Ideas to encourage positive behaviour

Ideas to encourage positive behavior

·         Be consistent

·         Acknowledge and reinforce positive behavior

·         Catch children behaving appropriately and reward them

·         Give attention to the child sitting near or next to the one who is behaving inappropriately (assuming they are behaving well)

·         Encourage children to ignore other’s misbehavior and praise them openly for complying

·         Praise children

·         Use non-verbal signals, make eye-contact

·         Use proximity control – move closer to the child

·         Establish class rule. Reinforce positive behavior by referring to the rules. Re affirm rules regularly.

·         Establish a whole class reward system.

·         Use individual rewards (stickers, certificates, badges, letters home)

·         Acknowledge individual child’s positive behavior in celebration assemblies.

·         Write their names in the Principal’s reward book

·         Inform parents of children’s achievements

·         Organize privileges, jobs, responsibilities for different year groups

·         Encourage children to be independent and responsible about themselves, their belongings, their work and their school resources.

·         Model desirable behavior

·         Label the act not the child

·         Express surprise at misbehavior

·         Be aware of children in difficulty – do not wait until child is off task before you step in and offer help.

·         Make sure that the task is appropriate – ensure that pace and level is matched.

·         Be prepared to take the blame for mistakes – “Perhaps I did not explain this very well.”

·         Make routines consistent.

·         Value work – mount and display with care.

·         Plan for success