"This may work with the majority of my students, but what about those who have more significant behavioral issues?" Although few in number, students with more challenging behavioral issues cause the most disruptions and require a significant amount of the teacher's time. Based on sound psychological principles and backed by more than 10 years of empirical, scientific evidence, this resource provides teachers in general and special education settings with strategies and techniques as well as an eight-step plan for responding to challenging behaviors: Giving simple, effective instructions and commandsUsing appropriate warningsHandling tantrums and outburstsCreating a behavioral contractManaging transitionsPreventing disruptionsImproving behavior outside the classroomDeveloping effective homework routines The book provides many practical examples and vignettes and addresses possible problems that teachers may encounter while administering the interventions.

"This is a practical, ready-to-use ′cookbook′ to manage typical classroom misbehaviors. Following the steps results in a win-win situation, with both the teacher and the student saving face and maintaining integrity." —Marilyn Gonyo, President Education Assessment Center "Kapalka presents scenarios of difficult cases that educators often encounter. This is an easy-to-read manual for quick referencing. Keep a copy by your desk." —Maria Barresi-Devore, Consulting Psychologist A step-by-step approach to managing your most challenging students! Every classroom has one or two students with more challenging behavioral issues that often require a significant amount of an educator′s time. For teachers who have already tried an assortment of behavior management strategies without much success, this unique resource presents a focused, cohesive plan of eight specific interventions that are proven to work with students who are defiant, willful, and have limited self-control. This step-by-step plan, based on separate empirical studies that verified how every step contributes to overall behavior improvement, provides solutions to specific problems that teachers commonly experience. Deliberately sequenced and designed so that each step builds on previous interventions, the techniques include: Giving simple instructions Using appropriate warnings Handling tantrums Creating behavioral contracts Managing transitions Preventing disruptions Improving behavior outside the classroom Developing effective homework routines Filled with detailed explanations for accurate implementation to improve the likelihood of success, 8 Steps to Classroom Management Success targets the most common behavior trouble spots and provides the most effective techniques to address each.

This is a solutions book that shows how to organize and structure a classroom to create a safe and positive environment for student learning and achievement to take place. It offers 50 classroom procedures that can be applied, changed, adapted, into classroom routines for any classroom management plan at any grade level. Each procedure is presented with a consistent format that breaks it down and tells how to teach it and what the outcome of teaching it will be. While all of the work and preparation behind a well-managed classroom are rarely observed, the dividends are evident in a classroom that is less stressful for all and one that hums with learning. The information is supplemented with 40 QR Codes that take the learning beyond the basic text. As the companion book to THE First Days of School, it takes one of the three characteristics of an effective teacher, being an extremely good classroom manager, and shows how to put it into practice in the classroom. It will show you how to manage your classroom step by step. THE Classroom Management Book will help you prevent classroom discipline problems and help you create an atmosphere where everyone knows what to do--even when you are not in the classroom! 320-page book with Index 50 step-by-step Procedures 40 QR Codes for extended learning

Based on separate empirical studies that verified how every step contributes to overall behavior improvement, this resource provides a sequenced, cohesive plan for managing significant behavioral challenges.

The first book to address head-on the most in-demand and troubling issue for teachers: how to control their classroom.

"A must for all teachers who are searching for strategies to shape positive classroom atmosphere through nurturing the student-teacher relationship." a?Alan Canestrari, Adjunct Professor, Roger Williams University "The Spiritual Dimension section is especially thought-provoking, particularly the four suggestions to build student efficacy." a?Jill Lindberg, Educational Consultant Use these practical methods to create a classroom environment that honors both teacher and student! Students flourish in classrooms where they feel valued, cared for, and safe, and where they are challenged to think and explore. Written by expert educator, administrator, and psychologist Robert DiGiulio, this third edition of the bestseller helps teachers create a positive environment not only for their own survival as professionals but for the benefit of their students and the community. Student teachers, beginning teachers, and veteran teachers will find this a perfect resource for strengthening their classroom management skills. Providing creative ideas, materials, checklists, models, tools, and sample dialogues illustrating applications across all Ka?12 grade levels, this concise edition features: The four dimensions of successful classrooms: spiritual, physical, instructional, and managerial A differentiated approach to instruction and management in the classroom Added coverage of child and adolescent development and emotional intelligence Presenting clear strategies for mastering classroom success, this text is an ideal companion to the author's book Great Teaching: What Matters Most in Helping Students Succeed.

This book provide a practical blueprint for creating a cooperative and respectful classroom climate in which students and teachers work through behavioral issues together.