Uncover the Roots of Challenging Behavior - (Free Spirit Professional(r)) by Michelle Salcedo (Paperback)

About the Book

Teach social skills and enrich classrooms to reduce problem behaviors and nurture growth.

Book Synopsis

Teach social skills and enrich classrooms to reduce problem behaviors and nurture growth.

When teachers create environments that teach skills rather than punish individual actions, they reduce behavior problems and nurture the growth of all learners. This book expertly guides early childhood teachers to analyze their classroom elements, routines, and responses to children. Much like gardeners who adjust soil, water, or fertilizer to help flowers bloom, educators of young children must look beyond challenging behaviors to what a child's actions are communicating about her learning environment or home life. Digital content includes all forms from the book along with a PDF presentation. A free PLC/Book Study Guide for use with communities of practice is available at freespirit.com/PLC.

Review Quotes

In Uncover the Roots of Challenging Behavior, Michelle Salcedo provides a wealth of information for teachers at all levels. She includes strategies for establishing the classroom environment and effective guidance techniques for teachers to try in their own classrooms. Teachers will find her ideas, charts, and stories helpful for not only critically examining their own behavior, but also working to develop the key relationships and appropriate learning settings that truly help children thrive."--Karen Menke Paciorek, Ph.D., professor, Early Childhood Education & Children and Families at Eastern Michigan University

"Uncover the Roots of Challenging Behaviors is one of those books that will be looked at frequently. It does a marvelous job simplifying why challenging behaviors occur and the best ways to prevent them. Informative and engaging, the ideas can be used immediately. Everyone should keep this book where you can pull it out for a quick solution."--Daniel Hodgins, author of Boys: Changing the Classroom, Not the Child and Get Over It! Relearning Guidance Practices.

"If you are seeking practical, specific, and supportive ways to create classroom environments, step right this way. In Uncover the Roots of Challenging Behavior, Michelle Salcedo reminds us behavior is a powerful form of communication. She provides practical suggestions and concrete examples on how to create classroom environments that support educators in hearing this communication and meeting the often unmet needs of children."--Brigid Beaubien, Ph.D., professor, Teacher Education, Eastern Michigan University

"A comprehensive manual for teachers and other adults who work with young students whose behavior is considered challenging. Recommended."-- "School Library Connection"

"This book is a must-have for all early education professionals! It is an accessible, comprehensive primer for those new to the field, giving you a wealth of both proactive and reactive strategies and resources that will create a successful, thriving community of young learners. Experienced educators will also find the book solidly grounded in well-established theory and research but written with a fresh voice that will provoke your thinking, provide new ideas, and add value to your classroom practices. If you follow Ms. Salcedo's sound advice, your 'garden' of seedlings will surely blossom and grow. Highly recommend!"--Richard Cohen, M.A., international early education motivational speaker and consultant "Helping young children develop into socially competent and caring adults starts early.

"This book will help you reduce behavior problems and nurture the growth of all learners."-- "Learning magazine"

About the Author

Michelle Salcedo, M.Ed., has worked in the field of early childhood for over thirty years, starting as a teacher's helper in her younger brother's center.

She has served as a teacher, director, trainer, and family educator in numerous childcare settings across Michigan, South Carolina, and Spain. Michelle has led the education initiatives of two of the largest childcare firms in the United States.

Her articles on young children frequently appear in various electronic and print publications and she has traveled the country speaking at local, state, and national conferences.

Currently, she is a content developer for a national early childhood training company. Michelle lives in Greenville, South Carolina.