Until children learn how to behave appropriately in a classroom then their academic learning is often secondary and unfortunately if a child is disruptive then they can prevent other children from learning.
This behaviour cannot be learned at home as ‘classroom behaviour’ is, in many ways totally different from ‘home behaviour’ so it needs to be taught and learned in school. All children respond well to positive reinforcement, in fact they respond better to positive reinforcement than negative. Here at Brainwaves we produce all kinds of certificates, badges and stickers to help motivate children to achieve and to continue achieving.
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