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Classroom Behavior Article
Management: 0
A Dozen Common
Mistakes and What
to Do Instead
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AnlllCCdcnt-Behavior-Comequeoce (ABC} prop■ml dnipr d --
chart can be ulled as a functio nal aueu- u, be moR dfeai¥ e dal dlole . . . . . .
lllilblb avion, we need to uk ounelve1, ment tool. All ABC chart ha■ three columo s
'"Wbal wu the function of this mi1be• out lbc c:omp tdlmlM
on which we record the behavior and wtw vllkdb ydm
ba._ r Or more simply . "What did the happened before and after it The ltandar d For additioa.
dlda t pin from tbe misbehavior?" way to malce this
chart is IO acparar£ a Ull:d I fuDctioDal
'Tlloq h our students' misbehaviors of paper
into three column s and label the Y1li1ing the C.mra for Etfa:a w Q
.,._ to occur for no reuon, they do first Anuced enl, the second Behavior, and ration and Practic e Web lilrc •
_.. • pupoae, otherwise they would the third Con.sequence.
When the misbe- cecpm .org/ft ,e/.
aot oacur. Althouah .some behavi or prob• havior occun. it is wriaen down in the
. . . ue tile reault of oraanic i11uea (e.g., behavior column. then Mial aka.3 : .... . _
!he oblcrvc r records
~C , ) moat misbeh aviors (unc- what happen ADanNlch llll't Wadd n 111.
ed immed iately before
lMl tor ooe of iwo foUowin& reuona: (1) (record ed in the anteced TryH ua._
ent column ) and
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attention from
IIIQdlar al:lldat or r,eacher, pin a privi-
after its occumna: (recorded in the comc-
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simpler, a modified ABC chart can be used
that contains aeveral pmle(e nnined ~
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tllillp) e. 1h two.otr•tu k students men- goriea of teacher or peer aoteccdmt bchav-
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stau:ments. iDcaale acp1i9 c ~ -
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A functional aucssment gives us a
more complete picture of the misbehavior
by includ ing the environmental ante-
behavior. lmrad . om ieca
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• •,..._ em a.ttandan wbm he ii tion (Alber to & Troutman, 2003). Once
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lund, 1! the dasm.>um consequence for dem1c errors being rer~~tl. n-
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.-n~e f'ghung with o peer 1s lhe loss of recess, muve approac.h 1s referred t, a:, pr::.:.- r
\\ 1th E,WU~- then we must make Ct!ndm rhat we follow rec11on (Colvrn. Sugai & Pat.;;- !' .;.
1crn ~~k-.::t rules thrnugh. We need to make clear the con- 1993) 1n contrast. when s-udents chr,;ir.,.
' we .... ,-uld h.1ve seled• sequen.:,:s for followmg
and not follow- cally rrusbehave. we are m:.,re m:l:r.ed
t,~,Jel.me,. students .ire
mg the rules tBabyak. Luze, & Kamps, remam reacuve. provide only ccrre.;.u
lI'.;in\ · rules. make 2000). procedures (simply tell them that the'r' il.L
,tnng::nL and make those
We often need reminders to praise our misbehaving), and increase che ID~.ISJ';
?CC.:':. enough.
students throughout the school day. One of our negauve consequences We w'Juj
·m r.::::; shoutJ ~ simple, spe
.__,.,.: :.~~ ar.d rnea,ur.i.ble The degree of way is to place a sign in the back of the be more effective 10 solvmg chron• .:- trus
-.....: s.r:if_, •:) .:ieper:ds on the age and room that says. ''Have you praised your behaviors 1f we moved into the prec.~r-
at-L:~' levels of cur students. For younger students lately?" Each time we notice the rective mode.
s:..:Jer:rs. .,_ e rr.ay v.ant to include pictures sign, we should praise a student or the The foUowmg are seven maJor precor
_.,~:!~.Le posters Rules are specific when group for following one of the classroom rection steps·
rules. Another way is to keep a running
the)' !..~ .::lear and unambiguous For
tally of our praise comments on an mde,- Step L Identify the context and the pre-
examtlle, the rule ·1,nng books paper, and dictable beha\tOr (where and when the
card or on a card clipped to a string that
pe:::d.:s t:i class'" ts much clearer than the misbehav10r occurs):
hangs from our necks (similar to those
n.:!e ·'!)e ready to learn." Clearly stated
used with many school ident1ficat1on Step 2 Specify expected behavior (what
n:;:es :u-e easily observed and measured. cards). we want mstead);
The .::lass.oom rules should be posted.
To summanz.e, the guidelines for class- Step 3 Systematically modify the context
A:iotber characteristic of effecuve (e g .. changes 10 mstrucuon. tasks.
room rules mclude the foUowmg: (a,
:u!es 1s t!iat they are stated posnively. schedules. seating arrangements\
develop 4-6 measurable. observable. pos-
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?os1uvely st.ated rules are ..do" rules. Do
itive classroom rules and include students Step 4. Conduct behavior rehearsals
n:l~ ;>ro..,.1de mformallon as to how to (have students practice the appropna1e
in rule development: (b, teach the rules
beh2ve acd set the occasion for teacher and subrules dtrectlv: (q post the rules behavior);
;n15e An example is "Raise your hand and review them frequently; and, (d)
be Step S Provide strong reinforcement such
for pemu~ion to talk." Conversely. nega- sure to carry out the consequences for as frequent and immediate teacher
uvely stated rules or "don't" rules tell stu- rule compliance and noncompliance praise;
:!ents what oot to do and encourage us to Step 6. Prompt expected behaviors; and
a::.end to student rule breakrng. An exam- Mistake #S: Treating All S,ep 7. Monitor the plan (collect data on
;:ile of a don't rule is "Don't call out.'' Misbehaviors as '"'Won't Dos" student performance)
Some teachers develop subrules that \Vhen student.s misbehave, 1l ,ften Let's apply Uus step to a tradiuonal
correspond with each of the maJor class- seems as though it is ex.elusively a moti- classroom behavior problem--callmg out
room rules. For e1-ample, a classroom rule vational issue. At times, tlus is true. On during teacher-led
instrucuon. The nus-
might be. "Follow classroom expecta- those occasions, we need to mcrease the behavior occurs dunng guided instruction
uons" One of the corresponding subrules reinforcement for appropriate behavior (Step l). The behavior that we WdIJt
f~ tine behavior could be '"Keep your and eliminate It for mappropriate behav- tnstead is for our students to raise il'e.r
har.ds and feet to yourself" Once the sub- ior. However, several misbehaviors are hands and wait to be called on (Ster : j_
ru:es a:-e set, we need to teach or role play due to a lack of appropriate sk.i lls not a To accomplish this goal, we c· uld ·.e,-
aprrnpnate behavior by having min1- lack of motivation. We call these behav- bally rerrund our students to r.mt their
~~ lessor"5 (3-5 mmutes) several times a day iors "can't dos" hands prior to each quesuon an.:1 nc.i
f-:.r the first few weeks of school. Some longer respond to our students· call o.its
.- ~ # ~ tead:.ers 1.:~mLm.:e to review subrules pnor Instead: Treat Some Behaviors as Can't Also. we could model hand-rai,mg a.~ \\~
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