Learning Disabilities and Challenging Behaviors: Using the Building Blocks Model to Guide Intervention and Classroom Management - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1598578367 ISBN 13: 9781598578362

Publisher: Brookes Publishing Co., 2015

Synopsis

Why do students in Grades K–12 struggle with social and academic skills, and how can teachers help them develop the competence and confidence they need to succeed? Get practical answers in the new edition of this bestselling book, a staple of teacher training since 2001. It’s structured like the popular previous editions: a detailed questionnaire pinpoints each student’s individual strengths and needs, and an updated version of the highly effective Building Blocks model helps educators target 12 school success factors with proven strategies and guidelines they can use right away. Reliable, up-to-date research makes this a perfect preservice textbook, and the classroom-ready strategies are a lifeline for in-service teachers as they work toward better outcomes for struggling students.

HELP STUDENTS MASTER 12 BUILDING BLOCKS OF LEARNING:

• Self-Regulation
• Behaviour
• Emotions
• Resilience
• Phonological
• Orthographic
• Memory
• Motor
• Automaticity/Efficiency
• Verbal
• Nonverbal
• Executive Functions

WHAT’S NEW: New in-depth information on today’s most critical topics, including school climate, multi tiered systems of support (MTSS), positive behaviour interventions and supports (PBIS), social emotional learning, and student—teacher interactions. You’ll also get fresh contributions from experts on learning disabilities and behaviour challenges, plus lists of helpful apps and other online resources.

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Review

"Provides a comprehensive look at the underlying skills students need to learn and does a great job exploring the interplay among them. More importantly, it provides teachers with a framework by which to make sense of what they're seeing in the classroom and the practical, actionable tools and information they need to make positive change." --Amanda Morin

About the Author

Nancy Mather, Ph.D., is an associate professor at the University of Arizona, USA in the Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation, and School Psychology. She specializes in the areas of reading, writing, and learning disabilities. She received her doctorate from the University of Arizona, USA in 1985 in learning disabilities with minor areas of study in reading and school psychology. Other professional interests include adapting special education strategies to help general education teachers accommodate student diversity. She has conducted numerous workshops nationally and internationally on assessment, instruction, and issues that affect service delivery for individuals with learning disabilities. She has written many articles on topical issues in the field of learning disabilities. Dr. Mather co-authored the em>Woodcock-Johnson III Complete Battery with Richard M. Woodcock and Kevin S. McGrew (Riverside Publishing, USA, 2000). She has also co-authored Overcoming Underachieving: An Action Guide for Helping Your Child Succeed in School with Sam Goldstein (John Wiley & Sons, 1998).

Sam Goldstein, Ph.D., is a member of the faculty at the University of Utah, USA and works as a clinical neuropsychologist at his private practice at the Neurology, Learning and Behavior Center (NLBC) in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He is on the staff at the Primary Children's Medical Center and the University Neuropsychiatric Institute, USA. Dr. Goldstein speaks internationally on a wide range of child development topics. He has published articles and books on a wide range of subjects including genetics, depression, classroom consultation, learning disabilities, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. He co-authored Learning Disabilities and Challenging Behaviors: A Guide to Intervention and Classroom Management with Dr. Nancy Mather (Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2001) and Raising Resilient Children: Fostering Strength, Hope, and Optimism in Your Child with Dr. Robert Brooks (McGraw-Hill, 2001).

About this edition

• Publisher: Brookes Publishing Co.
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1598578367
• ISBN 13: 9781598578362
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 504
• Editor: Mather Nancy, Goldstein Sam, Eklund Katie