| How might we reduce disruptive behaviour and help our pupils to stay on-task? |
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You may find strategies that use token systems (e.g. stars on a chart) for delivering rewards and sanctions to either the whole class, or individual pupils are effective for reducing off-task or disruptive behaviour. But the strategy is really only a quick fix. Although such measures can help to improve children’s behaviour, the improvement tends to last only whilst the rewards and sanctions are in use. When rewards and sanctions are withdrawn, children’s behaviour tends to revert back to how it was before. A problem with the strategy is that it doesn’t deal with the cause of the off-task and disruptive behaviour  .
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You might find it helpful to study the patterns of behaviour which exist in your classroom. One way you could do this would be to leave a video or audio player running near a group with problem behaviour and consider why they seem to be behaving the way they do. . Another way would be to make a record of the events which lead up to children having to be reminded of ‘the way we do things here’ or to being ‘told off’. Or you may prefer to ask a colleague to record such events. Moving forward You might like to use the patterns of behaviour you have identified to address the underlying causes of the misbehaviour. You could identify one particular area to target – such as on and off-task behaviour. You could then consider queries such as are groups of children unclear about what you are expecting them to do? Do some find the tasks too difficult or too easy? You could then reflect on ways of overcoming the problem areas you have identified. Find out more  You can find out more about supporting pupils with emotional and behavioural difficulties on the EPPI-Centre website at: http://eppi.ioe.ac.uk/cms/Default.aspx?tabid=124You can find summaries of research on the theme of behaviour of The Research Informed Practice Site at: http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/research/themes/behaviour/?digest=all The GTC’s Research of the Month summary ‘Effective strategies for pupils with emotional and behavioural difficulties’. Available at: http://www.gtce.org.uk/research/romtopics/rom_inclusion/ROMprimaryEBD/ The Behaviour 4 Learning website at http://www.behaviour4learning.ac.uk/ You can find further reading suggestions on the theme of behaviour at: http://www.rtweb.info/ch11/nfr11.html |
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