4 DISCUSSIONS DUE IN 72 HOURS Developing Relationships [WLOs: 1, 3] [CLOs:   2, 3] Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapter 5 and watch Rita Pierson at TED Talks Education: Every Kid Needs a Champion (Links to an external site.) . Review the week 2 Jose and Olivia (Links to an external site.) interactivity for new information. Select one of these students to write about. In your response, discuss how you will work to develop a relationship with this student. Share at least three different strategies you will use to ensure you build a connection with your student. Explain why you think each of your strategies will make a positive impact. Additionally, share at least two different suggestions/strategies that you will suggest to his/her parent(s) to further build this bond. Lastly, give an example from Rita Pierson’s TED Talk that will help you explain why you think it is so important to develop a relationship with every young child. Culture and Behavior [WLOs: 2, 3] [CLOs: 2, 3] Prior to beginning work on this discussion, re-read Section 1.3 and Chapter 6 in your textbook. Additionally, read America’s Hispanic Children: Gaining Ground, Looking Forward (Links to an external site.) . When addressing challenging behavior, it is important for teachers to understand students’ culture and background. Utilize the new cultural information you learned about Olivia and Jose this week to address your discussion forum prompt. If you select Jose for this week’s prompt, discuss the behaviors of hitting his peers or not following the classroom rules. If you select Olivia  for this week’s prompt, discuss the behaviors of impulsivity or addressing her peers negatively. For your discussion prompt, choose Olivia or Jose and address the following questions: · How will you approach the situation differently with what you learned about the cultural backgrounds of Jose and Olivia? · What can you do to better support Olivia or Jose in the classroom and the child’s parents at home? · Now that you know more about Olivia and Jose, what additional strategies can you use to help the child be successful within the classroom and at home? Guidance Strategies [WLOs: 1] [CLO: 2] Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapter 9 of the course text and Planning for Positive Guidance: Powerful Interactions Make a Difference (Links to an external site.) . Over the course of time, many guidance strategies have emerged in an effort to help us guide children’s behaviors. Choose one of the following guidance strategies to elaborate on: developmental discipline, teacher effectiveness training, collaborative problem solving, positive reinforcement, natural and logical consequences, time-out, or time-away. You may utilize the following recommended resources to help you better understand the guidance strategies; however, please continue to search for additional insight regarding these strategies. · Developmental Discipline: Guiding Princ.

1. 4 DISCUSSIONS DUE IN 72 HOURS
Developing Relationships [WLOs: 1, 3] [CLOs: 2, 3]
Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapter 5 and
watch
Rita Pierson at TED Talks Education: Every Kid Needs a
Champion
(Links to an external site.)
.
Review the week 2
Jose and Olivia (Links to an external site.)
interactivity for new information. Select one of these students
to write about. In your response, discuss how you will work to
develop a relationship with this student. Share at least three
different strategies you will use to ensure you build a
connection with your student. Explain why you think each of
your strategies will make a positive impact. Additionally, share
at least two different suggestions/strategies that you will
suggest to his/her parent(s) to further build this bond. Lastly,
give an example from Rita Pierson’s TED Talk that will help
you explain why you think it is so important to develop a
relationship with every young child.
Culture and Behavior [WLOs: 2, 3] [CLOs: 2, 3]
Prior to beginning work on this discussion, re-read Section 1.3
and Chapter 6 in your textbook. Additionally, read

2. America’s Hispanic Children: Gaining Ground, Looking
Forward
(Links to an external site.)
.
When addressing challenging behavior, it is important for
teachers to understand students’ culture and background. Utilize
the new cultural information you learned about Olivia and Jose
this week to address your discussion forum prompt. If you
select Jose for this week’s prompt, discuss the behaviors of
hitting his peers or not following the classroom rules. If you
select Olivia for this week’s prompt, discuss the behaviors of
impulsivity or addressing her peers negatively.
For your discussion prompt, choose Olivia or Jose and address
the following questions:
· How will you approach the situation differently with what you
learned about the cultural backgrounds of Jose and Olivia?
· What can you do to better support Olivia or Jose in the
classroom and the child’s parents at home?
· Now that you know more about Olivia and Jose, what
additional strategies can you use to help the child be successful
within the classroom and at home?
Guidance Strategies [WLOs: 1] [CLO: 2]
Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapter 9 of
the course text and
Planning for Positive Guidance: Powerful Interactions Make a
Difference (Links to an external site.)
.

3. Over the course of time, many guidance strategies have emerged
in an effort to help us guide children’s behaviors. Choose one of
the following guidance strategies to elaborate on:
developmental discipline, teacher effectiveness training,
collaborative problem solving, positive reinforcement, natural
and logical consequences, time-out, or time-away. You may
utilize the following recommended resources to help you better
understand the guidance strategies; however, please continue to
search for additional insight regarding these strategies.
·
Developmental Discipline: Guiding Principles (Links to an
external site.)
· Teacher Effectiveness Training
(T.E.T. Philosophy) (Links to an external site.)
·
The Collaborative Problem Solving® (CPS) Approach (Links to
an external site.)
(Links to an external site.)
·
Natural and Logical Consequences (Links to an external site.)
·
Time-Out or Time-Away? Consequences for Children (Links to
an external site.)
For your discussion response, answer the following questions:
· What did you learn about your chosen strategy and what
information surprised you?
· How will you use this information in the future?

4. · Will your chosen guidance strategy work for the child you
chose in Week 2? Why or why not?
· If your chosen strategy will not work for your student, which
of the other listed strategies would work for your student and
why?
· Create a challenging behavior scenario for your chosen student
(Jose or Olivia) for your peers to solve (e.g., a problem on the
playground, walking to lunch, center time or circle time, etc.).
Please be sure to review the Guided Response so you offer your
peers the necessary information to complete the response.
Functional Behavior [WLOs: 3, 4] [CLOs: 1, 2, 4]
Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapter 10 in
your textbook and review
The Four Functions of Behavior Made Simple (Links to an
external site.)
.
For your discussion response, review Jazmine’s behavior within
section 10.1 in your textbook and answer the following
questions:
· Which two methods of data described in Jazmine’s scenario do
you think will best identify the problem behavior and determine
the functions of a behavior? Explain why.
· Based on Jazmine’s data, who would you bring in to be a part
of her behavior team?
· Name her problem behavior and identify the functions of the

5. behavior.
· How can you use her preferences and strengths (i.e., her
energy, her persistence, her intelligence, her love of drawing) to
change her challenging behavior into an acceptable behavior?
· Create one short-term goal for Jazmine.
· Create one long-term goal for Jazmine.
Required Resources
Text
Kaiser, B., & Sklar Rasminsky, J. (2017).
Challenging behavior in young children: Understanding,
preventing, and responding effectively
(4th ed.). Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu
· Chapter 5: Relationship, Relationship, Relationship
· Chapter 6: Opening the Culture Door
Articles
Degel Sanchez, D., Steece-Doran, D., & Jablon, J. (2013,
December/January).
Planning for positive guidance: Powerful interactions make a
difference (Links to an external site.)
. Retrieved from
https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/tyc/dec2012/planning-
for-positive-guidance
· In this article, the authors provide information about positive
guidance strategies that will assist you in your Guidance
Strategies discussion forum this week.

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DiNovi, B., & Ward, T. A. (2018, January 22).
The four functions of behavior made simple (Links to an
external site.)
. Retrieved from http://bsci21.org/the-four-functions-of-
behavior-made-simple
· This article provides information about the four functions of
behavior and will assist you in your Functional Behavior
discussion forum this week.
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Webster, J. (2018, May 7).
ABC: Antecedent, behavior, consequence (Links to an external
site.)
. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/abc-antecedent-
behavior-and-consequence-3111263
· This article provides information about the ABCs of behavior
and will assist you in your A-B-C Analysis of Target Behaviors
assignment this week.
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Web Page
IRIS Center. (n.d.).

7. Functional behavioral assessment: Identifying the reasons for
problem behavior and developing a behavior plan (Links to an
external site.)
. Retrieved from https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/fba/
· This module provides information about functional behavior
assessments and will assist you in your A-B-C Analysis of
Target Behaviors assignment this week.
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Multimedia
Pierson, R. (2013, May).
Rita Pierson at TED Talks Education: Every kid needs a
champion
(Links to an external site.)
[Video file]. Retrieved from
https://www.ted.com/talks/rita_pierson_every_kid_needs_a_cha
mpion
· This video features Rita Pierson, a teacher of 40 years, and
provides information about connecting with students on a real
level. It will assist you with your Developing Relationships
discussion forum this week. This video has closed captioning
and a transcript that can be accessed here:
Rita Pierson at TED Talks Education: Every Kid Needs a
Champion: Transcript (Links to an external site.)
.
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8. Supplemental Materials
Evertson, C., & Poole, I. (n.d.).
Establishing classroom norms & expectations
(Links to an external site.)
[Case study unit]. Retrieved from
https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/wp-
content/uploads/pdf_case_studies/ics_norms.pdf
· This case study provides information about setting norms and
expectations within the classroom and will assist you in your
Appropriate Behavior Expectations Case Study assignment this
week.
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Murphey, D., Guzman, L., & Torres, A. (2014).
America’s Hispanic children: Gaining ground, looking forward
(Links to an external site.)
(Publication No. 2014-38). Retrieved from
https://www.childtrends.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2014-
38AmericaHispanicChildren.pdf
· This report provides information about the culture of Hispanic
children within America and will assist you in your Culture and
Behavior discussion forum this week.
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Recommended Resource
Huang, C.-Y. (2018, July 19).

9. How culture influences children’s development (Links to an
external site.)
.
The Conversation.
Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/how-culture-
influences-childrens-development-99791
· This article discusses various ways in which culture influences
children’s development and behavior and may assist you in your
Culture and Behavior discussion forum this week
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