Module:

Who's in Charge? Developing a Comprehensive Behavior Management System

Assessment

Please answer the questions below. If you have difficulty answering them, go back and review the Perspectives and Resources pages in this module.

1. Why is it important to have a classroom management plan? What are the most important elements that your plan should include?

2. At the beginning of this module, you learned about six key assumptions that are critical for a comprehensive classroom management system. Pick two that you think a beginning teacher like Ms. Rollison might have difficulty following and develop some strategies to help her to determine whether she is following these guidelines:

Six Key Assumptions

• Invest time at the front end
• Focus on positive behaviors
• Teach well
• Provide supports
• Be educative, not vindictive
• Be persistent and consistent

3. What should teachers keep in mind when delivering positive and negative consequences?

4. How can procedures that are well developed and specifically taught reduce behavior problems?