Learning disabilities and challenging behaviors : a guide to intervention & classroom management /
by Nancy Mather and Sam Goldstein
- 2nd ed.
- Baltimore : Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co., c2008.
- xvii, 467 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 417-447) and index.
A note to teachers -- Introduction -- The building blocks of learning: a framework for understanding classroom learning and behavior -- Theoretical foundations -- The learning environment -- Foundational blocks -- Attention and self-regulation: understanding and managing students with hyperactivity and poor attention, planning, and impulse control -- Emotions: understanding and managing worry and hopelessness in the classroom / with Gretchen Schoenfield -- Understanding and managing behavior problems -- Strategies to promote self-esteem and resilience / with Robert Brooks -- Symbolic processing blocks -- Learning disabilities and the symbolic processing blocks -- Instruction for the symbolic blocks: decoding, encoding, reading fluency, calculating, and handwriting -- Conceptual blocks -- Thinking with language, images, and strategies / with Ann M. Richards -- Instruction in reading comprehension, written expression, and math problem solving / with Ann M. Richards -- The classroom environment as a microcosm of the world -- Additional resources -- References -- Index.
9781557669353 (pbk.) 155766935X (pbk.)
2008003894
GBA820224 bnb
014524999 Uk
Learning disabled children--Education. Behavior disorders in children. Classroom management.