Addressing the need to create a classroom environment that is both caring and orderly, Elementary Classroom Management combines research-based recommendations with real-life examples. With a focus on diverse settings, how to respond to inappropriate bahavior, communicating with parens, and helping students with disabilities, this book is a comprehensive guide for prospective and beginning teachers to effectively create their own encouraging learning community. The text profile fiveskillful teachers (grades K, ,23,4,5) in very different school settings. Integrating the thinking and the actual management practices of real elementary teachers into discussions of research-based management principles prompts readers to connect theories with actual results. Som new and expanded chapter material includes: working with other adults in the classroom, the developing elementary child, positive behavior supports, and working with students who are poor and homeless. The relevant work of well-known educators such as Alfie Kohn, Harry Wong, Jane Nelson and Lynn Lott, and Spencer Kagan is also highlighted throughout the text. //yn