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Strategies for Teaching Students With Learning Disabilities

Classroom-tested strategies that help students with learning disabilities succeed!

Written with humor and empathy by an experienced special education teacher, this resource presents more than 100 practical strategies for skillfully teaching K–12 students with learning disabilities in general or special education classrooms. Readers will find:

  • Strategies that build students' reading, writing, math, organization, attention, and test-taking skills
  • Support for complying with recent federal mandates, including the ADA, Section 504, and the reauthorization of IDEA 2004
  • Recommendations on appropriate accommodations, assessment techniques, and family communication
  • Helpful guidance from the author's own classroom experiences
  • Ready-to-use tools, forms, and guides

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Product Details
  • Grade Level: K-12
  • ISBN: 9781412968034
  • Published By: Corwin
  • Year: 2008
  • Page Count: 168
  • Publication date: December 19, 2008
Price: $39.95
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Description

Description

"I wish I had this book when I started teaching! Every teacher starts out with an empty bag of tricks; it is nice to peek into someone's bag!"
—Nicole Guyon, Special Education Teacher
Westerly School Department, Cranston, RI

Classroom-tested strategies that help students with learning disabilities succeed!

Teachers are often challenged to help students with learning disabilities reach their full academic potential. Written with humor and empathy, this engaging book offers a straightforward approach to skillful teaching of students with learning disabilities.

Developed for K–12 general and special education classrooms, this resource draws on the author's 30 years of teaching experience to help teachers gain a greater understanding of students' learning differences and meet individual needs. Strategies are organized by skills—including reading, writing, math, organization, attention, and test-taking—helping teachers quickly identify the best techniques for assisting each student and encouraging independent learning. Readers will find:

  • More than 100 practical strategies, interventions, and activities that build students' academic abilities
  • Recommendations on appropriate accommodations, assessment techniques, and family communication
  • Support for complying with recent federal mandates related to learning disabilities, including the ADA, Section 504, and the reauthorization of IDEA 2004
  • Helpful guidance and stories from the author's own classroom experiences
  • Ready-to-use tools, forms, and guides

Discover innovative, easy-to-implement teaching methods that overcome barriers to learning and help students with special needs thrive in your classroom.


Key features

  • "Grab and Go," user-friendly resource for busy teachers
  • Strategies organized according to needs as determined by skills (not disability labels)
  • Stories illustrating effectiveness of strategies
  • Several ready to use forms and tools
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments


About the Author


Introduction


1. Awareness and Sensitivity: The Starting Point

2. Student Needs: Clarifying and Understanding

3. Parents: Informing and Supporting

4. Program: Facilitation, Support, and Consultation

5. Accommodations: Adjustments That Work

6. Strategies: Practical Tips to Help Students

7. Organization: Techniques to Get It Together

8. Test Format: Facilitating Accurate Assessment

9. Test Taking: Effective Tips for All

10. Self-Advocacy: The Path to Independence

Notes: Space for Your Own Ideas


Resources: Explore and Connect to Support


References


Index


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Price: $39.95
Volume Discounts applied in Shopping Cart

Review Copies

Review copies may be requested by individuals planning to purchase 10 or more copies for a team or considering a book for adoption in a higher ed course. To request a review copy, contact sales@corwin.com.