Full Description
Preventing and Responding to Challenging Behavior
Addressing challenging behavior is a daily concern for early childhood educators. It's estimated that roughly 10 to 14 percent of children from birth to 5 years old demonstrate serious behavioral concerns, resulting in significant impacts to their learning and social interactions.
Children engage in challenging behavior for many different reasons; preventing and responding to that behavior begins with understanding why it occurs. This book curates and organizes articles from Young Children and Teaching Young Children that:
Help teachers build trust and connections with children
Highlight evidence-based positive behavior intervention and support strategies
Aim to prevent suspension, expulsion, and other punitive discipline
Support teachers and families in implementing effective teaching strategies for social and emotional skills children can use instead of challenging behavior
Show how to adapt practices to consider the cultures and contexts of children
Each article in this collection is accompanied by questions to prompt deeper thinking on the content. With this resource, fully see and hear children as you honor and support their well-being, as well as your own.
Contents
Introduction
Charis L. Wahman and Janice K. Lee&
Part One: Preventive Practices
Becoming a Social and Emotional Teacher: The Heart of Good Guidance
Katherine M. Zinsser, Susanne A. Denham, and Timothy W. Curby
Culturally Responsive Strategies to Support Young Children with Challenging Behavior
Charis L. Wahman and Elizabeth A. Steed
Culturally Appropriate Positive Guidance with Young Children
Zeynep Isik-Ercan
Understanding Young Children's Play: Seeing Behavior Through the Lens of Attachment Theory
Shulamit N. Ritblatt and Sascha Longstreth
Outdoor Recess Matters! Preventing and Reducing Children's Challenging Behavior on the Playground
Hsiu-Wen Yang, Michaelene M. Ostrosky, Paddy Cronin Favazza, Yusuf Akemoğlu, W. Catherine Cheung, and Katherine Aronson-Ensign
Part Two: Targeted Practices
Building Meaningful Relationships: Tips for Children Who Display Challenging Behavior
Cecilia Scott-Croff and Sori Palacio
A Three-Step Approach: Promoting Young Children's Self-Regulation and Language During Conflict
Kyla McRoy, Hope K. Gerde, and Laurie Linscott
Instead of Discipline, Use Guidance
Dan Gartrell
Responses to Challenging Behavior: Why Some Common Strategies Don't Work and What to Do Instead
Keri Giordano, Emily Kokkinakis, and Briana Calcagno-Davi
Part Three: Intensive and Individualized Practices
Becoming a Better Behavior Detective: Applying a Developmental and Contextual Lens on Behavior to Promote Social and Emotional Development
Claire D. Vallotton, Jennifer A. Mortensen, Melissa M. Burnham, Kalli B. Decker, and Marjorie Beeghly
Functional Assessment and Positive Behavior Support: The Role of Early Learning Program Leaders and Teachers
Barbara Kaiser and Judy Sklar Rasminsky
Reducing Challenging Behavior During Transitions: Strategies for Early Childhood Educators to Share with Parents
Anne M. Butler and Michaelene M. Ostrosky
Index
