THEORIES OF ASSERTIVE TACTICSBy:Faten Hanani bt FauziRaja Nur Nabila bt Raja Abdul HalimFatin Aqilah bt Mohd Suhaimi[TSL 3093]INTRODUCTIONLEE & MARLENECANTER

LEE CANTERAttended California State University and completed a masters degree in social work at the University of Southern California. As a teenager he realized teachers have the power to change a students behaviour.Felt that if teachers could manage their students behaviour, they could have a positive impact on students lives.Interest led to the research and the development of his well-known Assertive Discipline program.Created cutting-edge training programs for teachers.Keynoted numerous conferences together with his wife.

May 2006 named Woman Executive of the Year. 30 year career as co-CEO of a successful teacher training company.Committee founder which strived to hire very qualified teachers in L.A.Began her career as a special education teacher.Went on to co-found and serve Canter& Associates, Now Laureate Education, Inc. The company has trained teachers and developed programs, distance learning materials, and resources for teachers, administration, parents.Actively involved on education councils, boards, advisory committees.

marlene CANTER

Met in 1968 while attending college.Lee aspired to be a teacher, while Marlene wished to be a social worker specializing in working with childrenLee and Marlene married in 1970 and focused on the hopes for the future to make a difference in childrens lives. Lee now was pursuing a Masters degree in social work, while Marlene was finishing work on gaining a teacher certificate and advanced special education training.

Lee & marlene CANTER

Lee worked several years in the social work field, and then started to focus on teacher training and school consultation as a career. Marlene was teaching special education as she pursued the study of child development and special education techniques.During Marlenes teaching experience, she encountered a child whose behavior was so disruptive that she needed to search for new techniques that would help the child to reach his full potential.Lee and Marlene began researching disciplinary problems in the classroom, as well as those methods used by successful teachers to handle these problems.Thus Assertive Discipline came to the forefront of their lives.The focus began with a behavior management plan based on consistency, clear expectations, follow-through, and the development of positive relationships.

DEFINITION & DESCRIPTIONLee and Marlene Canter found that many teachers were unable to manage the undesirable behaviour that occurred in their classrooms.Based on their investigation and research, they developed assertive disciplines. Assertive discipline is a systematic and objective way of ensuring a teacher-controlled classroom.

It is also called the "take-control" approach to teaching, as the teacher controls their classroom in a firm but positive manner.This theory requires teachers to be assertive rather than passive or hostile(teacher-controlled).

The teacher creates a set of behaviour rules for the class and a set of negative consequences that result if the rules are not followed.Example: Persistent use of first-language.Establish a set of class rules and develop a penalty system for when they use their first-language.

Approaches & strategiesDecide which rules you wish to implement in class.Examples: Raising up their hands in answering questions, do not disturb others, speak in English, be quiet when the teacher is speaking.Determine negative consequences for non-accomplice.Examples: Giving time-out, extra homework.Determine positive consequences for appropriate behaviour.Examples: Verbal praises, giving stars.List the rules on the board along with the positive and negative consequences.Have students write the rules and take them home to be signed by the parents and returned.

GOALS & OBJECTIVESTo allow teachers to engage students in the learning process uninterrupted by students misbehaviour.Example: Overly dependent on teacher, does not show interest in learning English.To help teachers become the captains of their classrooms and positively influence their students' behaviour.

THREE RESPONSE STYLESTRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF THE THEORYSTRENGTHSWEAKNESSESBehaviour is a result of what teachers do in classroom.Reliance on threats, warnings, and discipline hierarchy.Teaching rules of expectations.Misuse of consequence.Focusing on process than product.Will be dissatisfying group of pupils.Let students to be more responsible.The self esteem of students is often decreased.Let students know when they have acted correctly or incorrectly.Teachers spend to much time punishing students.Positives and lots of praise.Creating social groups.Students respect the teacher.Excessive control.Attractive, packaged, simple to understand and easy to implement.Can be a bad way to start off the year.HOW TO BE PRACTICAL IN A CLASSROOM?DISCIPLINEStart being consistent with discipline and classroom routine .Set an example and start discipline from the beginning.Be firm in classroom managementExample : Make Learn A Word A Day as a class routine.

ESTABLISHFamiliarise students with the plan. Explain why rules & consequences are needed, teach and review the rules frequently.Example: Always remind and encourage students to use English.

CONSISTENTDevelop a consistent rules and behaviours.

Maintain a careful balance between penalties for misbehaviours/ errors and positive reinforcement.

balance

DONT BE BIASED!!Avoid showing favouritism towards particular students.

IS IT APPEALING?Teacher would be to control the students behaviour. Easy to be applied in the classroom.Teacher able to teach students to realize that every actions has its own consenquences.

ROLE-PLAYMaria is quite docile in class. She does little socializing with other students and rarely show interest in learning English. She is physically present but makes little effort or contribution in learning and using English.

Make the class expectations clear to Maria.Give rewards and positive comments whenever Maria made any improvement. Provide a language-rich environment skits, role play, language games.Deal with errors appropriately. Be consistent when you follow through with consequences. (Example: when Maria keep on using Malay ) REFERENCEShttp://www.behavioradvisor.com/AssertiveDiscipline.htmlhttp://www.teachermatters.com/classroom-discipline/models-of-discipline/the-canter-model.htmlhttp://www.behavioradvisor.com/AssertiveDiscipline.htmlhttp://www.teachermatters.com/classroom-discipline/models-of-discipline/the-canter-model.html