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Author:   Susan Winebrenner ,  Lisa Kiss
Publisher:   Teacher Created Materials, Inc
Imprint:   Free Spirit Publishing Inc.,U.S.
Edition:   Third Edition, Revised, Book with Digital Content
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.862kg
ISBN:  

9781575424804

ISBN 10:   1575424800
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   22 August 2014
Recommended Age:   From 4 to 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents List of Digital Content List of Reproducible Pages List of Figures Introduction Differentiation for Students with Learning Difficulties The Power of Expectations: Strategies to Help Students Welcome Learning Challenges What’s New in This Edition Using the Book and Digital Content Teacher Effectiveness Leads to Student Success Chapter 1: Creating Active Learning for All Students Welcoming Activities More Ways to Create a Welcoming Environment Welcoming English Language Learners into the Classroom Getting Everyone Involved in Learning The Name Card Method Cooperative Learning Questions and Answers Chapter 2: Understanding Learning Difficulties and Intervening Effectively Learning Difficulties Being Gifted and Simultaneously Having Learning Challenges Other Conditions That Make Learning Difficult Other Conditions That Create Special Learning Needs Attribution Theory and Learned Helplessness Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) Working as a Team with Special Education Teachers Guidelines for Teaching Students with Learning Difficulties Questions and Answers Chapter 3: Using Students’ Learning Modalities to Facilitate Learning Success Understanding Learning Modalities Learning Modalities and School Success Teaching Students About Learning Modalities Teaching Your Students About Their Learning Modalities Matching Teaching to Students’ Learning Modalities Questions and Answers Chapter 4: Ensuring That All Students Make At Least One Year’s Academic Growth During Each School Year The Revised IDEA Creating a Mindset for Success in Learning and in Life Goal Setting Common Core As It Impacts Students with Learning Difficulties Becoming Aware of One’s Own Thinking Providing a Meaningful and Challenging Curriculum Turning Kids On to Learning through Projects Poverty Seal the Deal: More Strategies to Make This Chapter Title Become a Reality Using Technology As an Integral Component of Effective Teaching Summary of Teaching Strategies for Students with Learning Difficulties and Those Emerging into English Fluency How Teaching Behaviors Can Improve Achievement The School-Wide Cluster Grouping Model (SCGM) Questions and Answers Chapter 5: Teaching Integrated Language Arts, Including Literature, Sounds, and Writing Reading Formula for Success in Reading Guidelines for Helping Students with Reading Difficulties Become Successful Readers The Language Experience Method Fluency Improving Comprehension Literature-Based Reading Effective Guided and Independent Practice Teaching Reading: Sounds, Spelling, and Vocabulary The Evolution of Phonics Phonics Instruction Building Reading Vocabulary Spelling and Vocabulary Instruction Teaching Writing What to Do When Students Hate to Write What to Do When Students Don’t Know What to Write About Writing Programs The Writing Process Penmanship and Handwriting Making Writing Visual and Kinesthetic Assessing Students’ Writing Questions and Answers Chapter 6: Reading and Learning with Informational Texts Getting Ready to Learn The Magic of Using Graphic Organizers Understanding Content from Written Sources and Lectures Chunking a Science Fair Project Questions and Answers Chapter 7: All Students Can Be Successful in Math Ways to Get Struggling Students Hooked on Math Teaching Techniques to Try Teaching the Basics Word Problems Questions and Answers Chapter 8: Using Assessments to Support Student Learning Ways to Improve Student Achievement Assessment and Grading Effective Assessment Practices Struggling Students and Standardized Tests Ways to Make Assessment More Meaningful for All Students Interaction Between Assessments and the IEP Questions and Answers Chapter 9: Improving Students’ Executive Functioning Skills Bringing Order into the Disorganized Lives of Students with Learning Difficulties Mnemonics Teaching Students How to Study Homework Ways to Improve Testing Outcomes for Struggling Students Questions and Answers Chapter 10: Helping Students Choose Appropriate Behaviors Looking Dumb or Being Bad—What Would Your Students Choose? The Relentless Cycle of Threat Intervening with Inappropriate Behavior Helping Students Learn to Choose Appropriate Behavior Improving Behavior for the Whole Class Conflict Resolution and Peer Mediation Schoolwide Behavior Models Dealing with Bullying in Your Class and School Questions and Answers Chapter 11: Helping Parents Become Partners in Their Children’s Learning Ways to Promote Parent Involvement at School Homework Issues Productive Parent-Teacher Meetings Open Houses Questions and Answers References and Resources

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Susan Winebrenner is a full-time consultant in staff development. She presents workshops and seminars helping educators translate educational research into classroom practice. Lisa M. Kiss has taught in special education and gifted education for over 20 years.

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