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Challenging Behaviors and Responses in ECE Classroom, Poor line and…
Challenging Behaviors and Responses in ECE Classroom
Challenging Behaviors
Bullying others
Responses:
Negative reinforcement - talk with the child about the behaviors witnessed. Calm the student down and bring them out of a "shame spiral" by reminding them we all make mistakes and they didn't do this for no reason. Ask if they view their behavior as a mistake (not an accident, there is a difference). If not, refer to the beliefs and values of the class and tell them they did not live those, and therefore made a mistake, which is OK. Talk about the motivations behind it and what could be done differently and what they are going to do now to fix their behavior in the future
Positive reinforcement - When that student is being kind or thoughtful towards another student have a similar conversation, but focused on praising the positive behaviors.
Still asking why the student is choosing to act this way - guiding them to understand we want to live our values.
Running indoors
Responses:
Negative reinforcement - talk with the child about why they were running and why it is a problem (we value safety). If they were doing it to have fun or because they were in a hurry, we can have them "try again" by walking from the point the teacher saw them running and ask them to reflect if the conversation and fixing their behavior was worth making the mistake in the first place.
Positive reinforcement - when the child running before is seen walking, praise them for walking. Or praise others for walking indoors. Discuss why they chose to walk - this can happen many times until you guide the student to understand they can either do it to comply or because it is living the values of the school (being safe), the latter being the goal.
John Watson and Behaviorism suggest that we can change behavior by introducing positive or negative reinforcements.
B.F. Skinner's operant conditioning is very similar to John B. Watson's theories. He suggests giving positive reinforcement for positive behavior.
Responses
Negative reinforcement: Teacher ignores student when they talk without raising their hand.
Positive: Teacher calls and gives points, praise or small rewards when the student raises their hand before talking.
Disruptive Talking
Responses
Negative: Ignoring children who are not following the lining up rules.
Positive: giving stickers to students who are lining up correctly
CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS
Refusal to Comply with Classroom Rules or Routines.
Responses
Teachers can reward progress as the law of effect theory from Edward Thorndike put forward a “Law of effect” Using positive reinforcement will help students to repeat positive behavior and can make more effort to pay attention and spend more time on tasks.
As Jean Piaget: Cognitive Development theory the child develops cognitive skills through interaction of innate capacities and environmental events.Teach a child in a real life situation on how to behave and follow rules while he/she is practicing on a daily basis and with teaching learning materials such as books, visual signs, and role play as well.
Use positive reinforcement such as stickers on the chart, rewarding words, token economy,points in class Dojo to encourage positive behavior .
Distracted Child
Responses
Use a quiet place ,so the child will not get distracted.
Play a quite music which help with concentration.
Based on Piaget theory Children learn by doing. Accommodate the activities with more hands-on activities using books, games , real objects to make the child more engaged.
According to Piaget theory on the pre-operational stage.Child had the ability to focus on one aspect at the time.Simplify tasks or activity so the child can focus. Allow breaks and time to complete task.
Avoid distracted things during the lesson ,so the child can concentrate.
Challenging Behaviors
Defiant Behaviors
Vygosky's study of defiant behavior states that it is normal in children as they grow up. He feels that it is important to monitor the students behavior. Children will show different behaviors as they grow up and the mind develops. They will develop four developmental crisis at the ages of 1, 3, 7 and 13 with negative behavior.
Social Environment is a part of the students development.
Interaction with peers and adults are important during this time.
The results showed that different ages, showed different results. The three year old showed more of the behavior with the adults. Showing that they were wanting more independence, oppose to the objects.
Centers are set up with the students, with swings, balls, cars and bicycles. The students are observed to see if they are using the same defiant behavior with the objects, that they use with peers and adults.
Children need to be observed, opposed to being labeled with a behavior issue. During this observation, it shows that the student is showing behaviors during them growing up, or they do have a more serious problem.
Children are able to become more independent and autonomous during these defiant behavior moments. Children are dealing with critical changes and conflict.
Seven defiant behaviors are shown in children, negativism, stubborn, protest, devaluation, obstinacy, depotism and willfulness.
Poor line and hallways behavior
Negative: taking points, stickers, etc away when negative behaviors are exhibited. Positive: rewarding behavior through points, stickers, etc each time they interact positively with other students
Hitting friends during play time
