Teaching How to Learn: The Teacher's Guide to Student Success - Softcover

Kiewra, Kenneth A; Peltz, William H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1634503740 ISBN 13: 9781634503747

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

Use this four-step method to maximize instruction and dramatically impact student learning!

This innovative guidebook offers proven methods to strengthen instruction and help K–12 students acquire successful learning strategies using the SOAR approach:

• Selecting key lesson ideas
• Organizing information using comparative charts and other representations
• Associating ideas to create meaningful, memorable connections
• Regulating and reinforcing learning through practice.

Teachers will find detailed explanations for using each SOAR teaching strategy, guidelines for fostering student self-motivation and behavior self-management; methods for embedding student learning techniques within content instruction to develop students' capacity to learn in any setting, and more.

About this title

Review

"We need to teach students how to learn, not just what to learn. This book is full of valuable information on how to accomplish this, including practical lesson ideas, examples, and vignettes. Any educator will benefit from reading this book and thinking about teaching in a new way." (Ganna Maymind, First-Grade Teacher 2008-05-06)

"Illustrates specific researched-based strategies that develop tools for lifelong learning. The author provides several examples, practices, and applications for study skills, metacognitive thinking, and reflection for an effective, successful learning environment." (Kathy Redford, Teacher 2008-05-06)

"Provides a creative and badly needed approach to learning. I have been in public education for 40 years, and I have seldom seen a more creative text." (Alan Grimsley, Assistant Professor 2008-05-06)

About the Author

Kenneth A. Kiewra is an expert on learning strategies, homework, and study methods. A professor of educational psycholgy at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, he presents regulary at AERA and other national confereces, in addition to working with local schools. Kiewra is the author of two textbooks with Prentice Hall and Allyn & Bacon, as well as dozens of journal articles.  His research interests include: learning strategies, knowledge representation, strategies for note-taking and studying, cognitive factors related to writing ability, and the development of talent and expertise.

Edition details

• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1634503740
• ISBN 13: 9781634503747
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208