This is such prudent advice not only in the classroom, but in life. "...teachers can respond to problematic behaviors along a continuum based on the severity or intensity of the issue..." pg. 78. Smith, Fisher, and Frey recommend five levels of intervention:
1) Looking - making eye contact with the student or using a simple gesture
2) Naming - talking quietly to the student, identifying the problematic behavior
3) Questioning - ask the student what they should be doing at the moment
4) Commanding - informing the student what they need to be doing instead of the current behavior and may not consequences if needed
5) Directing - physically preventing the behavior, such as separating students
Not one if better than the other, they are just measured responses that fit the needs of the situation, always with de-escalation in mind.
1) Looking - making eye contact with the student or using a simple gesture
2) Naming - talking quietly to the student, identifying the problematic behavior
3) Questioning - ask the student what they should be doing at the moment
4) Commanding - informing the student what they need to be doing instead of the current behavior and may not consequences if needed
5) Directing - physically preventing the behavior, such as separating students
Not one if better than the other, they are just measured responses that fit the needs of the situation, always with de-escalation in mind.