Effective Teaching Strategies that Accommodate Diverse Learners - Softcover

Coyne, Michael D.; Kame'enui, Edward J.; Carnine, Douglas W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0131720228 ISBN 13: 9780131720220

Publisher: Pearson, 2006

Synopsis

This popular book examines the teaching, instruction, and curricula required to meet the needs of diverse learners, who by virtue of their experiential, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds, challenge traditional curriculum and instructional programs.  The updated book provides a summary of the characteristics of students with diverse learning and curricular needs and a critical examination of current issues in education.  Based on these analyses, recommendations for teaching reading, comprehension, writing, mathematics, science, social studies, and also teaching English language learners are given to ensure that diverse learners succeed in the classroom.

 

FEATURES:

 

Includes new "application and reflection" sections in each chapter that provide applied case studies, application activities, and questions for discussion and reflection-This new feature allows students to apply the six principles of effective instruction to real life situations, with the goal of facilitating the translation of research to practice.

Includes a new chapter on teaching reading comprehension-With the addition of this new chapter, the book now better covers the complexities of teaching reading with chapters on both teaching code-based elements of reading such as phonemic awareness, alphabetic understanding, and fluency as well as teaching meaning-based elements of reading such as comprehension strategies.

Provides recommendations for determining the critical curricular and instructional priorities for teaching students with diverse learning needs, who are typically behind their school-age peers in academic performace and content coverage.

Concrete examples of how key concepts in reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies are taught, integrated, and supported-Examples are provided across grade levels, from the elementary grades through high school.

Guidelines for developing, selecting, and modifying curricula to meet the needs of diverse learners into each chapter.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Right now, holding in your hands, you have a copy of "the best" summary on the market today of the characteristics of students with diverse learning and curricular needs, and a critical examination of pressing, current issues in education. If you're currently an educator, studying to be a teacher, or just interested in how students with a wide-array of needs succeed at being students, well then you've found the right book by the right author team! "Effective Teaching Strategies that Accommodate Diverse Learners," Fourth Edition, "the teaching, instruction, and curricula required to meet the needs of diverse learners, who by virtue of their experiential, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds, challenge traditional curriculum and instructional programs."The majority of the text is dedicated to effective strategies and recommendations for teaching reading, comprehension, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies to ensure that diverse learners succeed in the classroom. " " This edition features new updates that enhance the value of this book and it's meaning to you as an educator in today's classroom environment. The authors have been careful to include: the most current research inroads and the implications for diverse learners; new results from assessment of student achievement and progress; the most current trends and changing demographics; and updated policy and practice and how these affect implementation of curriculum and instruction for diverse learners in today's schools.

About the Author:

Michael Coyne is an associate professor in the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut. His research focuses on effective instruction and intervention for students at risk of experiencing learning difficulties.

 

Edward J. Kame'enui is Dean-Knight Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Outreach in the College of Education at the University of Oregon.

 

Douglas Carnine addresses effective teaching through a number of roles: researcher, instructional designer, teacher trainer, consultant, implementation manager and finally policy advisor.

 

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0131720228
• ISBN 13: 9780131720220
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 288