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How can teachers help young children learn expected behaviors?

  • Page 1: Preventing Challenging Behavior in Young Children
  • Page 2: Understanding Behavior Expectations and Rules
  • Page 3: Developing and Displaying Rules
  • Page 4: Teaching Classroom Rules

How can teachers encourage and reinforce expected behaviors?

  • Page 5: Providing Rule Reminders
  • Page 6: Providing Positive Feedback
  • Page 7: Using Classroom Reinforcement Systems
  • Page 8: Sharing Rules with Families

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  • Page 9: References & Additional Resources
  • Page 10: Credits
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Early Childhood Behavior Management: Developing and Teaching Rules

This module, a DEC-recommended resource, includes information on how to create developmentally appropriate behavior rules for early childhood classrooms so that they link to a given school's behavior expectations. The importance of communication with families about rules and expected behaviors is also stressed (est. completion time: 1.5 hours).

A Professional Development Certificate for this module is available.

Work through the sections of this module in the order presented in the STAR graphic above.

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