Understanding and Managing Children's Classroom Behavior / Wiley Series on Personality Processes (PDF)

"This book sets the standard in delivering a comprehensive,
state-of-the-art approach for understanding, treating, and
preventing classroom behavior difficulties. It should be on the
bookshelves of all professionals who work in school settings. I
will certainly recommend this text to my colleagues and
students."

--George J. DuPaul, PhD, Professor of School
Psychology, Associate Chair, Education and Human Services, Lehigh
University

A classic guide to creating a positive classroom
environment

Covering the most recent and relevant findings regarding
behavior management in the classroom, this new edition of
Understanding and Managing Children's Classroom Behavior has
been completely updated to reflect the current functional approach
to assessing, understanding, and positively managing behavior in a
classroom setting.

With its renewed focus on the concept of temperament and its
impact on children's behavior and personality, Understanding and
Managing Children's Classroom Behavior emphasizes changing behavior
rather than labeling it.

Numerous contributions from renowned experts on each topic
explore:

* How to identify strengths and assets and build on them

* Complete functional behavioral assessments

* The relationship between thinking, learning, and behavior in the
classroom

* Practical strategies for teachers to improve students'
self-regulation

* How to facilitate social skills

* Problem-solving approaches to bullies and their victims

* Medications and their relationship to behavior

The classic guide to helping psychologists, counselors, and
educators improve their ability to serve all students,
Understanding and Managing Children's Classroom Behavior,
Second Edition will help educators create citizens connected to
each other, to their teachers, to their families, and to their
communities.