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One positive behaviour management strategy that I have tried and observed in a classroom setting is encouraging, praising and rewarding appropriate behaviour, as well as modeling/demonstrating the behaviour. I've witnessed firsthand how these strategies outperformed punishing or disciplining students, as well as the advantages they provided. Children require our encouragement and support at all times, not just when they exhibit positive behaviours and when a positive consequence, such as a reward, follows that behaviour, it is very likely that it will happen again, increasing their self-esteem, self-confidence and competence levels. Spending more time promoting positive behaviours rather than responding to negative ones, in my opinion, is more effective for all children involved. Choosing the appropriate/most effective behavioural management strategy is dependent upon the child and different positive strategies would have different effects. Therefore, it is critical to observe, monitor, and assess the child in order to implement the best behavioural management strategy needed for that particular child.
Yes i do agree that children need more praise and encouragement rather than punishment or name calling from teachers. sometimes the behaviour of the child may help us to understand the students needs so as teachers we have to show love and concern and build that relationship with our students. Behaviour can tell us what type of circumstance the child has to face be it at home or in the community so our strategies should take into consideration the culture which the child is exposed to and to manage the negative behaviors in order to bring about positive change for the child is not to treat with them the same but show concern . I like the use of rewards , respectful redirection of the behaviour , non verbal signals , giving little breaks in between sessions and also using chart to reflect where the child started and how progress was made using reward stars or anything the child may be motivated to work towards earning.
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