Motivated to Learn: Decreasing Challenging Student Behaviors and Increasing Academic Engagement (Your Guide to Evidence-Based Practices for Effective

Imagine a day in the classroom where you can devote all your energy to student learning instead of battling challenging behavior. In Motivated to Learn, you will gain evidence-based approaches for engaging students and equipping them to better focus in the classroom. With this book's straightforward strategies, you can learn to motivate all your students to actively participate in learning. PreK-12 educators will: Discover the root causes of challenging behavior Learn how to implement student choices in the classroom Explore self-monitoring as a way to improve social behavior and academic success Examine precorrection as a way to be proactive in the classroom when it comes to challenging behaviors Contents: Introduction Chapter 1: Challenging Behaviors--Why Students Exhibit Them and How These Behaviors Impact Academic Engagement Chapter 2: I'd Like a Choice--A Guide to Implementing Choice Chapter 3: It's All About the Reward--A Guide to Token Economies Chapter 4: Set Them Up for Success--A Guide to High-Probability Sequencing Chapter 5: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work--A Guide to Classwide Peer Tutoring Chapter 6: Put the Students in Charge--A Guide to Self-Monitoring Chapter 7: Call on Me--A Guide to Opportunities to Respond Chapter 8: Remember What We Talked About--A Guide to Precorrection Epilogue Appendix: Resources for Teachers References and Resources Index