Learning Disabilities and Challenging Behaviors A Guide to Intervention and Classroom Management

Name: Learning Disabilities and Challenging Behaviors A Guide to Intervention and Classroom Management
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ISBN: 9781557669353

ISBN-10: 155766935X

ISBN-13: 9781557669353

Edition: 2nd 2008

Authors: Nancy Mather, Sam Goldstein, Robert Brooks

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This new edition is the ideal text for teaching pre-service educators and specialists to understand how specific developmental, behavior, and academic problems influence school success. In this totally updated and revised second edition of their bestselling book, Mather and Goldstein provide educators with all of the information they need to understand learning disabilities and challenging behavior and demonstrate an innovative framework to help teachers understand why students struggle. The authors identify 10 building blocks important to learning success, divided into three levels: the foundational level, the symbolic level, and the conceptual level. Educators first complete the…

Book details

List price: $59.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Brookes Publishing
Publication date: 3/25/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 488
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.398
Language: English



A Note to Teachers



Introduction



The Building Blocks of Learning: A Framework for Understanding Classroom Learning and Behavior



Theoretical Foundations



The Learning Environment



Foundational Blocks



Attention and Self-Regulation: Understanding and Managing Students with Hyperactivity and Poor Attention, Planning, and Impulse Control



Emotions: Understanding and Managing Worry and Hopelessness in the Classroom




Understanding and Managing Behavior Problems



Strategies to Promote Self-Esteem and Resilience




Symbolic Processing Blocks



Learning Disabilities and the Symbolic Processing Blocks



Instruction for the Symbolic Processing Blocks: Decoding, Encoding, Reading Fluency, Calculating, and Handwriting



Conceptual Blocks



Thinking with Language, Images, and Strategies




Instruction in Reading Comprehension, Written Expression, and Math Problem Solving




The Classroom Environment as a Microcosm of the World


Additional Resources


References


Index