What Every Teacher Should Know About Special Learners

The concise guide to differentiating instruction for special learners Teaching and learning strategies have a profound effect on students with disabilities as well as on gifted and talented students. This resource for the classroom teacher covers: Special education categories Special education regulations, laws, programs, and processes: IDEA, 504, referral, assessment, placement, IEP, and more Identifying and working with special learners Special learners in the regular classroom Helping students use a variety of modalities to process, store, and retrieve information Effective teaching and learning strategies for at-risk students: grouping strategies, peer tutoring, computer-assisted instruction, and more Differentiating content, process, and product for gifted students Vocabulary pre-test, post-test, and summary Bibliography and index

Provides over 500 classroom-tested, teacher-friendly tips for helping special education students succeed in school as they face academic, social, emotional, and behavioural challenges. The authors also include guidelines for developing positive relationships with parents and for conducting effective parent-teacher conferences.

"The essential guide for classroom teachers working with urban learners, underprivileged learners, and English language learners to close the achievement gap!"--BOOK JACKET.

This updated edition presents critical information about teaching diverse learners, including brain-compatible teaching strategies, six signs of bias to avoid, how culture affects learning styles, and more.

"Teachers often can get frustrated when they think their students don′t care. This book gives teachers a way to take ownership of the situation rather than blame students." —Lyneille Meza, Coordinator of Data and Assessment Denton ISD, Denton, TX "This resource addresses the central issue in classrooms today and is full of exciting and applicable information on how to motivate today′s learners." —Gary L. Willhite, Teacher Educator/Associate Professor University of Wisconsin, La Crosse Powerful brain-friendly strategies for motivating, challenging, and celebrating your students! This second edition of Donna Walker Tileston′s bestseller is filled with innovative practices for motivating even the most at-risk and reluctant K–12 students. Informed by current research on the plasticity of the brain and new insights on the relationship between culture and student motivation, the book features an extended classroom example of motivational techniques in action and vocabulary pre- and post-tests for teachers and details how: Technology influences the brain and motivation Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation are related to celebrations and rewards Specific strategies can motivate students to begin and finish a task Teachers can foster students′ positive self talk and on-task behaviors

Exploring brain-compatible teaching strategies, six signs of bias to avoid, and how culture affects learning styles, this rich collection of materials provides a root cause analysis of why so many students are failing in America's public schools (Mary Reeve, Director, Services for Exceptional Students).

Powerful, brain-friendly strategies for motivating, challenging, and celebrating your students! This second edition is filled with practices for motivating even the most at-risk and reluctant students. Informed by current research on the plasticity of the brain and new insights on the relationship between culture and student motivation, the book features an extended classroom example of motivational techniques in action and vocabulary pre- and post-tests for teachers and details how: Technology influences the brain and motivation Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation are related to celebrations and rewards Specific strategies can motivate students to begin and finish a task Teachers can foster students' positive self-talk and on-task behaviors

Provides over 500 classroom-tested, teacher-friendly tips for helping special education students succeed in school as they face academic, social, emotional, and behavioural challenges. The authors also include guidelines for developing positive relationships with parents and for conducting effective parent-teacher conferences.