10 Behavior Management Strategies for Educational Assistants & Paraprofessionals

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Behavior Management Strategies for Paraprofessionals

Enhance your skills as an educational assistant or paraprofessional with our engaging quiz focused on behavior management strategies. This quiz covers essential techniques necessary for effectively managing student behavior in the classroom.

Learn about para-verbal communication.
Identify characteristics of active listening.
Understand the importance of modeling positive behavior.

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What is para-verbal communication?

Non-verbal communication

The way that you say something

Communication through touch

Check all characteristics of ACTIVE LISTENING.

Listening to more than one student at a time

Giving eye contact

Have a friendly/neutral demeanor

Listen closely for facts and feelings

Interrupting students while talking

Withholding any and all judgement

The article said that most children experience 90% of the comments made to them are negative. How do you think this can impact their behavior?

Why would we want to stay away from using any type of fear, intimidation or guilt techniques with defiant students?

Setting limits allows students to know their expectations in a clear and concise manner. Check all of the appropriate limits below

If you do not get your math worksheet completed we cannot go to PE.

Sit down.

When you get up then we can go get Dari B.

Stop!

You mom said that if you argue with me she is going to take away your XBox for a week.

When you stop yelling, then we can walk to the water fountain.

Yesterday I told you not to try this again with me today.

Power Struggles can be an easy trap to fall into with a student. Tell me the different between a power struggle and holding a clear limit.

Exercise or movement breaks can help decrease stress, depression and anxiety, Tell me some ways you can incorporate movement into your students' day.

Most of our behavior students live in the mindset of "I want attention and negative attention is better than none at all." Noticing and acknowledging positive student behavior is very powerful. Tell me some ways that you can 'catch them being good.'

Modeling skills is a very powerful teaching skill in all aspects of learning. In behavior you can model positive behavior all day. Name 3 ways you can model positive/appropriate behavior to your student(s).

Who doesn't like choices?!?! Offering choices can give the student the illusion of control and be just that little boost they need to get going. Write 3 choices you could give your students.

In a perfect world we would like to say that we have student behavior under control but who ultimatley is in control of the student's behavior?

10 Behavior Management Strategies for Educational Assistants & Paraprofessionals

Behavior Management Strategies for Paraprofessionals

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