Classroom Management Focus With Behavior
Classroom Management Focus With Behavior
MODULE 1:
Culture
Attitudes & Values
Child-Adult Interaction
Gender
Socio-economic Status
Role Identity
Basic needs and experiences Stereotype Threat
Parent Involvement
Attitudes & Values
Learner
Diversity
Space What a personal distance do students use in interactions with other students and
with adults?
How does the culture determine the space allotted to boys and girls?
Dress and Food How does dress differ for age, gender, and social class?
What clothing and accessories are considered acceptable?
Status What resources (e.g. study area and materials, study assistance from parents and
siblings) are available at home and in the community?
What power do the parents have to obtain information about the school and to
influence educational choices?
Goals What kinds of work are considered prestigious or desirable?
What role does education play in achieving occupational goals?
What education level do the family and student desire for the student?
Education What methods for teaching and learning are used in the home (e.g. modeling and
imitation, didactic stories and proverbs, direct verbal instruction)?
Communication What roles do verbal and nonverbal language play in learning and teaching?
What roles do conventions such as silence, questions, rhetorical questions, and
discourse style play in communication?
What types of literature (e.g. newspapers, books) are used in the home and in
what language(s) are they written?
How is writing used in the home (e.g. letters, lists, notes) and in what language(s)?