Table A. CLASS definitions of Positive Climate and specific examples for sleep-time. Positive Climate Low (1,2) Mid (3. 4, 5) High (6, 7) CLASS Specific Examples CLASS Specific Examples Definition Specific Definition to Sleep-time Definition to Sleep-time Examples to Sleep-time Disconnection, Children tell the General Sometimes close Strong Teacher sits flat affect and teacher personal positive proximity to emotional to children with limited things and the regard but children and asks connectedness, positive physical enthusiasm teacher may ignore constrained at more than one close proximity contact of patting from teachers them or end the Teacher question and generally a children on back “why and children. conversation with displays can’t you sleep?” warm and to soothe child Limited to no perfunctory positive affect you too hot?” enthusiastic whilst smiling “Are affection comments such us with some but not genuinely environment. and making shown and now go to children and interested and may Frequent use of positive “OK, they rarely sleep.” not others or go back to affection and comments with display mismatched managerial tasks demonstrations children, “Wow respect. interactions do not affect. quickly. Some of respect. you are really appear pleasurable Sometimes shared smiles resting well e.g. a child gets communicates between children today.” upset and says respect and on mats/bedding Communicates “I don’t want to nap” affection, other times respect by using and the other other times children are names, eye children/ teachers this is not agitated and less contact and with do not show evident. positive towards language like concern. Teacher one another. you “Could sits away from Sometimes sincere please help your children, ignoring with words like friend with that?” them whilst doing and Children show “please” work or cleaning. you” but concern for their “thank not consistently peers. and may sound insincere
Table A. CLASS definitions of Positive Climate and specific examples for sleep-time. Positive Climate Low (1,2) Mid (3. 4, 5) High (6, 7) CLASS Definition Specific Examples to Sleep-time CLASS Definition Specific Examples to Sleep-time Definition Specific Examples to Sleep-time Disconnection, flat affect and limited enthusiasm from teachers and children. Limited to no affection shown and they rarely display respect. Children tell the teacher personal things and the teacher may ignore them or end the conversation with perfunctory comments such us “OK, now go to sleep.” interactions do not appear pleasurable e.g. a child gets upset and says “I don’t want to nap” and the other children/ teachers do not show concern. Teacher sits away from children, ignoring them whilst doing work or cleaning. General positive regard but constrained at Teacher displays positive affect with some children and not others or mismatched affect. Sometimes communicates respect and affection, other times this is not evident. Sometimes close proximity to children and asks more than one question “why can’t you sleep?” “Are you too hot?” but not genuinely interested and may go back to managerial tasks quickly. Some shared smiles between children on mats/bedding other times children are agitated and less positive towards one another. Sometimes sincere with words like “please” and “thank you” but not consistently and may sound insincere Strong emotional connectedness, close proximity and generally a warm and enthusiastic environment. Frequent use of affection and demonstrations of respect. Teacher sits to children with positive physical contact of patting children on back to soothe child whilst smiling and making positive comments with children, “Wow you are really resting well today.” Communicates respect by using names, eye contact and with language like “Could you please help your friend with that?” Children show concern for their peers.
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