It's certainly not uncommon for young students to not understand appropriate voice levels during certain activities. We have 20 plus kiddos in a room and they really need to be taught when it's appropriate to speak at a normal level, when it's appropriate to whisper and then when … [Read more...]
Thinking Differently About Behavior
How do we create an environment where students want to come to school to learn? A place where students feel safe and secure and want to be participating members of a classroom? This is really the goal of every educator- we desparately want our students to have that intrinsic … [Read more...]
The Importance of Teaching Procedures in the Classroom
Last week I was talking with several colleagues about the elements of successful small group instruction. We started chatting about the core curriculum, determining skill based groups, materials for use during small groups and on and on. We quickly, however, turned our focus to … [Read more...]
Response to Intervention and Behavior
Earlier this school year our social workers shared this really cool website that they found. It has tons of intervention strategies for dealing with students who are demonstrating behavioral issues in school. I love it because in addition to the strategies, it also offers … [Read more...]