Acknowledging Positive Behavior

Rationale: Recognizing students for following rules, directives, directions, and participating, is one of the most effective tools for managing, promoting, and correcting undesired behaviors.

Description: Teacher provides positive, behavior-specific feedback to students - Example: I love seeing you walk quietly in the hallway. To be most effective, teachers use the ratio of 5 positive interactions to one negative.

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Acknowledging Student Behavior