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Kersey, Katharine C.; Masterson, Marie L. – Young Children, 2011
It is human nature to be resistant when someone tells a person no. Children are no exception. Nevertheless, when teachers are frustrated with children's behavior, they may resort to saying no. Often the child responds, "Why?" or resists. What teachers really seek are strategies to help children in preschool and the early primary grades learn how…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Motivation, Cooperation, Teaching Methods
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Gartrell, Dan – Young Children, 1995
Discusses the advantages of using developmentally appropriate guidance as a method of classroom management. Contrasts this method with traditional classroom discipline and clarifies the distinction between misbehavior and mistaken behavior. Analyzes the three levels of mistaken behavior and suggests that adults who approach children as individuals…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Classroom Techniques
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Reed, Sandra K.; Goetz, Elizabeth M. – Young Children, 1980
Describes a procedure used to teach new teachers how to give equal verbal attention to all students in a classroom. (DB)
Descriptors: Attention, Behavior Modification, Classroom Communication, Early Childhood Education