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Classroom Management Tune-Up

After returning from Holiday Break your students will benefit from reviewing your classroom management expectations. Here are a few ideas and reminders to help your classroom start 2019 on the right foot!

  1. Review classroom rules and practice procedures. Students will need to be re-taught what is expected.
  2. Circulate among the kids. It allows you to give immediate reinforcement or corrective feedback.
  3. Deliver high rates of reinforcement.
    Pro-tip #1
    -Talk about the good behavior and say individual students’ names when praising.
    -Make sure to provide examples and non-examples of desired behaviors (but don’t use students’ names when giving non-examples).
    -Remember 6:1 ratio of positive reinforcement to correction!
  4. Give an attention cue before giving instructions.
  5. Use road mapping before starting a lesson or activity. It creates predictability and it is an antecedent to compliance.
    Pro-tip #2
    -Try using language such as “first we’ll do this… then we’ll do this.”
  6. Have materials ready to go before calling students to groups. Down-time can lead to behavior disruptions!
  7. Get creative about reinforcers. Watch and listen… students will show you what they want to earn.
    Pro-tip #3
    -Remember the basics of reinforcement are (IFEED-AV): Immediate, Frequent, Enthusiastic, Eye contact, Describe the Behavior, Build Anticipation, and Variety

Information from Melisa Genaux, Autism Specialist, Jordan School District

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