Bannatyne Reading, Writing, Spelling and Language Program
Third Edition
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100 WAYS TO PRAISE
Be generous with praise, you'll make people happy
Smile as you give praise, and while you are teaching too!
Use student's personal names often, and in a friendly way
Always look for the best work, not the worst
If you give a Take-the-Cake (a cup-cake) award each week, make sure each student receives at least one during the year
Make sure each student receives a Certificate of Excellence at least once a week
Praise a student during any activity whenever something is done well (be generous)
Praise a student's final achievement for the activity "job-in-hand"
Praise the effort and energy that the student is putting into the task--they ARE all trying!
Praise any improvement from yesterday--always praise improvement, any improvement at all
Praise the feelings, the happiness, the enthusiasm, the enjoyment
Praise the speed of performance but never criticize slowness. For some less able readers slow IS fast!
Praise the manner of the performance--neatness, quality, concentration on task, etc.
Praise mediocre performances and students will be motivated to improve
Make the 100 sayings below habitual
Learn them by heart, and always use your students' own names
Spread them around to all students, especially the ones who struggle
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Mary, you are smart! Wow, that's great, Janis! John, what neat work! You are a fine artist! What a great story! Bob, you are the greatest! What a clever idea, Jeff! Deepak, you are the best! Pat, you read beautifully! What a perfect page that is! Jim, that is fantastic! Way to go, Roy! Kareem, that's superb! What first-class work, Louise! Right on, Fred! I like you, Bill! You are a great kid, Lynne! Jane, you are a hard worker! Neato! What great work, Rosita! That's excellent printing, Todd! Karen, that is brilliant! That artwork is far out, Sam! Alan, I bet you can't do that again! You've made my day, Peter! I'm proud of you, Esther! You improve every day, Dan! That's really cool, my friend! You are a Whiz Kid, Wendy! Everyone, give Rob the high five! Al, what extraordinary artwork! You really have improved, Brett! Which is your best page, Kelly? Topnotch tracing, Tommy! You are a super speller, Susie! And the winner today is--Will! Barbara, you are a bright one! Right, right, right again, Rosemary! You are our Master Writer, Mel! Remarkable reading, today, Tanya! You did it! By Jove, you did it! I think that's better than I could do! That was a great answer, Joe! You are a great help to me, Meg. Thank you, thank you, Laura! What a happy person you are, Al! You are the best board cleaner, Lily! What a treasure you are, Natalie! Every one of you is my favorite! Each one of you is a smart student! All of you did a great job today! Jacob, you never cease to amaze me! Thelma, you are a real credit to this class! Omar, you are a delight to have around! |
What a fine job you are doing! Now, why did I not think of that? Wow, that was a fast time! (re: Speed Reading) I bet you can't read it faster than that! Don, hold that up to show everyone! I know I can't draw as well as that! Why, that's just wonderful work you are doing! Nancy, you are very good at reading stories! Nathan, you do neat work, page after page! Margaret, you are very good at Crossword Puzzles! That artwork is awesome, Harry! OK, everyone, lets give Ken a big hand! (Class claps) Thank you, Joan, for such excellent work! What a fabulous job you are doing, Jimmy! Keep up the good work, William! You always get the Quiz right, Phil! You are the Student-of-the-Day, Ruth! You are a good kid, Johnnie! (to younger student) Judy, your tracing is very neat! You are our best Word-Blender, Jill! Let me shake your hand, George! A pat on the back for you, Allison! I compliment you on a great job done, Stefan! You get better at this every day, Heidi! Colin, you never cease to amaze me! Vanessa, you are so good at Auditory Closure! Ben, you are a great Grapheme Printer! Dot, I know you just love the Dot Game! Tracie, I know you just love to Trace! You are our champion Reader today, Henry! Judy, you are our Star Student today! That is fantastic Color-Coding, Evita! What a good memory you have, Richard! Today, you are the best Word-Splitter in the class, Ian! You aced that Unscramble Game, Holly! Kate, you've done it again, what wonderful printing! You are the tops at Tic-Tac-Toe, Tobias! Cameron, you certainly cut-the-mustard that time! You are our expert Crossword solver, Connie! Ed, Take-the-Cake this week (hand him a cup-cake) You're the world's best Speed Reader today, Arnold! Vicki, you always Break the Secret Code so quickly! Jolly good show old chap (gal)! (with English accent) Good on you mate! (with Australian accent) You're a Speedy Gonzalez, Jose! (with Spanish accent) What a wonderful description of a ____ that was Dee! Come out and read your great story to the class, Molly! That page gets you a Certificate of Excellence, Alex! |
The Bannatyne Reading Program is a superb, proven reading program. The Bannatyne Reading Program is unlike any other reading programs currently available. This means you will find many features which are only in the Bannatyne Reading Program. Numerous kinds of motivation are seamlessly built into the Bannatyne Reading Program. In some Commonwealth countries the program may be referred to as: Bannatyne Programme, or Bannatyne Reading Programme.
Bannatyne Reading, Writing, Spelling and Language Program -- Copyright © 2003 Alexander Bannatyne, PhD
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