Strategy Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities

Strategy Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities
Author: Robert Reid
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2013-09-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1462512208

"Practical and accessible, this book provides the first step-by-step guide to cognitive strategy instruction, which has been shown to be one of the most effective instructional techniques for students with learning problems. Presented are proven strategies that students can use to improve their self-regulated learning, study skills, and performance in specific content areas, including written language, reading, and math. Clear directions for teaching the strategies in the elementary or secondary classroom are accompanied by sample lesson plans and many concrete examples. Enhancing the book's hands-on utility are more than 20 reproducible worksheets and forms"--

Strategy Instruction for Middle and Secondary Students with Mild Disabilities

Strategy Instruction for Middle and Secondary Students with Mild Disabilities
Author: Greg Conderman
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2013-02-14
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1412996325

This resource features evidence-based strategies for teaching vocabulary, reading, written language, math, and science, as well as study skills, textbook skills, and self-regulation. It provides informal assessments for every content area or skill addressed, case studies that link assessment results, IEP goals, and learning strategies, and application activities with questions and suggested responses.

Strategies for Teaching Students With Learning Disabilities

Strategies for Teaching Students With Learning Disabilities
Author: Lucy C. Martin
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2008-12-19
Genre: Education
ISBN: 145229612X

"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.

Strategy Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities, First Edition

Strategy Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities, First Edition
Author: Robert Reid
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2006-04-05
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781593852825

Practical and accessible, this book provides the first step-by-step guide to cognitive strategy instruction, which has been shown to be one of the most effective instructional techniques for students with learning problems. Presented are proven strategies that students can use to improve their self-regulated learning, study skills, and performance in specific content areas, including written language, reading, and math. Clear directions for teaching the strategies in the elementary or secondary classroom are accompanied by sample lesson plans and many concrete examples. Enhancing the book's hands-on utility are more than 20 reproducible worksheets and forms.

Strategy Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities, Second Edition

Strategy Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities, Second Edition
Author: Robert Reid
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2013-08-21
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781462512225

Filling an important need for K-12 educators, this highly practical book provides a step-by-step guide to cognitive strategy instruction, one of the most effective instructional techniques for struggling learners. The authors present well-validated strategies that target self-regulated learning and study skills as well as performance in specific content areas, such as writing, reading, and math. Detailed classroom examples illustrate how to teach the strategies systematically and monitor student outcomes. More than 20 reproducible worksheets, checklists, and other tools are included; purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print these materials in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. New to This Edition *Chapter on lesson planning, including extensive sample lessons for two strategies. *Chapter on handwriting and spelling. *New material on response to intervention and on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). *Expanded coverage of working memory. *Additional strategies throughout the content-area chapters.

Teaching Reading Comprehension to Students with Learning Difficulties, 2/E

Teaching Reading Comprehension to Students with Learning Difficulties, 2/E
Author: Janette K. Klingner
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2015-01-20
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1462517374

This practitioner resource and course text has given thousands of K-12 teachers evidence-based tools for helping students--particularly those at risk for reading difficulties--understand and acquire new knowledge from text. The authors present a range of scientifically validated instructional techniques and activities, complete with helpful classroom examples and sample lessons. The book describes ways to assess comprehension, build the skills that good readers rely on, and teach students to use multiple comprehension strategies flexibly and effectively. Each chapter features thought-provoking discussion questions. Reproducible lesson plans and graphic organizers can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. New to This Edition *Chapters on content-area literacy, English language learners, and intensive interventions. *Incorporates current research on each component of reading comprehension. *Discusses ways to align instruction with the Common Core State Standards. *Additional instructional activities throughout.

Differentiating Instruction for Students With Learning Disabilities

Differentiating Instruction for Students With Learning Disabilities
Author: William N. Bender
Publisher: Corwin
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2008
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Written for teachers who want to know how to differentiate instruction for students with learning difficulties, the second edition of Differentiating Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities draws upon the bestselling success of the first edition in explicitly showing what differentiated instruction is and how to use differentiated strategies in the classroom. With more concentration on brain-research, multiple intelligence, response to intervention (RTI), tiered instruction, and universal design for learning (UDL), William N. Bender provides the most comprehensive book on differentiated instruction and learning disabilities based on scientific research and with a practical, teacher-friendly approach. An updated reference section, brief "Teaching Tips" side bars, and thought-provoking new feature "Reflections" augment this powerful resource that educators can immediately use in the classroom with all students who have learning disabilities, who are at-risk, and who may have learning difficulties.

Differentiating Instruction for Students With Learning Disabilities

Differentiating Instruction for Students With Learning Disabilities
Author: William N. Bender
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2012-09-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 141299859X

Use the latest research to bring differentiated instruction to today's inclusive classrooms With flipped classrooms, response to intervention, and technology discussed as differentiated instructional tools, this book has it all Teachers need 21st century resources that help them provide high-quality, differentiated instruction for all students. In this new edition of his best-selling resource, William Bender draws on the latest brain research, technology, and educational initiatives to bring a new focus to differentiating instruction in the context of the Common Core State Standards. By weaving together differentiated instruction, Response to Intervention, and educational technology, educators can increase achievement among students with learning disabilities and also foster the development of 21st-century skills. This updated guide offers Specific strategies for differentiating instruction within an RTI framework and in the context of the Common Core State Standards Strategies for using technology to instruct and assess students with learning disabilities Teaching tips and concrete examples of brain-friendly instruction Guidance on a range of supportive instructional techniques Additional strategies based on the latest research in metacognition Up-to-date techniques such as using Khan Academy, flipped classes, and wikis to enhance learning in general and special education settings This new edition of Differentiating Instruction for Students With Learning Disabilities offers the tools and strategies educators need to maximize achievement for all students.

Academic Success Strategies for Adolescents with Learning Disabilities and ADHD

Academic Success Strategies for Adolescents with Learning Disabilities and ADHD
Author: Esther Hirsch Minskoff
Publisher: Brookes Publishing Company
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2003
Genre: Education
ISBN:

This strategy-filled handbook will teach education professionals how they can help students with mild disabilities apply their academic skills to organization, test-taking, study skills, note taking, reading, writing, math, and advanced thinking.

Instructional Strategies in General Education and Putting the Individuals With Disabilities Act (IDEA) Into Practice

Instructional Strategies in General Education and Putting the Individuals With Disabilities Act (IDEA) Into Practice
Author: Epler, Pam L.
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2017-11-30
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1522531122

Diverse learners with particular needs require a specialized curriculum that will help them develop socially and intellectually. As educational technologies and theoretical approaches to learning continue to advance, so do the opportunities for exceptional children. Instructional Strategies in General Education and Putting the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) into Practice is a pivotal reference source for the latest teaching strategies for educators with special needs students. Featuring extensive coverage on relevant areas such as instructional adaptions, locomotor apparatus diseases, and intellectual disabilities, this publication is an ideal resource for school administrators, general and special education classroom teachers, and graduate-level students seeking current research on instructional strategies for educating students with disabilities.