Although there are ample resources on how to teach reading, math, science, orother types of academic content,there is comparatively little guidance for teachers on how students learn and why. Can intelligence be developed? Do teacher expectations shape student learning? How can teachers help students work through challenging learning situations on their own? This book is ifor any teacher who has students who struggle and who wants learning to stick. The book reveals, for example, that intelligence is largely the ability to recognize and make connections--and that this ability is fluid and modifiable. Drawing from theory and research in learning, this book offers clear, practical guidance along with inspirational ideas to show how teachers can enable students to gain both the cognitive competence and confidence needed to succeed academically. Itincludes practices in the following areas: --Developing perseverance and diligence in work habits --Cultivating reasoning skills for problem solving --Improving verbal and written expression --Strengthening auditory and visual processing skills --Building attention and focusing skills --Developing reading, writing, and mathematical fluency The book applies to any and all learners, including special needs students, and is richly illustrated with stories, activities, and examples from across the curricula.Kathleen R. Hopkins, Ph.D., is executive director of National Institute for Learning Development (NILD), an international organization dedicated to meetingthe needs of students who have difficulty learning, including those with and without specific learning disabilities. NILD offers educational intervention services to schools and districts (serving students in both individual and group settings), conducts teacher professional development programs as well as a certification program training classroom teachers in its educational therapy/learning model, and stages 2-day annual conferences featuring prominent learningand special education specialists, plus four regional teacher-training conferences at which about 600-900 general and special education teachers typically attend. NILD also offers supplemental and after-school learning development (tutoring) programs at over 35 school sites through Discovery, Inc., a subsidiary organization. Based in Norfolk, Virginia, NILD is active in over 32 countries as well as the U.S. and Canada.
- ISBN: 978-0-470-34352-4
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 176
- Fecha Publicación: 20/04/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés