| Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities: A Practical Guide for Every Teacher Contributor(s): Ysseldyke, James E. (Author), Algozzine, Bob (Author) |
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ISBN: 141293902X ISBN-13: 9781412939027 Publisher: Corwin Publishers OUR PRICE: $24.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2006 Annotation: The concise guide to successfully teaching students with learning disabilities! What is to be done to help a student who does not have an obvious special education condition, but whose expected achievement on certain academic tasks falls short of his or her actual achievement-despite evidence-based instruction? Let Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities be your guide! This compact resource describes the characteristics associated with learning disabilities, and offers practical teaching strategies proven to increase the success rate of these students both in and outside the classroom. Highlights include: A pretest and posttest to help readers assess their understanding of the nature of learning disabilities and how they are best addressed Cognitive, academic, communicational, physical, and behavioral characteristics that are associated with learning disabilities Strategies to improve the work habits and study skills of students with learning disabilities and/or ADHD Highly effective methods for improving the performance of students with learning disabilities in reading, writing, and mathematics Key vocabulary terms A Practical Approach to Special Education for Every Teacher: The 13-Book Collection??This collection equips educators with practical knowledge and methods that will help them to better engage students in exploring-and meeting-their fullest potential.. Also see: The Fundamentals of Special Education The Legal Foundations of Special Education Effective Assessment for Students With Special NeedsEffective Instruction for Students With Special Needs Working With Families and Community Agencies to Support Students With Special Needs Public Policy, School Reform, andSpecial EducationTeaching Students With Sensory DisabilitiesTeaching Students With Medical, Physical, and Multiple DisabilitiesTeaching Students With Communication DisordersTeaching Students With Emotional DisturbanceTeaching Students With Mental Retardation Teaching Students With Gifts and Talents |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Special Education - Learning Disabilities - Education | Classroom Management |
| Dewey: 371.9 |
| LCCN: 2005037825 |
| Series: Practical Guide for Every Teacher |
| Physical Information: 0.28" H x 6.08" W x 8.98" (0.42 lbs) 120 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Mentally Challenged |
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| Publisher Description: Improve the work habits and study skills of students with learning disabilities and/or ADHD, and advance their performance in reading, writing, and mathematics with the highly effective methods in this guide. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ysseldyke, James E.: - Jim Ysseldyke, Ph.D., is Birkmaier Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, director of the School Psychology Program, and director of the Center for Reading Research at the University of Minnesota. Widely requested as a staff developer and conference speaker, Ysseldyke brings more than 30 years of research and teaching experience to educational professionals around the globe. As the former director of the federally funded National Center on Educational Outcomes, Ysseldyke conducted research and provided technical support that helped to boost the academic performance of students with disabilities and improve school assessment techniques nationally. Today, he continues to work to improve the education of students with disabilities. The author of more than 300 publications on special education and school psychology, Ysseldyke is best known for his textbooks on assessment, effective instruction, issues in special education, and other cutting-edge areas of education and school psychology. With A Practical Approach to Special Education for Every Teacher, Ysseldyke seeks to equip educators with practical knowledge and methods that will help them to better engage students in exploring--and meeting--all their potentials. Algozzine, Bob: - Bob Algozzine is a professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at the University of North Carolina and project codirector of the U.S. Department of Education-supported Behavior and Reading Improvement Center. With 25 years of research experience and extensive firsthand knowledge of teaching students classified as seriously emotionally disturbed, Algozzine is a uniquely qualified staff developer, conference speaker, and teacher of behavior management and effective teaching courses. He is active in special education practice as a partner and collaborator with professionals in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools in North Carolina and as an editor of several journals focused on special education. Algozzine has written more than 250 manuscripts on special education topics, including many books and textbooks on how to manage emotional and social behavior problems. |