactive by thinking and assessing the situation before you speak, being aware that your body language is positive, be calm and talk in a soothing voice, let the child know that they can choose which way to behave, remind them that there can be consequences for their behaviour and how it can affect others. This can help defuse a situation and therefore stop any disruption in the learning environment.
“To eliminate threats from your verbal comments when managing challenging behaviour means not simply being aware of the words you are using, but also being fully prepared and planned in your styles of approach. There is far more chance of you using threats (comments you are not prepared to back up) when you are unplanned, flustered or facing a challenge to your management style and authority.”(Stott, D, 2009, online)
The school behaviour policy should have set guidelines to be followed, of rewards and sanctions, offering rewards for good behaviour can have a positive effect on learning, however the child must be aware that they will not always be given rewards, otherwise they may only work when they think that they will get a reward and not at other times. The sanctions can help manage children’s behaviour, if the sanctions are used they should be followed through, not just used as a threat if the children are ‘threatened ‘ with sanctions often this can have a negative effect in their behaviour and can make matter worse within the teaching environment. Before using the sanctions talking with the child and letting them know their behaviour can have an effect on others around them. You must be consistent when using the sanctions if you