63 Tactics for Teaching Diverse Learners, Grades 6-12 - Softcover

Algozzine, Bob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 141294242X ISBN 13: 9781412942423

Publisher: Corwin, 2009

Synopsis

This collection of 63 instructional strategies for teaching diverse secondary students includes teacher feedback, literature resources, and information for choosing appropriate strategies.

About this title

Review:

“This text is a valuable resource for educators responsible for implementing instruction for a diverse population. Grounded in research and theory, this book provides important foundational knowledge and outlines a comprehensive approach to the planning, management, delivery, and evaluation of instruction. It serves as a practical guide, reflective of current mandates while communicating realistic outcomes.” (Evelyn B. Barese, Assistant Professor of Education 2008-10-15)

"This book leads you through useful tactics in four main areas of instruction, including: planning, managing, delivering, and evaluation. The tactics have been designed to help teachers’ facilitate learning for all students across different subject areas. The information is very functional, including authentic examples from classroom teachers and research to support the effectiveness." (Kelly O’Neal-Hixson, Assistant Professor of Special Education 2008-10-15)

"What a wonderful and essential resource! In the age of differentiated instruction, this resource provides a wide array of authentic approaches that I can use in my classroom today! This book offers the reader real-life solutions to a challenge that teachers face every day: truly educating all students by giving them the tools they need to have a successful future." (Kendra Sarabia, English Teacher 2008-10-15)

"Special educators really need day-to-day tactics they can use in the school setting. This book provides those in spades―it gives teachers cutting-edge tips they can use Monday through Friday. The authors have hit one out of the park. This is a book all special educators will want to keep within easy reach." (Rosemary Barton Tobin, Professor of Education 2008-10-15)

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 141294242X
• ISBN 13: 9781412942423
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200