Understanding Challenging Behaviour in Inclusive Classrooms by Colin Lever (Engl

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'Understanding Behaviour in Inclusive Classrooms' is an indispensable resource for anyone training to teach, helping those new to the classroom to develop an understanding of the reasons why some students misbehave and effecting strategies to help teachers foster an inclusive approach.

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It is no great secret that managing disruptive behaviour in any classroom, from infants to sixth form, is one of the most stressful aspects of teaching. Rules and sanctions can be effective up to a point, but often fail to take into consideration individual differences in children and the difficulties they might be experiencing in their school or home life. In his new book, Colin Lever uses real children's voices to help you begin to understand why children might behave in the way that they do, offering ideas and strategies to help prevent challenging behaviour occurring in the first place. Whether it serves as a reference manual, a useful checklist or as an aide to help you plan and prepare for your lessons, this book should be essential reading for every teacher.

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It is no great secret that managing disruptive behaviour in any classroom, from infants to sixth form, is one of the most stressful aspects of teaching. Rules and sanctions can be effective up to a point, but often fail to take into consideration individual differences in children and the difficulties they might be experiencing in their school or home life, be it autism, dyslexia or bullying. In his new book, Colin Lever uses real children's voices to help us begin to understand why children behave in the way that they do, offering ideas and strategies to help prevent challenging behaviour occurring in the first place, rather than simply looking to effect a cure. Each chapter contains a range of features to help you including: TASKS encouraging you to reflect, analyse and challenge your personal and school working practices Practical TIPS providing ideas and techniques to deal with specific situations and behaviours INFORMATION BOXES presenting essential background knowledge, helping you to better understand the reasons why certain behaviours occur and how to deal with specific behavioural traits CASE STUDIES allowing the child's voice to be heard and understood Whether it serves as a reference manual, a useful checklist or as an aide to help you plan and prepare for your lessons, this book should be essential reading for every teacher. About the author Colin Lever has over 34 years' experience of teaching in challenging schools. He set up one of the longest running integration projects between a mainstream school and a school for children with severe learning difficulties and is currently employed as a behaviour specialist in a mainstream school.

Author Biography

Colin Lever has over 34 years' experience of teaching in challenging schools. He set up one of the longest running integration projects between a mainstream school and a school for children with severe learning difficulties and is currently employed as a behaviour specialist in a mainstream school.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Creating and maintaining an inclusive classroomChapter 1 ReadabilityChapter 2 DifferentiationChapter 3 Active learning Chapter 4 Classroom logisticsChapter 5 A solution-focused approach to dealing with challenging behaviour in classChapter 6 Intervention strategiesChapter 7 Building and maintaining positive relationships with children in the classroomChapter 8 Rewards and sanctionsPart 2 Identifying and dealing with key social/ emotional and cognitive aspects of inclusionChapter 9 Social and emotional aspects of behaviour Chapter 10 Attention Seeking Chapter 11 Anger managment Chapter 12 Self-esteemChapter 13 AttachmentChapter 14 Bullying Chapter 15 Drugs Chapter 16 Nutrition Chapter 17 Self-harming Chapter 18 Truancy Chapter 19 English as a second language Chapter 20 Cognitive abilityChapter 21 Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)Chapter 22 AutismChapter 23 DyslexiaChapter 24 DyspraxiaPart 3 Whole-school management issues that affect the effectiveness of inclusionChapter 25 A whole-school approach o behaviour management

Review

"This is an excellent book which would be of great value to many teachers."- SEN Magazine

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It is no great secret that managing disruptive behaviour in any classroom, from infants to sixth form, is one of the most stressful aspects of teaching. Rules and sanctions can be effective up to a point, but often fail to take into consideration individual differences in children and the difficulties they might be experiencing in their school or home life. In his new book, Colin Lever uses real children's voices to help you begin to understand why children might behave in the way that they do, offering ideas and strategies to help prevent challenging behaviour occurring in the first place. Whether it serves as a reference manual, a useful checklist or as an aide to help you plan and prepare for your lessons, this book should be essential reading for every teacher.

Review Text

"This is an excellent book which would be of great value to many teachers." - SEN Magazine

Review Quote

"This is an excellent book which would be of great value to many teachers." - SEN Magazine

Feature

Tasks encourage reflection and analysis, challenging the reader to consider their personal practice and whole school approaches Practical tips provide ideas and techniques to deal with specific situations and behaviours Information Boxes present essential background information, helping the reader to better understand why certain behaviours occur and how to deal with specific behavioural traits

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In his new book, Colin Lever uses real children's voices to help us begin to understand why children might behave in the way that they do, offering ideas and strategies to help prevent challenging behaviour occurring in the first place.

Details ISBN1408248271 Author Colin Lever Pages 304 Year 2011 ISBN-10 1408248271 ISBN-13 9781408248270 Format Paperback Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 371.9046 Media Book Illustrations Illustrations Edition 1 Short Title UNDERSTANDING CHALLENGING BEHA Language English Audience College/Higher Education UK Release Date 2011-06-30 Publication Date 2011-06-30 AU Release Date 2011-06-30 NZ Release Date 2011-06-30 Publisher Pearson Education Limited Imprint Longman Place of Publication Harlow We've got this

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