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Teaching and Acknowledging Expectations and Rules

5/25/2021

Pyramid Model for Promoting Social and Emotional Competence in Infants and Young Children

Defining Behavior Expectations and Rules

Expectations

• Expectations = general ways you want people to act. They will apply to all children across all settings.
  Example Expectations:
  • Be Respectful
  • Be Polite
  • Be Safe
  • Be a Team Player
  • Be Responsible
  • Be Honest
  • Be Peaceful
  • Be Friendly

Program-Wide Expectations

• Creates a shared focus and continuity for program, school, classrooms
• Gives school/program a shared language
• Communicates positively what is desired

Rules

• Example Rules:
  • Keep hands and feet to yourself
  • Walk with your group
  • Use nice words
  • Listen for teacher directions

Individualizing Rules to Meet Children’s Needs

Expectations vs. Rules

• We Are Superfriends
• Walking Fees
• Feet On The Floor
• Safety First
• Show Respect
• Keep Your Eyes on the Teacher

Developing Expectations and Rules

General Guidelines about Expectations and Rules

• Get Staff and Families’ input in developing expectations
• Involve the children in developing the rules.
• Post the expectations and rules and include a visual to help children understand.
• Teach the expectations and rules systematically.
• Reinforce the expectations and rules at high rates initially and at lower rates throughout the year.

Guidelines Should Be:

• Positively stated
• Posted (child level with visual)
• Few in Number (less than 5)
• Reviewed daily as a group
• Discussed throughout the day

Expectation/Rules Matrix

Reminders

• Keep your list of expectations and rules short so children will be able to learn and memorize them.
• When developing expectations and rules use words that children will understand.
• If your school has school-wide expectations make sure you use those for your classroom but link them to rules your children will understand.
• If you are having difficulty developing expectations and rules think about the skills that are most important for children to master so they can become successful learners.

Teaching and Acknowledging Expectations and Rules

Teaching

• Systematically
• Embedding opportunities for practice
• Examples and Non-examples
• Positive descriptive feedback

Teaching Strategies

• Adult Modeling
• Modeling with Puppets
• Songs
• Fingerplays
• Flannel Board Activities
• Role Play
• Prompts
• Priming
• Reinforcement
• Incidental Teaching
• Use of Games

Acknowledging the Expectations

Partnering With Families

• Encourage families to create household rules.
• Help them make rules that teach their children what TO DO.
• Provide strategies to use for teaching and reinforcing the rules.

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Thank You
The contents of this presentation were developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education, #H326B170003. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. Project officer, Sunyoung Ahn.