The Six Success Factors for Children with Learning Disabilities (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York, 2009
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Paperback. Research-based, classroom-testedTeaches children skills for long-term successFosters social skills, proactivity, perseverance, and more The 6 Success Factors for Children with Learning Disabilities Ready-to-Use Activities to Help Kids with Learning Disabilities Succeed in School and in Life From the acclaimed Frostig Center comes a valuable resource for teachers and parents of children with learning disabilities. Based on a 20-year study, Frostig research has revealed six attributes that lead to long-term success for individuals with LD. This book helps teachers identify and encourage the growth of characteristics that will help students thrive in the classroom, at home, and in social situations. The book offers an array of classroom-tested,engaging activitiescomplete with reproducible worksheetsthat have been proven to foster the "success attributes" in children. The six attributes identified by the Frostig Center are: Self-awarenessProactivityPerseveranceGoal settingUse of social support systemsEmotional coping strategies Each of the book's activities contains a lesson plan with goals, materials, and procedures, including teaching instructions and reproducible student worksheets. The book is designed to be both flexible and easy-to-use. All activities can be modified to accommodate a variety of learners. Praise for The 6 Success Factors for Children with Learning Disabilities "Provides educators, parents, and other caregivers with pragmatic and measurable strategies to foster maturity and independenceThe activities demonstrate that success is not amorphous and unattainablerather, it can be achieved by adopting an established set of behaviors, attitudes, and characteristics. [This book] will be enormously useful as you prepare your students for their journey to adulthood." From the foreword by Richard D. Lavoie, bestselling author, It's So Much Work to be Your Friend and The Motivation Breakthrough This book helps teachers understand the attributes that lead to success for learning-disabled students, and provides the tools to foster these attributes in children. The book offers checklists to help determine the presence or absence of the Success Attributes in students, and offers activities and resources to "teach" the attributes. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- The Six Success Factors for Children with Learning Disabilities (Paperback)
- Author
- Frostig Center
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York
- Publication year
- 2009
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0470383771
- ISBN 13
- 9780470383773
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Research-based, classroom-tested
- Teaches children skills for long-term success
- Fosters social skills, proactivity, perseverance, and more
The 6 Success Factors for Children with Learning Disabilities
Ready-to-Use Activities to Help Kids with Learning Disabilities Succeed in School and in Life
From the acclaimed Frostig Center comes a valuable resource for teachers and parents of children with learning disabilities. Based on a 20-year study, Frostig research has revealed six attributes that lead to long-term success for individuals with LD. This book helps teachers identify and encourage the growth of characteristics that will help students thrive in the classroom, at home, and in social situations. The book offers an array of classroom-tested,engaging activitiescomplete with reproducible worksheetsthat have been proven to foster the "success attributes" in children.
The six attributes identified by the Frostig Center are:
- Self-awareness
- Proactivity
- Perseverance
- Goal setting
- Use of social support systems
- Emotional coping strategies
Each of the book's activities contains a lesson plan with goals, materials, and procedures, including teaching instructions and reproducible student worksheets. The book is designed to be both flexible and easy-to-use. All activities can be modified to accommodate a variety of learners.
Praise for The 6 Success Factors for Children with Learning Disabilities
"Provides educators, parents, and other caregivers with pragmatic and measurable strategies to foster maturity and independence…The activities demonstrate that success is not amorphous and unattainablerather, it can be achieved by adopting an established set of behaviors, attitudes, and characteristics. [This book] will be enormously useful as you prepare your students for their journey to adulthood."
From the foreword by Richard D. Lavoie, bestselling author, It's So Much Work to be Your Friend and The Motivation Breakthrough
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About the Author
The Frostig Center, founded in 1951, helps children with learning disabilities through their private school, research center, and teacher training division. Frostig's training department offers professional development for general and special education teachers in public, private, and parochial schools. Their areas of expertise include identifying learning disabilities; reading, writing, and math instruction; and behavior management strategies for struggling learners.
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