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Workshop 4. Decreasing Inappropriate Behaviour. Part One Ignoring and Redirecting. Key Concepts. How to redirect and engage children How and when to ignore inappropriate responses from children. Using verbal and nonverbal cues to re-engage children The importance of reminders and warnings.
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Decreasing Inappropriate Behaviour Part One Ignoring and Redirecting
Key Concepts • How to redirect and engage children • How and when to ignore inappropriate responses from children. • Using verbal and nonverbal cues to re-engage children • The importance of reminders and warnings.
The major alternatives before resorting to negative consequences are the strategies of ignoring, redirecting and reminders or warnings.
In your groups discuss the kinds of behaviours teachers can ignore in the classroom. Make a list down the left hand side of your page.
In groups: Go back to your list of behaviours you can ignore in the classroom and on the right hand side of your page write the positive opposite behaviour.
Nonverbal Cues Identify the nonverbal cues used in the next few vignettes. Compare your list with that of your group members. Vignettes 7 - 11
Negative Verbal Redirect Discuss with your group what you might have done differently to positively redirect. Vignettes 17-21
Selective Ignoring When would selective ignoring be effective? Using the handout on Selective Ignoring, discuss this question with your partner and record your ideas.
In your groups decide how you would set up a systematic programme to help a child such as this learn to stay in her seat? Vignette 23
Share with your group strategies you use to help yourself stay calm when children are misbehaving and disregulating.
Pairs for Planning • Helen Lisa • Linda Nicola • Suz Bridget • Karen Claire • Jo R Jo McL • Jen Ros • Ruth Candice • Penny Jac
Next workshop date 15 June 2011 Helen hmsnz@xtra.co.nz Rose rosecopland@yahoo.co.nz