Four Steps

The Talker

I.	Behavior
II.	Effects
III.	Action
IV.	Mistakes

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Introduction
I.	Behavior
II.	Effects
III.	Action
	Primary Causes of Misbehavior
	Primary Needs Being Revealed
	Secondary Needs Being Revealed
	Methods, Procedures, and Techniques
IV.	Mistakes

Behavior Information

The Talker

Effects: How behavior affects teachers, classmates, and parents in the school learning environment and the home family situation.

1. Classmates and teacher alike are annoyed.
   
   
2. Both classroom setting and lessons are disrupted.
   
   
3. Starting class is difficult.
   
   
4. Everyone's attention is distracted.
   
   
5. Others are encouraged to talk.
   
   
6. Teacher's authority is undermined.
   
   
7. Teacher is put on the defensive when this student claims to be "picked on."
   
   
8. Teacher is required to reprimand continually.
   
   
9. If classmates are encouraged to talk, they get in trouble as well.
   
   
10. Classmates begin to believe teacher is unfair, unkind, mean, and bad tempered.
    
    
11. Time is diverted from the rest of the class.
    
    
12. Serious learning cannot continue for any length of time.
    
    

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For the sake of convenience, we will describe behaviors with terms such as The Whiner or The Interrupter.

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