Effective Discipline Policies

Effective Discipline Policies
How to Create a System that Supports Young Children’s Social-Emotional Competence
​Sascha Longstreth, PhD, and Sarah Garrity, EdD

Research has shown that preschool expulsion is not only harmful to young children, but young boys of color are more likely to be suspended or expelled than other children. Challenging behaviors can derail an early childhood classroom, and punishment and exclusion aren’t the answer. Young children need support and instruction to help them learn how to cooperate, listen, share, interact positively with their peers and with adults. Where to start? Effective Discipline Policies will be your go-to resource.

• Craft a developmentally appropriate, consistent, effective behavioral guidance policy • Create a system that supports young children’s social-emotional competence
• Provide a healthy environment in which young children can learn and grow
• Improve the quality of teacher-child interactions

Pub Date: April 2018 ISBN: 978-0-87659-750-7, Item # 10543 US $19.95 | PB, 8.5 x 11, 160 (est) pp. For early childhood administrators, elementary principals with pre-K classrooms, teachers, and policy makers RIGHTS SOLD: World Rights Available

HIGHLIGHTS

• Offers practical advice and an easy-to-use checklist for evaluating existing discipline policies and implementing more equitable and effective policies

• Highlights tips for creating a responsive, developmentally appropriate, instructive approach to dealing with challenging behaviors in early childhood