Strategies for Teaching Students With Learning Disabilities

Lucy C. Martin (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

168 Seiten

2009
Corwin Press Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4129-6802-7 (ISBN)

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Written by a teacher for teachers, this engaging book provides more than 100 practical strategies for students with learning disabilities, along with guidance on accommodations and assessment.

"I wish I had this book when I started teaching! Every teacher starts out with an empty bag of tricks; it is nice to peek into someone′s bag!"
—Nicole Guyon, Special Education Teacher
Westerly School Department, Cranston, RI

Classroom-tested strategies that help students with learning disabilities succeed!

Teachers are often challenged to help students with learning disabilities reach their full academic potential. Written with humor and empathy, this engaging book offers a straightforward approach to skillful teaching of students with learning disabilities.

Developed for K–12 general and special education classrooms, this resource draws on the author′s 30 years of teaching experience to help teachers gain a greater understanding of students′ learning differences and meet individual needs. Strategies are organized by skills—including reading, writing, math, organization, attention, and test-taking—helping teachers quickly identify the best techniques for assisting each student and encouraging independent learning. Readers will find:

More than 100 practical strategies, interventions, and activities that build students′ academic abilities
Recommendations on appropriate accommodations, assessment techniques, and family communication
Support for complying with recent federal mandates related to learning disabilities, including the ADA, Section 504, and the reauthorization of IDEA 2004
Helpful guidance and stories from the author′s own classroom experiences
Ready-to-use tools, forms, and guides

Discover innovative, easy-to-implement teaching methods that overcome barriers to learning and help students with special needs thrive in your classroom.

Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction
1. Awareness and Sensitivity: The Starting Point
2. Student Needs: Clarifying and Understanding
3. Parents: Informing and Supporting
4. Program: Facilitation, Support, and Consultation
5. Accommodations: Adjustments That Work
6. Strategies: Practical Tips to Help Students
7. Organization: Techniques to Get It Together
8. Test Format: Facilitating Accurate Assessment
9. Test Taking: Effective Tips for All
10. Self-Advocacy: The Path to Independence
Notes: Space for Your Own Ideas
Resources: Explore and Connect to Support
References
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	20.1.2009
Verlagsort	Thousand Oaks
Sprache	englisch
Maße	177 x 254 mm
Gewicht	520 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sonder-, Heil- und Förderpädagogik
ISBN-10	1-4129-6802-X / 141296802X
ISBN-13	978-1-4129-6802-7 / 9781412968027
Zustand	Neuware