2nd Edition

Effective Classroom Management A Teacher's Guide

By Robert Laslett, Colin Smith Copyright 1993

    This latest new edition of Effective Classroom Management is written for new teachers and those who train and guide them. It combines sound practical advice on lesson organisation and teaching methods with an exploration of teachers' feelings about themselves and the children they teach. In this second edition, classroom management is considered from four aspects: management in the classroom; mediation with individuals; modification of behaviour and monitoring school discipline.

    Introduction Part One: Management 1. Four Rules of Classroom Management 2. Analysing Classroom Organisation 3. Reducing Sources of Friction Part Two: Mediation 4. Counselling and Discussions with Disruptive Pupils 5. Confrontation in the Classroom: Pupils with Problems 6. Confrontation in the Classroom: Teacher Strategies 7. Imperturbable, Resilient and Disruptive Teachers Part Three: Modification 8. Rewards and Punishments Part Four: Monitoring 9. Teacher Stress and Teachers Feelings 10. Helping Colleagues Cope Bibliography

    Biography

    Robert Laslett, Colin Smith

    From reviews of the first edition:'The authors combine the virtues of good stimulating lecturing with obvious recent firsthand experience of classrooms ... every school would benefit from a copy ... good value for a student or probationer teacher - to derive comfort, common sense, new ideas and explanations, support, and a sense of proportion.' - Education

    'For the supportive and yet challenging stance on which this book is based it would get a vote for Birmingham from me every time.' - Therapeutic Care and Education

    (2nd Ed)'This is a very readable book that should be recommended reading for all members of staff. ..it is a very useful addition to the teacher's library and particularly helpful to the newly qualified teacher and those who are mentoring those teachers.' - Managing Schools Today