Helping Students Develop Positive Attitudes and Perceptions

1. Help students understand that learning is influenced by attitudes and perceptions
   related to classroom tasks.
2. Establish a sense of academic trust.
3. Help students understand how specific knowledge is valuable.
4. Use a variety of ways to engage students in classroom tasks.
5. Create classroom tasks that relate to students’ interests and goals.
6. Provide appropriate feedback.
7. Teach students to use positive self-talk.
8. Help students recognize that they have the abilities to complete a particular task.
9. help students understand that believing in their ability to complete a task includes
   believing that they have the ability to get the help and the resources needed.
10. Help students be clear about the directions and demands of the task.
11. Provide students with clarity about the knowledge that the task addresses.
12. Provide students with clear expectations of performance levels for tasks.

Helping Students Develop Positive Attitudes and Perceptions
About Classroom Climate

1. Help students understand that attitudes and perceptions related to classroom climate
   influence learning.
2. Establish a relationship with each student in the class.
3. Monitor and attend to your own attitudes.
4. Engage in equitable and positive classroom behavior.
5. Recognize and provide for students’ individual differences.
6. Respond positively to student’s incorrect responses or lack of response
7. Vary the positive reinforcement offered when students give the correct response.
8. Structure opportunities for students to work with peers.
9. Provide opportunities for students to get to know and accept each other.
10. Help students develop their ability to use their own strategies for gaining acceptance
    from their teachers and peers.
11. Frequently and systematically use activities that involve physical movement.
12. Introduce the concept of “bracketing.”
13. Establish and communicate classroom rules and procedures.
14. Be aware of malicious teasing or threats inside or outside of the classroom and take
    steps to stop such behavior.
15. Have students identify their own standards for comfort and order.