Carolina Mosquera- Review and reflect 14

1- What are prosocial behaviors?

They are acts of kindness which benefit others
2- Studies show that uncooperative teachers have more hyperactive, disruptive, and bored students.
3- why do children of permissive teachers often exhibit aggressive and attention- seeking behavior?
Such teachers often fail to get involved with or stop aggressive and attention- seeking behavior. The
children may see the teachers lack of involvement as permission to engage in such a behavior.
4- Describe one of the general guidelines you should follow for effective guidance to occur.
Be positive. Guide children by telling them what to do as opposed to what not to do. Children will
feel more comfortable with a positive comment.
5- Give three examples of actions useful in direct guidance.
Facial gestures: eye contact, a smile, a surprised look.
6- Use positive guidance statements to rewrite the following:
a- Do not scream!
Use your indoor voices!
b- Do not get paint on your dress!
Put on a smock!
c- Do not spill the milk!
Be careful with the milk!
d- Quit running!
Walk please!
7- Name the direct guidance principle being used in each of the following examples:
A- Penny was disciplined yesterday for running through the cooking area. When she ran through the
cooking area today, she was again disciplined. Be consistent.
B- The children are playing in the art area. It will be lunchtime in 10 minutes. Their teacher says to
them, Children, it is almost time for lunch. Please start cleaning up the area. Provide time for
change.
C- Henry is running from one end of the teeter-totter to the other. His teacher comes over to him
and says, Henry, stop that. You might hurt yourself. Intervene when necessary.
D- A teacher says to her children, On Friday, we will be eating lunch outdoors. You can choose to
have either a hot dog or a hamburger for lunch. Offer choices with care.
8- Give an example of how physical setup of the classroom can be used to encourage independence
in the children.
Children can be encouraged to hang up their own coats. To encourage this, provide low hooks for
hanging coats and hats.
9- Why would a teacher want to use positive reinforcement?
Because childrens behavior can be molded by rewarding positive behavior. Positive messages will
encourage children to repeat the behavior.
10- Explain the difference between natural consequences and logical consequences.
Natural consequences are those experiences that follow naturally as a result of a behavior. They do
not require anyones intervention.
Logical consequences are those that are deliberately set up by an adult to show what will happen if
a limit is not followed. The consequences should be related to the behavior as much as possible.
11- T or F. Praise should be given at the end of the day for any positive behaviors observed during
the day.

12- How does a prompt differ from a suggestion?

Suggesting means placing thoughts for consideration into childrens minds. This often leads to
action. Prompting differs from suggesting because a response is required of a prompt.
13- The key to redirecting is supplying an appealing substitute.
14- Explain the process of active listening.
15- T or F. Ignoring is an appropriate guidance technique when the childs behavior is verbally
harmful to other children. F
16- List three ways that you can encourage the development of childrens positive self- esteem.
Tape record children telling their own stories.
Make height and weight charts.
Add a full- length mirror to the room.