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This text for pre-service and in-service teachers takes a case-based approach to classroom management. Early chapters overview basic concepts essential to classroom behavior management, such as identification and analysis of behavior problems, changing behavior, peer influence, and working with other teachers and families. These chapters feature vignettes, reflection questions, and summaries. Later chapters offer 21 real cases for analysis. This third edition adds material on new requirements of the federal law, and contains several new cases. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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This book applies behavior management principles to classroom teaching, with an emphasis on analyzing behavior management as an instructional problem. Managing Classroom Behavior summarizes principles of good instruction, the acting-out cycle, and how to work with students, other teachers, and parents. Behavioral principles and practices based on empirical research are illustrated with numerous examples. This book gives teachers practice in applying principles through analysis of actual case studies throughself-questioning and reflection. Topics include identifying and analyzing behavior problems, basic behavior change strategies, talking with students, using the peer group, and working with other educators and parents. For educators, special educators, and educational psychologists.
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