Good day,
In Step 3 I mentioned that there is another book that I read that I think will help teachers with behaviour issues. Additionally, in this post I have a few more websites and, I hope, to add an interesting article from 1997 that almost predicted the challenges we have today.
A. Behaviour Recovery (2nd edition). Bill Rogers (author) ISBN 1-4129-0145-6
This is another book that I acquired from the Margaret Wilson Library at the Ontario College of Teachers. Published in 2004, Rogers provides another example of what is available to the regular classroom teacher. Rogers breaks down the component parts (Understanding children with behaviour disorders, Exploring key features of behaviour recovery, developing the programme etc.)
Rogers’ work is not easy to implement and he admits that dealing with his behaviour recovery programme will be the tracking and working the programme plan.
What I really enjoyed is Rogers’ identification of “disruptive behaviour of behaviour disorder”. Rogers completely identified my students. As well, Rogers lays out a complete plan to deal with “student resistance to recovery options.”
Overall, Rogers lays out a good plan that needs buy in from all parties — regular classroom teachers, support staff and resource teachers. Along with the black-line masters, he has made an effective kit that fits into a back pack.
B. Websites.
http://www.ldac-taac.ca/teacher-e.asp
The Learning Disabilities Association of Canada has a good website that provides help for parents and teachers to identify disabilities.
http://www.ldonline.org/educators/other/behavior
Learning Disabilities Online is an American site that is well designed and easy to use. LD Online promotes education on a mutltitude of learning disabilities for parents, teachers and staff.
http://www.ocup.org/resources/documents/companions/speced2002.pdf
Now off line, the OCUP web site had published some great work and this is a wonderful document. The 115 page document identifies and suggests strategies to work with children with a number of learning disabilities including behaviour problems. Published by the Ministry of Education in Ontario, the document tells you what you will see and what you, as a teacher, may do.
