A teaching assistant's guide to managing behavior in the classroom / Susan Bentham.

Includes bibliography and index.

Challenging behaviour amongst pupils is as much of a headache for teaching assistants as it is for teachers. This book, specifically written with teaching assistants in mind, looks at common behaviour problems in the classroom, explains typical causes of misbehaviour and shows what teaching assistants can do to tackle and tame disruptive students in their care. Using a range of case studies, all of which reflect real-life situations and discussed from the perspective of a teaching assistant, Susan Bentham explores:

? the role of the teaching assistant in relation to School Behaviour Policies
? when and how to reward good behaviour
? how understanding the reasons for disruptive behaviour can help to determine the most appropriate way of dealing with it
? how to implement behaviour strategies that really work.

Mirroring the course content of most Teaching Assistant GNVQ and Foundation degree qualifications, Bentham highlights how practitioners can learn from their experiences and develop new skills and coping strategies, which will free them up to concentrate on the most important part of the job: supporting learning.

In an expanding market, this guide is a must-buy for any teaching assistant finding that disrupted classrooms are becoming their biggest challenge. [SUMMARY from AUTHOR]