Synopses & Reviews
This book helps teachers understand the attributes that lead to success for learning-disabled students, and provides the tools to foster these attributes in children. The book offers checklists to help determine the presence or absence of the Success Attributes in students, and offers activities and resources to “teach” the attributes.
The book is based on research conducted at the FrostigCenterSchool, where former students were interviewed 10 and then 20 years after leaving the center. The group contained both highly successful and less successful individuals. Traditional thought that the more successful subgroup would have higher academic and cognitive levels did not prove accurate; however, several variables did surface from the analysis. Those variables are termed “the Six Success Attributes” and are as follows: self-awareness, proactivity, perseverance, goal setting, presence and use of support systems, and emotional coping strategies. Since these attributes impact an individual’s success, the educators at the school have implemented various lessons to teach the Success Attributes to subsequent students. Many of these lessons have been collected in this guide.
Following the introduction and definition of the Success Attributes, the book presents scores of structured activities that address the attributes in LD students. Each activity will contain a lesson plan with goals, materials, and procedures that include notes for teacher use. After each lesson plan is a reproducible student worksheet. Many of the activities will address several of the Success Attributes, but each will be placed in the chapter of the primary attribute it addresses (with cross-references to other attributes taught by the same activity). Every activity will address possible modifications and caveats to accommodate a variety of learners.
Synopsis
- Research-based, classroom-tested
- Teaches children skills for long-term success
- Fosters social skills, proactivity, perseverance, and more
The 6 Success Factors for Children with Learning Disabilities
Ready-to-Use Activities to Help Kids with Learning Disabilities Succeed in School and in Life
From the acclaimed Frostig Center comes a valuable resource for teachers and parents of children with learning disabilities. Based on a 20-year study, Frostig research has revealed six attributes that lead to long-term success for individuals with LD. This book helps teachers identify and encourage the growth of characteristics that will help students thrive in the classroom, at home, and in social situations. The book offers an array of classroom-tested, engaging activities--complete with reproducible worksheets--that have been proven to foster the "success attributes" in children.
The six attributes identified by the Frostig Center are:
- Self-awareness
- Proactivity
- Perseverance
- Goal setting
- Use of social support systems
- Emotional coping strategies
Each of the book's activities contains a lesson plan with goals, materials, and procedures, including teaching instructions and reproducible student worksheets. The book is designed to be both flexible and easy-to-use. All activities can be modified to accommodate a variety of learners.
Praise for The 6 Success Factors for Children with Learning Disabilities
"Provides educators, parents, and other caregivers with pragmatic and measurable strategies to foster maturity and independence...The activities demonstrate that success is not amorphous and unattainable--rather, it can be achieved by adopting an established set of behaviors, attitudes, and characteristics. This book] will be enormously useful as you prepare your students for their journey to adulthood."
--From the foreword by Richard D. Lavoie, bestselling author, It's So Much Work to be Your Friend and The Motivation Breakthrough
Synopsis
Activities to promote personal and academic achievement in learning disabled students
Based on a 20-year study conducted by researchers at the Frostig Center, this book identifies the six attributes that lead to success for children with learning disabilities–self-awareness, proactivity, perseverance, goal-setting, social support systems, and emotional coping strategies–and presents structured activities that foster those traits in students. Each of the 60 fun, ready-to-use activities contains a lesson plan and reproducible student worksheet, complete with modifications, accommodations, and helpful teaching tips. This easy-to-use resource helps children with LD develop skills to be successful in school and beyond.
The Frostig Center (Pasadena, CA), founded in 1951, helps children with learning disabilities through their private school, research center, and teacher training division.
Synopsis
Ready-to-Use Activities to Help Kids with Learning Disabilities Succeed in School and in Life
From the acclaimed Frostig Center comes a valuable resource for teachers and parents of children with learning disabilities. Based on a 20-year study, Frostig research has revealed six attributes that lead to long-term success for individuals with LD. This book helps teachers identify and encourage the growth of characteristics that will help students thrive in the classroom, at home, and in social situations. The book offers an array of classroom-tested,
engaging activitiescomplete with reproducible worksheetsthat have been proven to foster the "success attributes" in children.
The six attributes identified by the Frostig Center are:
Each of the book's activities contains a lesson plan with goals, materials, and procedures, including teaching instructions and reproducible student worksheets. The book is designed to be both flexible and easy-to-use. All activities can be modified to accommodate a variety of learners.
Praise for The 6 Success Factors for Children with Learning Disabilities
"Provides educators, parents, and other caregivers with pragmatic and measurable strategies to foster maturity and independence?The activities demonstrate that success is not amorphous and unattainablerather, it can be achieved by adopting an established set of behaviors, attitudes, and characteristics. [This book] will be enormously useful as you prepare your students for their journey to adulthood." From the foreword by Richard D. Lavoie, bestselling author, It's So Much Work to be Your Friend and The Motivation Breakthrough
About the Author
The Frostig Center, founded in 1951, helps children with learning disabilities through their private school, research center, and teacher training division. Frostig's training department offers professional development for general and special education teachers in public, private, and parochial schools. Their areas of expertise include identifying learning disabilities; reading, writing, and math instruction; and behavior management strategies for struggling learners.
Table of Contents
About This Book.
Foreword by Richard D. Lavoie.
About the Frostig Center.
The Contributors.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Chapter 1: Self-Awareness.
Introduction to Self-Awareness.
Rating Yourself.
Check for Understanding Self-Awareness.
Describing Self.
Describing Likes and Dislikes.
Compare and Contrast Success Attributes.
I SeeMe, You See Me.
Check Out Sparktop.org.
Identify Favorite Activities.
Freaky Friday.
I Feel Good About Me.
Chapter 2: Proactivity.
Introduction to Proactivity.
Finding Help.
Unlock Closed Doors.
Ask the Experts.
Take Action.
Make the Solution Work for You.
How Most People Find Jobs.
Am I Ready to Be On My Own?
What Do I Know? What Must I Learn?
One Step at a Time.
Chapter 3: Perseverance.
Introduction to Perseverance.
Help by Example.
Dont Quit.
Help with Hanging in There.
Playing Games and Persevering.
Preseverance Award.
Work It Out! Hold On to That Job!
Occupations, Job Searching.
After-School Goals.
Long-Range Plans.
Chapter 4: Goal Setting.
Introduction to Goal Setting.
Plan a Party.
Shop ’til You Drop.
School Tour.
Book Report.
Criminal Investigation.
Where I Am and Where I Want to Be.
Road Map to Success.
Step-by-Step to Achievement.
What Do I Know About Me?
Chapter 5: Social Support Systems.
Introduction to the Use of Effective Social Support Systems.
Friendship Rating Scale.
Who You Gonna Call?
Strength in Numbers.
”And Seldom Is Heard . . .”: Discouraging Words or Deeds.
Imagine Me, Imagine You.
Whats New?
Getting to Know You.
Human Helpers: Accommodations for School, Work, and Life.
Delightful Disclosure.
Delightful Disclosure Award.
Chapter 6: Emotional Coping Strategies.
Introduction to Emotional Coping Strategies.
Group Roles.
A Mile in Your Shoes.
First Steps.
What Helps?
How Does It Feel?
Do Something!
Name Your Bandages.
Help Me Cope.
Welcome, Stranger.
Appendix A: Resources for Fostering the Success Attributes.
Appendix B: Assessments.
References.
Index.