Learning Disabilities and Challenging Behaviors: Using the Building Blocks Model to Guide Intervention and Classroom Management, Third Edition

✍ Scribed by Nancy Mather Ph.D., Sam Goldstein Ph.D., Katie Eklund Ph.D.

Publisher: Brookes Publishing
Year: 2015
Tongue: English
Leaves: 569
Category: Library

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✦ 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
Behavior
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 behavior interventions and supports (PBIS), social emotional learning, and student—teacher interactions. You'll also get fresh contributions from experts on learning disabilities and behavior challenges, plus lists of helpful apps and other online resources.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Title Page
Contents
About the Downloadable Materials
About the Authors
About the Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
A Note to Teachers
Section I. Introduction
Chapter 1. The Building Blocks of Learning: A Framework for Understanding Classroom Learning and Behavior
Chapter 2. Theoretical Foundations
Chapter 3. The Learning Environment
Section II. Foundational Blocks
Chapter 4. Self-Regulation: Understanding and Managing Students with Hyperactivity and Poor Attention, Planning, and Impulse Control
Chapter 5. Understanding and Managing Challenging Behaviors
Chapter 6. Emotions: Understanding and Managing Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Stress
Chapter 7. Strategies to Promote Resilience
Section III. Processing Blocks
Chapter 8. Specific Learning Disabilities and the Processing Blocks
Chapter 9. Instruction for the Processing Blocks: Decoding and Encoding, Reading Fluency, Calculating, and Handwriting
Section IV. Conceptual Blocks
Chapter 10. The Conceptual Blocks: Verbal, Nonverbal, and Executive Functions
Chapter 11. Instruction in Reading Comprehension, Written Expression, and Math Problem Solving
Section V. Conclusion
Chapter 12. The Classroom Environment as a Microcosm of the World
References
Additional Resources
Web Sites and Professional Organizations
Index

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