Nonverbal Behavior Management

Mrs. Fletcher was my 5th grade general education teacher at Marvine Elementary School. Every morning Mrs. Fletcher came to playground to pick up her students and when she arrived she had the most welcoming smile to greet her students. Mrs. Fletcher was an extremely enjoyable and compassionate teacher. When you entered her classroom it was a friendly environment. There was not a day that Mrs. Fletcher was unprepared; she was extremely knowledgeable and well organized. Mrs. Fletcher’s compassion for teaching and the success of her students could not easily go unnoticed. Each morning we followed the same routine. We came in the classroom, placed our belonging in our cubbies, and then sat at our assigned desk eager to begin our day. As we are …show more content…
These many nonverbal communication approaches would range from a glare to simply writing the student’s name on the chalkboard. Mrs. Fletcher also used a behavior management tool in her classroom. The behavior management tool was modeled after records. A gold record being the highest level on the chart, green stood for satisfactory behavior, a yellow record was in the warning realm, and lastly a red record indicated that the student had unmanageable or inappropriate behavior throughout the day. Students whose names stayed in the gold record area for a period of time were rewarded. Rewards for good behavior included fun Fridays, certain privileges during recess, and … Mrs. Fletcher’s classroom behavior management tools kept her class exceedingly maintained. Students were never unprepared for assessments. Mrs. Fletcher appropriately prepared her students for all standardize tests and regular content tests. In regards to tests such as the PSSA Mrs. Fletcher used questions from previous test years to prepare students. Mrs. Fletcher also incorporated PSSA styled questions into warm-ups and homework to also ensure that students were prepared for test. When students had to take a regular in-class test Mrs. Fletcher taught the content, then reviewed the content, and this is how she prepare us for regular in-class