Ten+Essential+Strategies+for+Positive+Behaviour+Support

Here's a listen of thing to avoid in the classroom when trying to promote positive behaviour in students.


 * Avoid:**

Telling the student what NOT to do
 * Instructions and rules should always be phrased in the positive

Assuming the student has understood what you have said just because he can recite berbatim when asked

Verbal overload
 * No matter how verbal a student appears

Nicknames, idioms and double meanings
 * Mean what you say

Getting angry
 * Most behaviours are a form of communication
 * These are usually frustration and/or confusion
 * Gather information about what happens before and after the bahaviour that you want to change

Never assume the student has behaved in a particular way to upset you
 * They cannot take your perspective
 * They only know what they are feeling

Thinking that the student is rude
 * They simply do not understand or interpret body language or facial expressions

Telling the student what to do in abstract terms such as
 * Don't be rude
 * Go play

Underestimating links between communication and behaviour
 * Improved communication skills are likely to improve behaviour

Avoid being misled by the student's strengths in one area and assuming that student is as easily capable in others

__Remebember that:__
 * Social activities involve proximity and this may cause sensory overload
 * ASD students don't derive the same pleasure from social activities and events as we do. You may have to accept on partial participation.

Larkey, S. & Tulleman, A. (2005) The Essential Guide to Secondary School