To purchase the entire DVD from Educational Activities, Inc., visit: https://www.edact.com/professional-development/behavior/highly-successful-strategies-to-guide-young-childrens-behavior-professional-development.html.

See how a diverse group of teachers uses a variety of proven supportive instruction techniques to promote positive prosocial behavior and self-regulation in the preschool classroom. Classroom management and discipline are among the most difficult issues teachers report.

The program provides concrete methods for dealing with a range of inappropriate behaviors that teachers may encounter.

The chapters include:

introduction
Reasons for inappropriate behavior
Importance of our relationships
The supportive consulting approach
How to teach social skills
The 20 most important techniques for a supportive consulting approach
review

A detailed trainer guide includes handouts for participants with reflection and discussion topics, resources, a post-test and certificates of participation (as a PDF file on the CD).

This program gives teachers the tools they need to encourage prosocial behavior and create a positive classroom environment.

The program was written by Dr. Patricia Vardin, chair of the Early Childhood Education Department at Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY.

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