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Positive Greetings at the Door

A Proactive Approach to Classroom Management

Background Methods Conclusion


• Providing “specific positive interactions […] with each student” as they enter the PGD strategies work because they are “relatively
Positive Greetings at the Door (PGD) create: room
quick, easy to implement, and effective” (Cook et
• enhanced classroom climate • Providing “class-wide pre-corrective statements to remind students of expectations”
as they enter the room al., 2018, p. 156)
• positive teacher-student relationships
• Privately engaging in a “pre-corrective, encouraging interaction with individual
• prevention of classroom problem behavior “When they [students] feel noticed and valued,
students who exhibited challenging behavior the previous period or day”
they are more likely to be motivated to engage in
A. appropriate behaviors” (Sprick, 2009, p. 279).

Implementing PGD strategies in the classroom


will not only save teachers energy and stress, but
will also help to foster more time spent on
instruction, resulting in more learning
opportunities for students!
“Students have multiple teachers, switch classes, and
often have schedules with academic subjects B.
organized into short periods. This creates an
environment in which students are anonymous, feel
little belongingness in the classroom, and become
disengaged with the subject matter” (Durwin &
Reese-Weber, 2017, pg. 278)

“Greeting students as they enter your classroom helps References


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