Professional Resources for Educators

Relational Discipline: Strategies for In-Your-Face Kids by William N. Bender

This book by Dr. William Bender is a practical guide to effective discipline for the classroom. The focus moves beyond behavioral strategies (although these are included in abundance) to the relationship between the pupil and the teacher. Dr. Bender argues that this relationship is the missing component in today's disciplinary approaches. After a brief presentation of the strengths of this approach, specific discipline strategies are presented. These strategies are tailored for children with a range of behavioral issues, including kids with attention problems, clingy kids, and defiant/consistently aggressive kids. The practical focus of these chapters, and the emphasis on strategies that can be used in the "real world" of today's classrooms, effectively separate this discipline book from the others. $22.00 U.S.

Behavioral Intervention Planning: Completing a Functional Behavioral Assessment and Developing a Behavioral Intervention Plan
Kathleen McConnell Fad, James R. Patton, and Edward A. Polloway

The Behavioral Intervention Planning ­Revised provides school personnel with the most up-to-date tools necessary to complete a functional behavioral assessment (FBA), determine whether a behavior is related to the disability of the student (manifestation determination), and develop a behavioral intervention plan (BIP). The 1997 amendments to the IDEA require school districts to perform these activities on students with disabilities who exhibit certain behavior problems or who bring a weapon or drugs to school. This revision is consistent with the final 1999 IDEA regulations. $34.00 US