Enhancing Classroom Environment for Students with Challenging Behaviours

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Abstract
This paper will focus on the challenging behaviors affecting school age children, the role of their
teachers in enhancing the children become better people in the society, the role of their parents in
enforcing good and acceptable behaviors in the children. The supervisory role of the teachers in
building and growing the children in becoming fully responsible individuals in the society.

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The setup in a classroom will automatically affect the students’ attitude towards learning
as well as their learning habits. A teacher must evaluate and identify the existing classroom
structure before he/ she decides to implement a broader approach to classroom behavioral
support (Sayeski, & Brown 2011). An exciting class set up will raise the morale of the students
and bring more excitement and interest in the learning process. A comfortable and humble
classroom setting is all that the students need to achieve academic excellence. The environment
is a significant determinant of the success of the students.
An organized, comfortable and stimulating environment will assist students to learn
effectively. The classroom can be exciting regarding the furniture, the learning aids like the
drawings, and also the ability to have a conducive environment which provides mind-blowing
experiences. In an attempt to come up with such a situation, there entails a practical physical
layout arrangement, supply of diversified material and offering encouragement to students to
have a sense of belonging and ownership (Simonsen et al. 2014).
In the process of setting up a classroom, several tips will assist and includes:
Ask the students to define which learning behavior should be for which learning center.
Assist students in learning how to behave appropriately through role-playing by
practicing with them. Encourage equitable participation from all the students and encourage the
slow learners for them to be able to catch up with the rest.
Provide with post procedures for the learning centers; the students will refer to them.
These post procedures will act as reference materials in the future, which will, in turn, provide a
better remembrance of anything learned.
Let the students propose where they think different learning centers should differ
regarding location and materials, the student’s ideas will enhance the feeling of belonging and
ownership.
Organising the Learning Centers
When planning, always consider the physical features of the classroom. A class needs
will evolve as the year progresses and for this reason, you can add different kinds of learning
centers at different times (MacSuga et al. 2012). Here are different common arrangements; Use
bookshelves. Keep the computers screens facing away from windows, Ensure there is
comfortable seating, ensure there is enough ventilation in the classroom and enough power