Behavior and Classroom Management
By Jerry Webster, About.com Guide
Behavior is one of the greatest challenges a special education teacher faces, especially when students getting special education services are in inclusive classrooms. These resources help the special education teacher support their students in inclusive settings as well as help general education teachers and special ed teachers in self contained classrooms guarantee classroom success.
Behavior Management Documents
When behavior effects a student's academic performance, it is noted in the IEP. A Functional Behavior Analysis should be conducted and written by a special education professional, a psychologist or behavior specialist. Then a Behavior Intervention (or Improvement Plan) is written. Descriptions and directions for those documents can be found here.
- The Functional Behavioral Analysis
- Defining Behavior for the FBA
- How To Prepare a Behavior Intervention Plan
- The Behavior Intervention Plan
- The Contents of a Behavior Intervention Plan
- The Special Considerations Part of the IEP
- Writing IEP Goals for Behavior
Behavior Management Strategies
Before you have to put an FBA and BIP in place, there are strategies that will help refocus behavior and avoid those higher, official levels of intervention.
- Handling Typical Classroom Problems
- Understanding Misbehavior
- 6 Books Recommended for Discipline
- Strategies for Dealing with Problem Behaviors
- Creating Behavior Contracts
- Printable Behavior Contracts
- Behavior Disorders in Children
- The Bully
- Behavior Disorders
- Best Practices for Behavior Disabilities
Classroom Management
The most effective way to deal with difficult behavior is to prevent it. Simple as that. Creating a classroom environment that reinforces positive behavior, stimulates attention and imagination and makes teacher expectations clear to the students.