2. +
Behaviour management
RCHK Primary has a positive behaviour management
approach.
Built on respect.
Aimed at enabling all students to learn.
EAs are crucial to behaviour management, working with the
teacher.
3. +
What is disruptive behaviour?
Any behaviour which is disruptive to learning or safety,
physically or mentally.
The learning of the student causing the disruption, or the
learning of other students.
Complete a Y chart with examples of the disruptive behaviour
you might have witnessed.
What?
When?Where?
4. +
Four types of disruption
A
B
C
D
From Win-Win Discipline by Spencer Kagan, PhD; Patricia Kyle,
PhD; Sally Scott, MA.
Aggression
Breaking the Rules
Confrontation
Disengagment
Consider the behaviours you listed on the Y-chart “What” section.
Label them A, B, C or D.
Look at the list of disruptions. Discuss which ones you may
encounter.
5. +
The position of the student
Attention seeking
Avoiding failure/embarrassment
Angry
Control-seeking
Energetic
Bored
Uninformed
From Win-Win Discipline by Spencer Kagan, PhD; Patricia Kyle,
PhD; Sally Scott, MA.
6. +
Managing Behaviour
Win-Win approach –
Preventative
Moment-of-Disruption
Follow-Ups
Moment-of-Disruption
What sort of disruption do you think the one shown is?
What position do you think the student is taking?
How could you deal with the disruption?
7. +
Moment-of-Disruption strategies
Remind students of class agreements.
Ask students to make better choices.
Redirect students’ attention to the work.
Try another way – take tasks one step at a time.
Coupons for frequent behaviour.
Catch-me strategies.
Call attention to the Learner Profile.
Further ideas in Win-Win Discipline.
Where might Educational Assistants encounter challenging behaviour, and what steps can they take to counter it?
The reason it is important to know what sort of behaviour is because it is helpful when thinking about how to deal with it.
Can you think of examples of these positions from students you know or have known? Share with a talk partner.
Hand out sheets with the condensed information on them!