Brief 6 - Research Brief - Behaviour Research

• Recognising good behaviour is more effective than rewarding good behaviour.
• It is important to recognise improvements and progress in behaviour. 
• Managing the classroom with music, be that a bell or xylophone. 
• Imaginative transitions to keep the class calm, 
• Like sneaking across the room or have them pretend they’re moving in outer space with no gravity. Silent and smooth. 
• A simple toy to keep your classroom quiet. 
• Stop children from wasting time.
• Using a visual representation of wasted time actually gets children to realise how valuable it is.
• Keep changing things up every few weeks, from silent signals to oral cues and physical movements.
• Louder isn’t always better when it comes to getting them to listen. Teachers never talk more louder than the children, the quieter you talk the more the children have to listen to you. 
• Don't react.
• Make sure they know how any piece of work is relevant to the real world, how it will help them later on, and always make it topical and engaging.
• Flexible Consistency, consistent set of standards that you want everyone to achieve. Not all children will find it as easy to reach these standards. Understanding how you approach individuals whilst maintaining the same high standards for all. 
• Helping children to understand what some of the causes of difficult behaviour might be. 
• One simple technique is to present behaviour as a choice, to let them know that they have the power and the duty to take care of themselves.