Synopses & Reviews
The latest edition of this bestselling text, Strategies for Teaching Students with Learning and Behavior Problems provides practical, immediately-useful strategies for teaching students, managing professional responsibilities, and collaborating with family and other educators.
A practical guide for graduate and undergraduate students, this book uses current research on the best practices for providing instructional and support services to students with learning and behavior problems in a variety of settings. The seventh edition contains more applied teaching strategies than ever before, with an increased integration and emphasis on the topics of response to intervention and assessment, diversity and English language learners, and family involvement.
Highlights of what's new to this edition...
A new chapter on Response to Intervention is added to reflect the increased importance of multi-tiered assessment in today’s classrooms. Significantly increased and integrated discussion of the impact and implementation of RTI throughout the text reinforces the importance of understanding multi-tiered assessment. A new, separate and earlier chapter on Promoting Social Acceptance and Managing Behavior provides the reader a more focused presentation on socialization, more information on behavior, and lets the reader get to know the students they will teach before presenting them with teaching strategies. Additional methods for communicating and working effectively with families are included throughout the chapters, enabling the reader to more effectively collaborate with parents of students with special needs. (This recurring discussion is highlighted by a marginal icon.) Spotlight on Diversity features incorporate the most current methods for teaching diverse student populations, including students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. (Discussion of the topic of cultural and language diversity is also highlighted by a marginal icon.) Review
“The authors have done an excellent job of presenting current, up-to-date, comprehensive and empirically supported information.”
- Dr. Patricia J. Edelen-Smith, University of Hawaii at Manoa
“I find the focus questions to be especially strong components of each chapter; they really summarize exactly what it is that the students should take with them from their readings. This feature far exceeds anything that I currently use.”
- Claire Verden, West Chester University
“I love the way this books leads students to be interactive.”
- Linda Metske, Lyndon State College
“The text is appropriate for people new to the field as well as more seasoned instructors. The text is readable, easy to locate information and is worth my suggesting a change in text for the university for the coming year.”
- DiAnne B. Garner, Virginia Commonwealth University
“The information presented is very thorough and can be easily implemented in real-life situations.”
- Kimberly Fields, Albany State University
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Table of Contents
I. UNDERSTANDING and PLANNING INSTRUCTION for STUDENTS with LEARNING and BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS
Chapter 1: The Teaching–Learning Process
Chapter 2: Approaches to Learning and Teaching
Chapter 3: Response to Intervention
Chapter 4: Promoting Social Acceptance and Managing Behavior
Chapter 5: Communicating, Collaborating, and Coteaching: Working with Professionals and Families
II. INSTRUCTING STUDENTS with LEARNING and BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS
Chapter 6: Assessing and Teaching Oral Language
Chapter 7 Assessing and Teaching Reading: Phonological Awareness, Phonics, and Word Recognition
Chapter 8 Assessing and Teaching Reading: Fluency and Comprehension
Chapter 9: Assessing and Teaching Writing and Spelling
Chapter 10: Assessing and Teaching Content Area Learning and Vocabulary Instruction
Chapter 11: Assessing and Teaching Mathematics
Chapter 12: Transition Planning and Life Skills/Transition Education