DESCRIBE THE SORTS OF BEHAVIOUR PROBLEMS THAT SHOULD BE REFERRED TO OTHERS AND TO WHOM THESE SHOULD BE REFERRED. Depending on your experience, confidence and how long you have been in the school, you may feel comfortable in dealing with inappropriate behaviour yourself. However, there are some situations in which support staff should always refer to others. These are: • When pupils are a danger to themselves and / or others • If you are dealing with a difficult situation on your own. • If you are not comfortable when dealing with a pupil.
Abstract Children with emotionally disturbances (E.D.) need structure and discipline in the classroom to not only be successful within the school environment, but to be successful outside of it as well. The teacher has to be firm with the students while also maintaining their respect. Because of their emotional imbalance, what happens in the classroom can affect the outcome of what happens at home, peer relationships, and school social activities outside of the classroom. This paper describes a few methods and components that can be used to teach students with E.D.
According to the IDEA this is one of the Special Education categories of listed disabilities. There are indeed some students who do display inappropriate behaviors that are undesired in the school district, and even behaviors that parents express are unwanted. Some of these behaviors are the inability to stay on task, escaping from work that may appear to be too difficult for the student to do, and negative responses for attention purposes. Within the contents of this paper explanation on the importance and components of a Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA) and Behavior Support Plan (BSP) will be given, as well as description of when a student will need a FBA and BSP will be identified. One important fact to remember is that according to IDEA facilitators are required to perform a FBA in order to observe the student and discover the determining factor to the displayed behaviors.
Some statements that are made about children can be inaccurate and that could harm children’s development, especially is they lead to adults underestimating a child’s potential. • Open and closed recording methods- some recording methods can make it easier for observers to show bias. When you use the sticky note method where observers write down anything they see is important. The danger to that is that an observer may subconsciously not pay attention to a behavior or skill that a child is
When effective communication is missing, this can cause teachers to misunderstand or be ignorant of the child’s needs; further more pupils may not feel listened too. This could result in the pupil feeling worried or angry. Teachers need to form positive approach and effective communication to help children understand the boundaries expected of them. Sharing information means parents develop a clear appreciation of their child’s true strengths, showing the child that parent and teacher both want the ultimate goal for the child, leaving the child to feel comfortable about making mistakes and acting accordingly to put them right and voicing this to the teachers to allow teachers to help in areas needed. The two way key effective communications are verbal and nonverbal.
Having effective communication is quite possibly the most important way to develop a positive relationship with a child, young person or adult. The pace at which pupils learns will vary and so some may struggle and have confidence based issues in the classroom. This can cause a breakdown in communication with a teacher or teaching assistant and have a detrimental effect on school work. In order to prevent such a breakdown it is important to develop a relationship with a pupil by being calm, positive and have a gentle manner. This way it is possible to gain trust and respect, and therefore be able to help them in their school life.
For example, a child may behave in a certain way because they have emotional difficulties or because their development is delayed. The way a child feels about themselves will also have an effect on their behaviour, it is very important that children are made to feel secure, loved, and valued by the adults around them as these three factors create the basis of self-esteem and confidence. Other factors which may influence the way a child acts and behaves include. - Divorce - Separation - Re-marriage - Bereavement - Birth of a new baby - Moving house - Starting/moving pre-school - Child abuse 4.1 * Anecdotal notes * Diary entries * Recording specific indicators determined with the supervisor * Using formats provided by the supervisor *
| Children’s wishes and feelings | Children have rights and there will be times when it will not be appropriate to observe/assess children. For example, this will be if a child is upset. It is important to remember that the way we write about children in observations must be respectful. | Ethnic, linguistic and cultural background | It is important that we can assess children’s development reliably. Sometimes the behaviour, skills and interests that children show are dependent on their ethnic, cultural or linguistic background.
Alternatively listlessness could be seen as an indicator that he is unwell, as could tiredness, weepiness or disruptiveness. To identify the cause of unusual behaviour it is necessary to consider both the personality of the child and also the context. Some unacceptable behaviour may be preceded, or triggered, by similar events. For example, separation from the primary carer (although it is sometimes the adults anxiety that is transferred to the child), or by being asked or expected to perform a new task whem he doubts his own ability or fears failure. Identifying triggers connected to unacceptable behaviour is important in managing and modifying the behaviour of a child.
For example the child may become disliked by the young peers which may cause the child to feel isolated and may not feel comfortable enough to work with others in class to do group work. This over time could lead to bullying which would have negative effects on the child’s self-esteem which would stunt their emotional