Redirection

Why should I do it:

Easy and fast with good results many times
Saves instructional time
Minimizes distractions and misbehaviors
Improves students’ attention and focus
Keeps the class on track
Provides effective prompts with little effort
Brings students back to the task at hand
Does not have a significant negative association
Can be utilized in the middle of instruction, activities, and discussion
 

When should I do it:

When students are off task, inattentive, goofing around, talking out of turn, etc
When students are misbehaving
When students are getting off topic
When students are not doing an assignment or task correctly
When students appear confused or lost
 

How do I do it:

Simply provide a student or students with a quick reminder of what they should be doing, where they should be, what the expectations are, the class rules, routines, etc
Do not make your redirection more than one or two sentences.
Give your redirection and keep going on with what your were doing
Be clear and concise with redirection statements
Make your redirection to the point
Redirection can also be non-verbal, such as eye contact or proximity control