Description
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.
Reviews
Review by: David Allsopp, University of South Florida
“An in-depth yet practical treatment of the complex learning, behavior, and social-emotional needs of students with disabilities and how to help them to take ownership of their learning and school success.”
Review by: Amanda Morin, educator and author of The Everything Parent's Guide to Special Education
“Provides a comprehensive look at the underlying skills students need to learn and does a great job exploring the interplay among them. More importantly, it provides teachers with a framework by which to make sense of what they're seeing in the classroom and the practical, actionable tools and information they need to make positive change.”
Table of Contents
About the Downloadable Material
About the Authors
About the Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
A Note to Teachers
Section I: Introduction
- The Building Blocks of Learning: A Framework for Understanding Classroom
Learning and Behavior
Appendix: Building Blocks Questionnaire
- Theoretical Foundations
- The Learning Environment
Section II: Foundational Blocks
- Self-Regulation: Understanding and Managing Students with Poor Attention, Planning, Impulse Control, and Hyperactivity
- Behavior: Understanding and Managing Behavior Problems with Lauren Meyer
- Emotions: Understanding and Managing Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Stresswith Gretchen Schoenfield and Jennifer May
Appendix A: Anxiety Disorders
Appendix B: Depressive Disorders
Appendix C: Disorders of Trauma and Stress
- Strategies to Promote Resilience with Robert Brooks
Section III: Processing Blocks
- Learning Disabilities and the Processing Blocks with Deborah A. Schneider
Appendix A: Phonological Awareness Skills Screener (Pass)
Appendix B: The Relationship between Speech Sounds and Spelling Development
- Instruction for the Processing Blocks: Decoding, Encoding, Reading Fluency, Calculating, and Handwriting with Breanna Sherrow
Appendix: Frys 600 Instant Words
Section IV: Conceptual Blocks
- The Conceptual Blocks: Verbal, Nonverbal, and Executive Functions with Ann M. Richards
Appendix A: Additional Strategies for Test Taking
Appendix B: Instructional Accommodations Survey
Appendix C: iPad Apps for Visual Imagery, Note-Taking, Time Management, and Test Taking Instruction (Compiled by Ann M. Richards, Ph.D.)
- Instruction for the Conceptual Blocks: Reading Comprehension, Written Expression, and Math Problem Solving with Ann M. Richards
Appendix A: Synonyms for Words that Children Commonly Use in Writing
Appendix B: IPad Apps for Reading, Spelling, and Writing Instruction by Elaine Cheesman, Ph.D.
Section V: Conclusion
- The Classroom Environment as a Microcosm of the World
Additional Resources
Websites and Professional Organizations
References
Index