Gr 1 behaviour 2012
- 1. Defusion Strategies. • Give a clear statement of what you want: “ I want you to....” • Stick to your statement. Repeating as necessary. (Stuck needle technique) • Deflect the student’s responses, the ones that undermine your statement: e.g. irrelevances, arguing etc. • Preface re-statements with recognition of their view, “I’ve heard your reason for.......I want you to.....” 1
- 2. Defusion Strategies. Choice Take up time Gives pupils some Allows pupils not to lose control over the face. Watching and situation; is less likely waiting is, in a way, to initiate point-blank issuing a challenge. We refusal. need to be clear about expectations. 2
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- 4. Defusion Strategies Partial agreement ‘When...then’ direction ‘Maybe you were This is trying to avoid the talking about your work negative - 'No you but now I would like cannot go out because you to...' you have not finished your work' becomes 'When you have finished your work, then you can go out'. 4
- 5. Defusion Strategies Privately understood Tactical ignoring signals Appropriate for For drawing the class attention-seeking together or to monitor behaviour or 2nd, focus the noise level. on 1st behaviour. Praise the nearby pupil.. 5
- 6. Defusion Strategies Redirect behaviour Consequences & sanctions By reminding students In line with school what they should be policy. doing. Implemented clearly Avoid getting bogged and consistently. down in discussions •detention or ‘catch- about what is wrong. up’ ?? 6
- 7. Defusion Strategies. Deferred consequences Deal with issue later - it removes the 'audience’. Avoids confrontation. A quiet 1:1 is more likely to have a positive outcome. 7