Lee Canter's Assertive Discipline : Positive

Assertive Discipline®: Positive Behavior Management for Today¿s Classroom, Fourth Edition outlines a three-step approach for positive behavior management by creating a classroom discipline plan that includes: rules that students must follow at all times; positive support that students will receive consistently for following the rules; and corrective actions that the teacher will use consistently when students choose not to follow the rules. The book emphasizes the last two steps to help teachers provide nonjudgmental feedback to students in a way that recognizes their efforts but also corrects their actions. The book stresses the importance of building positive relationships with students, which is vital for their success. The new edition features a section on becoming a successful classroom manager (including developing a ¿teacher voice¿ to more effectively communicate to students) and setting high expectations for students in order to achieve better overall results. Also new to this edition is an updated section on teaching responsible behavior, including a chapter on teaching policies and procedures at the beginning of the schoolyear, a chapter on developing a responsible behavior curriculum, and an overview of the behavioral narration technique introduced in Classroom Management for Academic Success. Finally, the new edition features a special addendum that introduces the real-time coaching model (in which a coach sits in the classroom and actively cues the teacher with regard to repeating directions, providing feedback, or taking disciplinary action) and explains how to establish a schoolwide Assertive Discipline program. The related Assertive Discipline video program demonstrates how to use the Assertive Discipline technique in classrooms at all levels.

About the Author	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Becoming an Effective Classroom Manager	p. 3
You Can Be an Effective Classroom Manager	p. 3
Why is Classroom Management Such a Significant Issue for Today's Teachers?	p. 3
Why are Some Teachers Such Effective Classroom Managers?	p. 5
You Can Learn to Be an Effective Classroom Manager	p. 6
Develop Your Teacher Voice	p. 9
Attributes of the Teacher Voice	p. 9
Building Your Teacher Voice	p. 13
Hold High Expectations	p. 15
Expect 100 Percent Compliance With Your Directions 100 Percent of the Time	p. 15
Allow No Excuses for Disruptive Behavior	p. 16
Always Sweat the Small Stuff	p. 17
Never Back Down	p. 18
Let Students Know You are Not Going Away	p. 18
Avoid Excessive Praise	p. 19
The Lesson of High-Stakes Testing Days	p. 20
Developing Your Classroom Discipline Plan
Establish Rules	p. 23
Advantages of Using a Classroom Discipline Plan	p. 24
Developing Your Rules	p. 25
Determine Positive Support Strategies	p. 27
Positive Support for Individual Students	p. 27
Classwide Positive Support: Points on the Board	p. 29
Determine Corrective Actions	p. 33
Why You Need to Take Corrective Actions	p. 33
Guidelines for Planning the Use of Corrective Actions	p. 34
Before You Implement Your Classroom Management Plan	p. 37
Teaching Responsible Behavior
Teach Policies and Procedures at the Beginning of the School Year	p. 39
Determine Policies and Procedures	p. 39
Planning to Teach a Lesson on Responsible Behavior	p. 41
Responsible Behavior Lesson Format	p. 44
Develop a Responsible Behavior Curriculum	p. 47
Determine the Order in Which You Will Teach the Content	p. 47
Sample Responsible Behavior Curriculums	p. 48
Utilizing the Behavior Management Cycle
Effectively Communicate Explicit Directions	p. 57
The Behavior Management Cycle	p. 57
Step One: Clearly Communicate Explicit Directions	p. 58
Utilize Behavioral Narration	p. 63
The Trap of Responding to Off-Task Students	p. 63
Behavioral Narration	p. 63
Utilizing Behavioral Narration to Motivate Students to Get On Task	p. 67
Utilizing Behavioral Narration to Keep Students On Task During Instructional Activities	p. 69
Behavioral Narration is No Substitute for Effective instruction	p. 70
Take Corrective Actions	p. 71
Guidelines to Take Corrective Actions in Your Classroom	p. 71
How Students Will Test You	p. 74
Teach Students to Manage Their Own Behavior	p. 81
The Levels of Classroom Management Structure	p. 81
Highly Structured	p. 82
Moving Toward Self-Management	p. 84
Student Self-Management	p. 85
Recalibrate	p. 86
Reducing Disruptive Behavior
Instructional Strategies That Reduce Disruptive Behavior	p. 89
How to Provide Opportunities to Respond	p. 89
Opportunity to Respond Strategies	p. 90
Additional Strategies to Engage Students and Reduce Disruptive Behavior	p. 96
Working With Difficult Students
Build Positive Relationships With Students	p. 103
The Trust Issue	p. 103
Steps to Earn the Trust of All Your Students	p. 105
Develop Individualized Behavior Plans	p. 115
Guidelines to Developing an Individualized Behavior Plan	p. 115
You Can't Do it on Your Own: Getting the Support You Need to Deal With Difficult Students	p. 119
The Myth of the Good Teacher	p. 119
Initial Steps to Obtain Support From Parents and Administrators	p. 120
The Importance of Parental Support	p. 122
Building Positive Relationships With Parents	p. 122
Home-School Behavior Contract	p. 126
Pulling It All Together	p. 127
The Importance of Getting Support From Your Administrators	p. 127
Appendix
Mentors, Coaches, and School Leadership Teams: Structures to Support Classroom Teachers' Behavior Management Efforts	p. 131
An Introduction to the Real Time Classroom Coaching Model	p. 133
The Birth of the Real Time Classroom Coaching Model	p. 133
Real-Time Feedback	p. 137
Advantages of the Real Time Classroom Coaching Model	p. 140
Supporting Struggling Teachers	p. 142
An Introduction to Establishing a Schoolwide Assertive Discipline Program	p. 143
Why So Many Schools' Behavior Management Efforts Are Ineffective	p. 143
Schools Can Transform Their Learning Climate	p. 146
Attributes of Schools With Effective Schoolwide Behavior Management Efforts	p. 146
References and Resources	p. 155
Index	p. 161
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