Positive Guidance

The purpose of guidance is to

• help children develop socially acceptable behavior

• help the teacher develop age appropriate lesson plans

• observe the children, and develop assessments

• to reinforce negative behaviors

A loud voice should

• Only be used in emergencies

• never be used

• used every day to keep the attention of the children

• is normal

An example of indirect guidance is

• displaying art work on the walls of the classroom

• smiling at a child

• asking the child to hang his/her coat up

• taking the child by the hand to go outside

An example of direct guidance is:

• Putting out new games for the children to play with

• rearranging the tables

• Physically helping a child

• Hanging up new name tags on the cubbies

Open ended questions

• should be used frequently by the teacher

• should be used only once a day by the teacher

• should be used seldom by the teacher

• should never be used by the teacher

An example of natural consequences is:

• Splashing in a puddle and getting feet wet

• The teacher asking the child to clean up spilled milk

• Sending a child to time-out

• eating a meal that the child doesn't care for

The form of guidance that involves verbal and nonverbal actions

• Direct

• Indirect

• Consequences

• Rewards

Turning the children's attention in another direction:

• Prompting

• Praising

• Guiding

• Redirecting

Avoiding acknowledgement of negative behavior

• consequences

• praising

• ignoring

• modeling

Selecting materials and the physical set up of the classroom

• direct guidance

• indirect guidance

• setting limits

• classroom management