How ToBuild,Encourage,And Promote Positive Reinforcement With Your Students Every day.

by Sharnetha Roberson

In today’s world students are more pressed to succeed academically than the students of previous years. Students and teachers are with one another all day everyday.The class environment can be very stressful.

As a teachers assistant, I have seen it all in the classroom from teacher melt downs to student melt downs. Your Students are not perfect they will have days they do work and days they give you a struggle or a hard time.
Teaching is not an easy job;However, can be fulfilling if this is one’s passion.

Sometimes as teachers we focus more on the paper work, teaching, and forget to provide positive reinforcement to the students.

It’s important to remember, that some students may come from various environments. Some disadvantaged homes, single parent environment, only child environment,etc. So it can be various reasons why a student may not be performing

academically well or acting out. So, As teachers, we must come into this career with compassion and understanding.

Below are words of encouragement and tips I used as a teacher’s Assistant to promote a healthy teacher/student relationship and less classroom stress.

#Smile and create an ice breaker for the morning before the “Do now!”

# Create a ” How are you feeling,”  or How was your weekend?,writing assignment.
(One or two paragraphs only! ) Just a little something to know your thinking of them.

#Praise student when doing well… Wow! you did remember the lesson, that’s great! or Excellent job! Fantastic Work!

#Listen to your student

#Encourage your student when student feels overwhelmed

#Request from your principle a movie accommodation hour or so for your class.

# This is one of my personal favorites I used:

Send home Hand written special notes to the students parent about their positive
achievement n progress. Principals can do this as well. this will promote parent engagement and communication, as well as keep your student feeling accomplished
and continue to work smart.
Again provide a comfortable supportive teaching environment and you will get better learning performance from your students.

Author, Sharnetha Roberson
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