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16 Tips for Helping Students Meet Classroom Behavior Expectations
May 2, 2024
All students benefit from positive classroom supports that will help them meet their teacher’s behavior expectations and reach their academic goals. For students with serious emotional and/or behavioral disorders (EBD),…
Solving the Puzzle of Better Behavior with Breathe—Move—Learn
April 23, 2024
Can mindful breathing, cross-lateral movement, and social-emotional learning help a child change their behavior? Research studies and actual classroom experience say yes—and today, one of our authors is here to…
12 Tips for Preventing Challenging Behavior in Your Inclusive Classroom
February 13, 2024
Preventing behavior challenges before they start is one of the most important things you can do to support your students’ engagement, wellbeing, and readiness for learning. Excerpted and adapted from…
Matthew’s Story: How Positive, Proactive Approaches Can Help Resolve Challenging Behavior
August 31, 2023
Challenging behavior is a critical issue in any early childhood learning environment. Addressing these behaviors early is key—as author Nicole Edwards notes, “challenging behaviors that persist into the preschool years…
Addressing Student Behavior Challenges: Solutions to 6 Common Mistakes
April 11, 2023
Classroom behavior challenges are one of the most pressing issues you’ll face as an educator. What are the keys to resolving these challenges, and how can you avoid the pitfalls…
6 Steps to Helping Children Self-Monitor Their Behavior
March 14, 2023
Self-monitoring—teaching a child to observe their own actions—can improve many important aspects of behavior and academic performance. With a little know-how, you can explicitly teach children self-monitoring skills, and that’s…
10 Great Quotes on Promoting Positive Behavior
February 7, 2023
Encouraging positive behavior in the classroom is a high priority for every teacher. Check out these 10 great quotes and tips from our authors—trusted experts on reducing challenging behavior and…
6 Ways Families Can Encourage Desired Behavior at Home
October 11, 2022
Great for sharing with families, today’s post is about a topic near and dear to just about every parent’s heart: increasing desired behaviors at home. These six suggestions, excerpted and…
10 Questions for Planning Early Childhood Classrooms that Encourage Positive Behavior
September 1, 2022
The way a classroom is set up can have a powerful impact on the behavior of young children. A supportive and thoughtfully designed classroom environment can help reduce behavior challenges…