I think you're doing Great!

100 ways to Say Good Job!
http://www.kathyandcalvin.com/100-ways-say-good-job
http://www.staffordsoccer.com/docs/Classic/coach_info/100WaystoSayGoodJob.pdf

** A word of caution with praise.  Praise is a great way to build motivation in students and continue to foster self-efficacy too.  When you praise a student, be specific in what you are praising and let the child know exactly what you are praising.

"Tony, good job on raising your hand and waiting for me to call on you. This showed me you knew the answer and wanted to share it with the class."

"Cassandra, I liked how you have handed in all of your assignments this quarter on time. This tells me you are paying attention to when assignments are due and you want to do your best on them!"

Response to Intervention

Response to Intervention is a proactive approach to help all students understand the core curriculum and have academic & behavior skills to be successful in the classroom.

It is a school-wide model that emcompasses:
1) impentation of high-quality, research-based instruction matched to the needs of the students
2) provides a universal screening to identify students who need assistance (a snapshot)
3) provides interventions of increasingly intensity when students continue to struggle
4) make important educational decisions based on data

Bos, C. S., & Vaughn, S. (2012). Strategies for teaching students with learning and behavior problems (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Merrill Prentice Hall.

Iowa's Instructional Decision Making model  http://educateiowa.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1362:idmprintresources&catid=460:learning-supports&Itemid=2591

National Center for Response to Intervention  http://www.rti4success.org/

National Center for Learning Disabilities  http://www.ncld.org/

Intevention Central   http://www.interventioncentral.org/

My, how teaching & learning have changed...

How to Maintain Classroom Discipline:  Good & Bad Methods
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHzTUYAOkPM

Positive Reinforcements
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA96Fba-WHk

Negative Reinforcements

Scaffolding Instruction

 

"More Scaffolding Please..." Cartoon. rollingfruitbats.com. 4 March 2004. 5 May 2012. www.rollingfruitbats.com/news/2003_015.html

Scaffolding instruction is "adjusting and extending instruction so that the student is challenged and able to develop new skills. The teacher can scaffold instruction to meet the needs of the students by manipulating the task, materials, group size, pace, presentation, and so on."  (Strategies for Teaching Students with Learning and Behavior Problems by Sharon Vaughn & Candace S. Bos)

Application Practice:  choose one of the following activities and write a description on how you would teach a student to complete the task, step-by-step:

making a peanut butter & jelly sandwich

tying a pair of shoelaces

getting a bowl of cereal ready for breakfast

washing your hands

turning on your computer and logging into your email

how to brush your teeth

how to send a text message

how to check out at Wal-mart

An overview of scaffolding, its characteristics and what it looks like at different age levels can be found at

http://projects.coe.uga.edu/epltt/index.php?title=Scaffolding