The Teaching Assistant's Guide to Managing Behaviour

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Teaching Assistant's Guide to Managing Behaviour
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Dr Jill Morgan
SeriesTeaching Assistant's Series
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:152
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
ISBN/Barcode 9780826496829
ClassificationsDewey:371.393
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Publication Date 27 September 2007
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This practical guide gives useful advice on: understanding the your role in managing behaviour in the classroom; developing effective strategies for dealing with problem behaviour; using rewards and sanctions and helping pupils to understand why their behaviour is unacceptable and what they can do to improve. Each chapter contains activities and questions for TAs to learn from. This is essential reading for all Teaching Assistants.

Author Biography

Jill Morgan has worked with Teaching Assistants for the last 14 years both in the US and the UK. She currently teaches on the Foundation Degree in Learning Support at Swansea Institute of Higher Education, UK (SIHE), and is also an Independent Education and Training Consultant.

Reviews

"Excellent organisation and physical layout, succinct information, compact chapters and a valuable conclusion that presents the main points thoroughly yet concisely... The clarity and scope of the book make it highly suitable for both teaching assistants and teachers alike" Nasen Special, November 2008