Minahan, Jessica
The Behavior Code: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Teaching the Most Challenging Students
- ISBN 13:
- 9781612501369
- author:
- Minahan, Jessica
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Harvard Education Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 23.4 x 18.8 x 1.5 cm
- Genre:
- Business, Finance & Law,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Behavior Code: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Teaching the Most Challenging Students by Jessica Minahan and Nancy Rappaport is a comprehensive resource for educators, counselors, and parents seeking to support students with complex behavioral needs. This book offers a systematic approach to decoding the causes and patterns of difficult behaviors, providing practical strategies for developing effective measures to address them in schools. By applying the FAIR Behavior Intervention Plan, readers can shift from reactive to proactive classroom management, fostering meaningful teacher-student relationships and reducing the need for school discipline. The authors provide ample case studies, accessible worksheets, and focused thought exercises to help readers fully understand and implement suggested strategies. Through its thoughtful and empathetic approach, this book aims to bring about positive change in schools, even with students who exhibit anxious, withdrawn, oppositional, or inappropriately sexualized behaviors.