Behavior and Classroom Management in the Multicultural Classroom
Proactive, Active, and Reactive Strategies
- Terry L. Shepherd - Indiana University South Bend, USA
- Diana Linn - Texas A&M International University
August 2014 | 376 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Addressing the increasing number of culturally and linguistically diverse students in today’s schools, Behavior and Classroom Management in the Multicultural Classroom provides general and special education teachers with the knowledge, skills, and strategies to make the proactive, active, and reactive interventions necessary to create a positive classroom environment in which all students can learn. Going beyond the traditional rules and hierarchy of consequences and reinforcements, the book demonstrates how to incorporate basic classroom management plans, functional behavioral analysis, functional behavioral assessments, and behavioral intervention plans into the development and implementation of response-to-intervention and school-wide positive behavior support programs. In every chapter, the authors use real world examples and case studies to explore how language and culture affect students’ responses to behavior and classroom management. Unique chapters cover social skills training and collaborating with families of diverse students.
Chapter 1: Behavior and Classroom Management Basics
Chapter 2: Legal Issues of Behavior and Classroom Management
Chapter 3: Collaborating with Parents and Families
Chapter 4: Role of the Teacher
Chapter 5: The Learning Environment
Chapter 6: Basic Classroom Management Strategies
Chapter 7: Cognitive Behavior Management
Chapter 8: Functional Behavioral Assessment: Trinity of Behavior Management
Chapter 9: Functional Behavior Analysis: Trinity of Behavior Management
Chapter 10: Behavior Intervention Plan: Trinity of Behavior Management
Chapter 11: Single-Subject Design
Chapter 12: Response-to-Intervention
Chapter 13: School-Wide Positive Behavior Support
Chapter 14: Social Skills Training
This text integrated a multicultural perspective into each chapter and aspect of classroom management. This expanded the traditional focus on just behavior and required the perspective of the student in the context of family, culture, and community.
College of Education, Health, Human Svcs/Dept of Education, Univ Of Michigan-Dearborn
September 13, 2021
It covers are major areas in classroom management that are students need to know.
Early Childhood Spec Ed Dept, University Of Central Arkansas
February 25, 2016
I found that the book covers theory, FBA, multiculturalism- it kind of has a broad rather than in depth way of tackling the issues. I did like the chapter on legal issues.
School Of Education, St John Fisher College
May 21, 2015
Sheperd's book is both timely and practical. A great thought provoking read
Education , Chester University
April 2, 2015