Succeeding with Difficult Students : New

Practical strategies for developing positive relationships and rebuilding the broken trusts that have caused the fissures between at-risk students and the school community. For K-12 teachers.

Acknowledgments

vii

Introduction

ix

Section One: Reaching Out to Difficult Students

Who Are Difficult Students?

5

(8)

Building Trust

13

(10)

Proactive vs. Reactive Responses

23

(12)

Establishing Positive Relationships with Difficult Students

35

(22)

Section Two: Meeting the Special Needs of Difficult Students

Identifying the Primary Needs of Difficult Students

57

(18)

Teaching Appropriate Behavior

75

(18)

Providing Positive Support

93

(24)

Redirecting Nondisruptive Off-Task Behavior

117

(8)

Decreasing Disruptive Behavior

125

(34)

Section Three: Communicating With Difficult Students

Defusing Confrontations

159

(18)

One-to-One Problem Solving

177

(18)

Section Four: Additional Strategies

Additional Strategies: Individualized Behavior Plans

195

(54)

Part One---Classroom Plans

198

(17)

Part Two---Home-School Plans

215

(14)

Part Three---Administrator Plans

229

(20)

Conclusion

249

(2)

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Succeeding with Difficult Students : New Strategies for Reaching Your Most Challenging Students

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