Different Brains, Different Learners (eBook)

How to Reach the Hard to Reach

Eric P. Jensen (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2009 | 2., Second Edition
208 Seiten
Sage Publications (Verlag)
978-1-4522-7266-5 (ISBN)

Infos

"e;Jensen truly understands what educators need to know to provide the opportunities for success that every child needs."e;-Gerard Dery, PrincipalNessacus Regional Middle School, Dalton, MA"e;This is the book that teachers will keep by their desk for quick reference, ideas, inspiration, and hope."e;-Mary Beth Cary, TeacherWorth County Primary School, Sylvester, GAGive hard-to-reach students the tools for lifelong success and watch test scores improve!Different learners have different ways of learning, but when students are exposed to chronic stress, trauma, or drugs, or when a student's brain is impacted by developmental delays, abnormality, or chemical imbalances, academic achievement is threatened. Educators need to be able to understand the symptoms and make appropriate adjustments in the classroom.Updated throughout and packed with powerful tools and strategies to help learners improve brain function, this full-color guide presents a concise outline for identifying prevalent impairments such as oppositional disorder, learned helplessness, attention deficit disorder, dyslexia, dyscalculia, depression, auditory processing deficits, and more With this reference, teachers can guide students with learning difficulties more effectively and be able to: Recognize the most common conditions that challenge learnersAccommodate the specific learning needs of students with learning impairmentsMinimize disruptions for other students The second edition of Different Brains, Different Learners helps teachers become facilitators of successful interventions that can turn at-risk students into confident achievers!

Inhalt

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
Pretest
1. Understanding Different Brains
2. The Brain's Key Operating Systems
3. The Argumentative Learner: Oppositional Defiant Disorder
4. The Resigned Learner: Learned Helplessness
5. The Out-of-Control Learner: Conduct Disorder
6. The Demotivated Learner: Stress Disorders
7. The Troubled Learner: Depression
8. The Isolated Learner: Pervasive Developmental Disorders
9. The Challenged Learner: Learning Delayed
10. The Confused Learner: Dyscalculia
11. The Unsound Learner: Central Auditory Processing Disorder
12. The Impulsive Learner: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
13. The Frustrated Learner: Dyslexia
Posttest
References
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.12.2009
• Verlagsort: Thousand Oaks
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lernhilfen
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sonder-, Heil- und Förderpädagogik
• Schlagworte: Brain Compatible • Learning delays • learning difficulties • Special education • Special Needs • struggling learners
• ISBN-10: 1-4522-7266-2 / 1452272662
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4522-7266-5 / 9781452272665