Second, a very important subject to write about is Behaviour management, what I learnt through my course of Education support was that Behaviour Management is the use of techniques to change or eliminate unwanted behaviour and to encourage desirable behaviour. Teachers, teacher aides, specialist’s workers and parents all use behaviour management strategies.
Some positive and equitable support techniques that I learnt and I put into practice in my vocational placement were establishing behaviour expectations. For example, design during the first few days of school year the class rules. That way the students can take responsibility for their own behaviour and learning, demonstrate respect for themselves and others and behave appropriately. One …show more content…
For example, with younger children provide visuals to support their understanding (hold up the book you want them to get from their desks), use age-appropriate language, use your active listening skills (eye contact, body language, facial expression, volume of voice, tone of voice).
When providing instructions also a teacher aide needs to be mindful of student´s ability to see them and resources, student´s ability to hear them, individual learning styles, leaving room for questions, providing the student with resources, equipment or worksheet before and after instructions.
Prefacing requests with “Thank you” has a marked effect on how the request is received. “Thank you for putting your bag on the hook” or “Thank you for dropping your rubbish in the bin” would be examples that I heard. The trust in the student that this statement implies, combined with the clarification of the expectation, often results in immediate action without protest. Also sharing and delegating jobs in the classroom encourage students’ mutual trust. For example, let them handing out resources, clearing and cleaning the room, preparing areas for different
Some positive and equitable support techniques that I learnt and I put into practice in my vocational placement were establishing behaviour expectations. For example, design during the first few days of school year the class rules. That way the students can take responsibility for their own behaviour and learning, demonstrate respect for themselves and others and behave appropriately. One …show more content…
For example, with younger children provide visuals to support their understanding (hold up the book you want them to get from their desks), use age-appropriate language, use your active listening skills (eye contact, body language, facial expression, volume of voice, tone of voice).
When providing instructions also a teacher aide needs to be mindful of student´s ability to see them and resources, student´s ability to hear them, individual learning styles, leaving room for questions, providing the student with resources, equipment or worksheet before and after instructions.
Prefacing requests with “Thank you” has a marked effect on how the request is received. “Thank you for putting your bag on the hook” or “Thank you for dropping your rubbish in the bin” would be examples that I heard. The trust in the student that this statement implies, combined with the clarification of the expectation, often results in immediate action without protest. Also sharing and delegating jobs in the classroom encourage students’ mutual trust. For example, let them handing out resources, clearing and cleaning the room, preparing areas for different