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Strategiesyouwillusetopromoteandreinforceappropriatebehaviour.

Showandtell(Fox&Leniti,2006a)introducenewskill
- Explainnewskill(eg.takingturns)
- Demonstrateit
- Givepositivefeedback
- Opportunitiesforpractise

Givingencouragementgivespecificfeedbackverbal/visual/physicalfeedbacktothechild
whouseappropriatebehaviour.

YouhelpedAnnetopackupthesandpitandaskedyourfriendstohelptoo.Thatsvery
thoughtful!(achievement)
Seemslikeyouareveryupset.Howaboutwetalk?(difficulty)
(Fox&Leniti,2006a)

Providing advance precorrections reminding children of the correct behaviour


beforehand.
Remembertobringthenotebookwithyouwhenyoucometothefloor.
(Conway,2015)

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Strategiesyouwillusetoaddressinappropriatebehaviour.

Usingpromptsgiveverbal,visualorphysicalpromptsasareminderortoredirect
(Fox&Lentini,2006a,p.5)

Prompts
Verbal Remembertouseyourwordsandasktoplayprivatelysaytothe
child
Visual Displaypicturesofdesiredbehavioursontheboard(1or2skills);refer
backtothepictureforappropriateaction.

Physical Usebodylanguagetoindicate/modeltheappropriatebehaviour.
Eg.Raiseyourownhandasareminder

Questioning:

Teachertalksprivatelytothatchildwhentheclassishavinggroupdiscussion.
Whatareyoudoing?Whatshouldyoubedoing

[name] , was it a good choice to talk to/ or act of disruption your friend when I was
explaining/teaching/talking/inclass?Whatmadeitabadchoice?

Teachergivesgoodfeedback/praisetothechild/childrenthatactivelymoveawayfromthe
sourceofdisruption.

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