Classroom Management Support

Why should I do it:

While classroom management is more of a Tier 1 intervention, sometimes implementing more stringent and structured classroom management strategies can help address difficult groups of students, while still benefitting even the students that do not need the extra support
Helps address individual and groups of students that present more significant behavioral, academic, and other issues
Improves compliance, instruction time, student success, etc
Helps to make the room, routines, and schedule run more smoothly
Decreases wasted time due to student’s wandering, not knowing what to do, getting up to get supplies, etc
Provides increased structure and clarifies expectations
Provides consistent rewards and consequences

When should I do it:

Classroom management techniques should always be implemented and in place as a Tier 1 intervention strategy, but when there are students particularly not responding well to normal classroom management, consider increasing, intensifying, and adding additional class structure and management strategies to address these students on a Tier 2 level. The other students in the class that do not need this extra structure will also benefit from it.
When there is a student, several students or a groups of students that are not responding to typical classroom management strategies
When a group of kids is especially challenging to manage
When several students, acting together and working one another up, cause greater than average class disruptions
With especially off task, disruptive, and uncontrollable classes and groups

How do I do it:

At the Tier 1 level, classroom management should be a regular part of all classes
At the Tier 2 level, increasing the intensity and structure of classroom management strategies beyond what may be considered typical or normal can help address more difficult students not responding to your normal class rules, routines, procedures, etc
When increasing and intensifying classroom management, even the students that don’t need the extra support will benefit from it
Classroom management techniques are numerous and the techniques utilized in classes will vary to a degree depending on the class dynamics
Classroom management techniques should be introduced to a class on day one when possible and reviewed frequently
Common classroom techniques include active supervision, clear, consistent, and predictable consequences and rewards, use of various teaching strategies, active listening, setting and teaching positive behavior expectations, establishing and reviewing classroom schedule, routines, and rules, etc

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