Kaiser, Barbara creator Rasminsky, Judy Siklar text xx Upper Saddle River, New Jersey Pearson Education, Inc. 2009 monographic und

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xiv, 370 p.: ill. 24 cm. Written by an educator and consultant who has spent 30 years working with children and families and a writer who specializes in education issues, Challenging Behaviors in Elementary and Middle School is a comprehensive and indispensable resource for everyone who plans to work-or is currently working-in elementary and middle schools. This new text presents in-depth background information and strategies to help pre-service and practicing teachers understand, prevent, and address the behavior problems found so often in today`s schools. Introduction -- What is challenging behavior? -- Risk factors -- Protective factors -- Behavior and the brain -- Relationship, relationship, relationship -- Opening the culture door -- Preventing challenging behavior: the social context -- Preventing challenging behavior: physical space, classroom management, and teaching strategies -- Guidance and other discipline strategies -- The WEVAS strategy -- Functional assessment and positive behavior support -- g The inclusive classroom -- Working with families and other experts -- Bullying. Barbara Kaiser. Includes bibliographic references and index English Behavior modification Classroom management Middle school students PSYCHOLOGY School children Psychology Problem children Education (Elementary) 370.1528 K12c 978-0-205-46099-1 251212 20260803094059.0