Setting Limits in the Classroom: A Complete Guide to Effective Classroom Management with a School-Wide Discipline Plan

ISBN-13: 9780307591722 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 400 str.

Lisa Stanzione; Robert J. MacKenzie

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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:
- Eliminating power struggles and handling disruptions quickly
- Establishing an effective environment for learning
- Using natural and logical consequences to support your rules
- Conducting proactive, focused parent conferences
- New research and techniques for supporting special-needs children

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.