Teachers have the power to change lives, particularly for struggling learnerswho have difficulty understanding how education broadens their future opportunities. This book offers educators a deeper awareness of the role they play inbreaking the cycle of failure for students who are unsuccessful in school. Written in a supportive tone, this volume helps primary school teachers effectively reach and teach struggling students. With real-life vignettes, in-depth case studies, and reflective practice scenarios and questions, this book includes: A broad spectrum of alternative instructional strategies for all learners, including fostering parental involvement, multi-tiered instruction, peer learning models, and universal design for learning; Effective approaches for fostering student success before a child is referred to special education; Practicesand programmes that address the needs of at-risk populations, including English language learners and other children of non-dominant cultures, children living in poverty, and learners with disabilities; Specific interventions and positive support for learners with behavioural challenges Promising Practices forElementary Teachers is an empowering resource for educators determined to bring hope and encouragement to all learners. INDICE: Preface / Acknowledgments / About the Author / Who Belongs in School?: Why are Struggling Students in General Education Classes? Who are the Students that Struggle in School? Closing Thoughts / Prevention as Intervention: Building a Sense of Community: Creating a Sense of Community in Diverse Classes Classroom Practices that Foster Sense of Community Closing Thoughts / Motivation as Intervention: Student Motivation Closing Thoughts / Parent Involvementis Worth the Effort: Parental Involvement Efforts Can Be Successful What DoesEffective Parental Involvement Look Like? Family Literacy Programs Closing Thoughts / Understanding Challenging Behaviour in the Classroom: Classroom-LevelPrevention Strategies Classroom-Level Interventions for Challenging Behaviours Closing Thoughts / Universal Design for Learning: Implementing Universal Design for Learning Assumptions of Universal Design for Learning Developing UDL Instructional Materials Closing Thoughts / Dialogue and Instructional Conversation as an Instructional Strategy: Teaching as an Act of Assisting Students Transforming Classroom Discourse into Instructional Conversation Including Children who are English Language Learners or Non-oral Communicators Closing Thoughts / Peer-Assisted Learning Models of Instruction: Peer-assisted Learning Models Closing Thoughts / Differentiating Instruction: Understanding the Range of Achievement in the Room Response to Intervention Disaggregating Student Achievement within the Classroom Closing Thoughts / References / Index
- ISBN: 978-1-4129-7807-1
- Editorial: Sage Publications
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 184
- Fecha Publicación: 28/02/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés