Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Chapter 1
Many students who are entering school are lacking the social and
emotional competencies necessary for school readiness. They
implede academic engagement and learning. Trends are showing
that aggression in children is escalating and that there are
implications for everybody.
Children with difficulties controlling their negative emotions, paying
attention, following teacher directions and getting along with others
are likely to be rejected by classmates and to get less positive
feedback from teachers which contributes to more off task
behaviour, less instruction time and less learning (Asher, Parkhurst,
Hymel & Williams, 1990). Disruptive behaviour takes time away from
positive delivery of engaging lessons and activities and is stressful
for teachers, for the disruptive child and for other children in the
classroom (Jones,Daley, Hutchings, Bywater and Eames, 2007).