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EDUCATION, early childhood, BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION, positive behavior interventions and supports

Areas

PRACTITIONER:group practice and professional learning, PRACTITIONER:teaching design and practices

Authors

L. Fox, S. Langhans

Published

2005

Publisher

Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning, Vanderbilt University

Abstract

This What Works Brief is part of a continuing series of short, easy-to-read, “how to” information packets on a variety of evidence-based practices, strategies, and intervention procedures. The Briefs are designed to help teachers support young children’s social and emotional development. They include examples and vignettes that illustrate how practical strategies might be used in a variety of early childhood settings and home environments. Logical consequences refer to the actions or responses that are implemented following a child’s inappropriate behavior that serve to discourage the child from engaging in the behavior again. Logical consequences are used as an alternative to punishment strategies such as reprimands or scolding. They are used to help guide children in the right direction by guiding them to face the results of their behavior. The process is a learning experience for children, teaching them that they have responsibility for and control over their own behavior The consequences of their actions are logical because they are clearly related to the child’s behavior.

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