Notice when children are behaving well or trying hard: Praising good behaviour, do not be focused only in bad behaviour. Example: ‘Excellent John, you tidy up the class when we finished the lesson’. Ensure pupils know why they are being rewarded: ‘I am giving you this award because you use your wonderful skills in maths to help to friends.’ Ensure directions are unambiguous: ‘ We need to finish this activity before home time, we still have got twenty minutes to carry on with our work’ Build trust with all the pupils to maintain positive relationship:’It is really important for me if you help to prepare the class for the next activity. Please John, can you put all the tables together? Please Lisa, can you put the chairs around the tables? Follow
❖ Praise versus Criticism. Using praise over negative language is more effective because it models what constitutes good behaviour. For example if a pupils actions are inappropriate – try to highlight good behaviour by praising their neighbours.
It is important that the adult influences of the classroom recognise and praise the positive behaviour of individual pupils – especially those who struggle to maintain good behaviour and tend to be told off more than others. It is also essential to praise constant good behaviour (from pupils who never misbehave) to avoid the development inappropriate behaviour. Children respond to all kinds of positive praise. In my setting, the class teacher and LSA’s often add positive words like ‘fantastic’, ‘brilliant’ or ‘well done’ when acknowledging their input towards the class. We also use house tokens to
Participation awards encourage involvement by recognizing the hard work of everyone involved, which is why they shouldn’t be seen as pity awards that students don’t deserve. By rewarding participation, you applaud the effort and hard work of the deserving winners, but also the hundreds of other competitors who put forth their best effort. Unfortunately, parents like James Harrison don’t understand the purpose or benefit of participation awards, resulting in the stigma around them. James confiscated his son’s award saying that “these trophies will be given back until they EARN a trophy,” and “sometimes your best is not good enough,” but often, your best effort is enough. You’re not always going to be the best, even if you try your hardest, and
The reporting party (RP) stated the children residing in the facility needs are not being meet. According to the RP there is so much friction between staff members that the needs of the residents are not be provided. The staff are not assisting the residents with bathing or grooming. The children are sent to be in there clothing without bathing and are not bathed the next morning. When staff is asked by another staff to assist a child with his hygiene the staff member will not assist the child because the request came from the staff. The RP stated on one occasion the staff used a resident's shoe laces instead of a belt to keep his pants up. The RP stated there was at least one belt available at the time. The staff behaviors are impacting the children's behaviors. According to the RP a staff member
In the second painting “Youth” the child has grown, and has experienced some of life’s challenges as a youth. He is seen here steering the boat by himself on the widened stream surrounded by the trees and the landscape in full bloom. The angel is on the bank of the stream as if to direct him out on his boat. The youth sets out on a summer day on the stream that looks calm but at the end it looks as if it will turn a little rocky. The reflections of the surroundings are mirrored on the stream as the youth sails towards the graceful castle in the sky. The youth looks confident and energetic as he soars out on a journey. If you look above the mountains you can see angels in the midst of the clouds watching over him. He is reaching up to the graceful castle in the sky, and I believe he is asking for faith and hope to guide him in the right direction in life. The youth
There are seven tables in the centre of the classroom, each table consist of four students. Each chair has the student’s own seat sack to put and organize their study materials and works. The teacher
Making them appreciate that working hard and making good choices will in turn give them a reward, in other words makes the pupil realise that this then follows on to adulthood whereby having the understanding of making your own money and having the power to buy your own stuff, gives them a sense
I believe this article helped me understand that extrinsic rewards can be detrimental to a student’s education and motivation. Rewards are a nice touch to use every once in a while, but as a teacher I need to know how to make my student’s rely on being proud of the effort they put forth in an assignment instead of being discouraged about not making a 100. This article also influenced me to understand that “education is not a solitary activity; it’s a team sport.” (2018) I need to remember that working with my colleagues to figure out what certain students like and have prior
Teacher praise is most effective when it is behavior specific and explicitly identifies the student behavior that is being praised (Cavanaugh, 2013).
Observe your child: What are they using properly? What do they repeatedly use? What behaviors are you needing to repeatedly correct and so on. These are some signs of interests and needs. These observations will be necessary to successfully do the following seven tips.
In current years, there has been an expanding importance on the utilization of 'positive behaviour reinforcement' as a method for enhancing behavioral measures among young learners. Previously, punishing terrible behaviour may have been the standard reaction of teachers to classroom issue. Presently there is a developing agreement that positive reinforcement is the more successful technique for enhancing children's conduct in the long-term. Positive reinforcement can support great conduct in young learners from an early age. Positive reinforcement can either be a reward for good conduct, or just positive communication in the form of praise. This kind of reinforcement is usually more effective than punishing a child for his or her bad behaviour.
B.F. Skinner states in his Behavior Management theory that behavior is learned through positive reinforcement. (Lynch, 2016) I believe that in order to create a kind and caring environment this is the best strategy to approach students with. I plan to try to always praise my students when they are
Prevention strategies are essential to build a students morale, desire to learn and behave in the classroom. An established intervention plan can effectively change a child’s behavior. Being positive or negative, precaution must be taken on how to approach this kind of student to get a positive reaction. That is to say, that if a teacher asks a question and the child responds by yelling out the answer the reaction would be for most to verbally reprimand the student but sometimes this may not correct way. There may be other reasons for the attention seeking behavior. Implementing positive behavior such as a praise, a pat on the back
There are lot of ways how to help our kids learn good behaviour. All we need is to understand and consider them, that they are not perfect and often makes mistakes just like we do. Here are some suggestions:
Often times parents become fixated on reprimanding the negative behaviors their children exhibit instead of noticing, praising and further, reinforcing the positive behaviors they practiced. For example, I may get heated when I discover my niece has performed a certain behavior I condone; however, there have been times when she has done a positive behavior and it goes undetected because it did not require me reprimanding her. She has had to bring it to my attention at times that I have overlooked something positive that she has done. When this happens, I apologize for my oversight and praise her for exemplifying positive characteristics independently. As I reflect on this experience, it is essential for parents to take notice and invest more time in positive character building and reinforcement as a preventive to negative behaviors. When children feel seen and appreciated, they are more likely to engage in favorable behaviors that invoke the