Trouble with Transitions? 5 Essential Ways to Prevent Challenging Behavior
Course: #30448Level: IntroductorySubject Area: Supporting children's social and emotional development 1 Hour 390 Reviews
Consistent use of preventative strategies is the only way to break out of daily struggles with children who refuse to clean up, come inside, take their turn in the bathroom or lay down for nap. You'll learn the 5 essential strategies for preventing challenging behavior during classroom transitions and be guided in implementing them in a way that works for you and your class.
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Course Type: Video, Audio, Text
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to list 5 strategies for setting up successful classroom transitions.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe how visuals can be used to provide additional support to a child who has difficulty transitioning.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify 3 common mistakes teachers make when offering children choices during transitions.
Course created on February 28, 2018
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-15 Minutes | Strategy 1: Give transition warnings and provide individualized support |
| 15-20 Minutes | Strategy 2: Sing the directions |
| 20-30 Minutes | Strategy 3: Use play and children's interests to motivate them |
| 30-35 Minutes | Strategy 4: Choose your words when offering choices during transitions (why its best to avoid phrases like, "are you ready?" "do you want to?" and "ok?) |
| 35-45 Minutes | Strategy 5: Use visuals |
| 45-50 Minutes | Bonus strategy: don't transition! It's developmentally appropriate to minimize your daily transitions. |
| 50-55 Minutes | Putting it all together |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary |
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390 ReviewsPresented By
Barb O'Neill
MEd, EdD
Barb O’Neill is a speaker, trainer, consultant, and online course creator. She is the founder of Transform Challenging Behavior, which is a training and consulting business that helps early childhood professionals develop the confidence and skills to tackle any behavioral challenge that comes their way and set children up for success. She holds a M.Ed. in Special Education and an Ed.D. in Early Childhood Education, both from Teachers College, Columbia University. You can find her at www.transformchallengingbehavior.com and write to her with questions or feedback at barb@transformchallengingbehavior.com.
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