Motivating Primary-Grade Students (Solving Problems in Teaching of Literacy) - Softcover

Bogner, Kristin; Dolezal, Sara E.; Mohan, Lindsey; Pressley, Michael; Raphael, Lisa M.; Roehrig, Alysia D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1572309148 ISBN 13: 9781572309142

Publisher: Guilford Press, 2003

Synopsis

What is that intangible force that makes some classrooms positively buzz with interest, attention, and excitement about learning? While motivation can't easily be quantified, few would dispute its essential role in promoting academic engagement and achievement. This uniquely practical book is the first how-to guide on motivating students in grades K-3. Presented are research-based strategies and techniques that are brought to life in three extended case studies of highly successful motivators. Vividly demonstrating how these exemplary teachers flood their classrooms with motivation, the book provides inspiration and practical ideas that readers can implement in their own work. It also guides teachers in recognizing and avoiding key pitfalls--the attitudes, instructional methods, and classroom management approaches that may inadvertently undermine student motivation.

About this title

About the Author

Michael Pressley, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Teacher Education and Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education, College of Education, Michigan State University.

Sara E. Dolezal, Lisa M. Raphael, and Lindsey Mohan are graduate students in the College of Education at Michigan State University.

Alysia D. Roehrig, PhD, recently completed her doctorate in psychology at the University of Notre Dame.

Kristin Bogner is a graduate student in school psychology at the University of Minnesota.

Edition details

• Publisher: Guilford Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1572309148
• ISBN 13: 9781572309142
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200