Successful educators : a practical guide for understanding children's learning problems and mental health issues / Nathan Naparstek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Naparstek, Nathan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children with disabilities--Education.

Children with disabilities.

Educational psychology.

Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder--Education.

Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Learning disabled children--Education.

Learning disabled children.

Academic achievement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An insider's guide for educators who want to develop a better understanding of children's learning problems. The text will be helpful for educators including classroom teachers, administrators, guidance counselors, school psychologists, school social workers, or graduate students who want to develop a better understanding of children's learning problems. The author presents a unique four-component model that will guide readers to a better of understanding of lack of success in school and what can be done about it. The first component looks at a student's capacity to pay attention. The second component relates to the intellectual and academic abilities that are needed to be successful in school. The third component looks at the student's desire to put forth the effort that is needed to be successful. The fourth and last component looks at the organizational skills that the student needs in order to complete his or her assignments in a satisfactory manner. This work will be helpful for educators including classroom teachers, administrators, guidance counselors, school psychologists, school social workers, or graduate students who want to develop a better understanding of children's learning problems. It will also be of use to parents who want to better understand the needs and challenges of educating a child experiencing learning problems in today's schools.

Contents:

Cover

Successful Educators

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1 Four-Component Model: Factors That Can Explain Why a Student Is Not Succeeding in School

THEORETICAL BACKGROUND TO THE FOUR-COMPONENT MODEL

Paying Attention

Ability and Effort

Organization

Importance of Using a Theoretical Model

THE FOUR COMPONENTS

Using the Model

An Example of a Teacher Using the Four-Component Model

SUGGESTIONS

Chapter 2 Paying Attention

IMPORTANCE OF ATTENDING SKILLS

GETTING YOUR STUDENTS TO PAY ATTENTION

TEACHING STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE ATTENTION

PROVIDING FEEDBACK TO A STUDENT WHO IS NOT PAYING ATTENTION

CONSEQUENCES FOR INATTENTION

FACTORS TO ASSESS IF A STUDENT IS NOT PAYING ATTENTION

Hearing and Vision

Examples of How Vision Difficulties Impacted on Academic Performance

Jane the Child with Hearing Difficulties

Seizure Disorders

Auditory and Visual Processing Deficits

Assessment of Processing Deficits

Auditory Processing Deficits

Visual Processing Deficits

Treatment of Processing Deficits

Ellen-A Student with Processing Difficulties

IMPORTANCE OF PROVIDING THE RIGHT CURRICULUM

STRATEGIES TO INCREASE THE STUDENT'S ATTENTION

Communication Strategies

Modality Presentation Strategies

Classroom Modifications

Chapter 3 Characteristics of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

INATTENTION

HIGH LEVEL OF ACTIVITY

IMPULSIVITY

ORIGIN OF ADHD

PROGRESSION OF ADHD

THEORETICAL IMPAIRMENTS WITH ADHD

Working Memory

Self-Regulation

Shifting One's Cognitive Set

Dealing with Future Events

Filtering Out Information and Regulating Attention

Frustration Tolerance

Social Relationships

Sense of Time

AN EXAMPLE OF ADHD-COMBINED TYPE

AN EXAMPLE OF AN AVERAGE STUDENT WITH ADHD-PREDOMINANTLY INATTENTIVE TYPE.

AN EXAMPLE OF AN INTELLECTUALLY ADVANCED STUDENT WITH ADHD

FRUSTRATIONS

Chapter 4 Identification of ADHD

DIAGNOSTIC FACTORS

Degree of Impairment

Frequency of Occurrence

Pervasiveness across Settings

Comorbidity

Family History

Adversity

The Personal Meaning of Symptoms

Transitional Symptoms

ASSESSMENT TOOLS

Rating Scales

Written Reports

Behavioral Observations

The Developmental History

ASSESSMENT CONCERNS

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING WELL-BEHAVED STUDENTS

DIAGNOSING ADHD FOR STUDENTS WITH ADVANCED SKILLS

REFERRING A STUDENT FOR AN ASSESSMENT OF ADHD

REFERRING TO A SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST

REFERRING TO A PSYCHOLOGIST OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL

REFERRING TO PHYSICIANS

REFERRING TO A CHILD PSYCHIATRIST

Chapter 5 Treatment of ADHD

MEDICATION OPTIONS

Stimulant Medications

Concerta, Metadate, and Sustained-Release Adderall

Ritalin

Adderall

Dexedrine

Wellbutrim and Other Nonstimulant Medications

HEALTH RISKS

THE FACTS

MEDICATION COMPLIANCE ISSUES

TEACHER-PARENT ISSUES

SECTION 504 SERVICES

REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON SPECIAL EDUCATION

SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH ADHD

EXAMPLE OF A TEACHER'S MISUNDERSTANDING OF ADHD

Chapter 6 The Ability Component

INTELLIGENCE

IQ Tests

Interpretation of IQ Tests

Increasing IQ Scores

CURRICULUM-BASED ASSESSMENT

STANDARDIZED ACHIEVEMENT TESTS

WHAT YOU SHOULD GET FROM A PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION

LEARNING DISABILITIES

Gifted Learning/Disabled Students

Dyslexia or Reading Disability

AARON'S DIFFICULTIES IN SOUNDING OUT WORDS

MELISSA'S READING COMPREHENSION PROBLEMS

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTELLIGENCE AND READING SKILLS

SIGNS THAT A STUDENT HAS A READING PROBLEM

WRITING DEFICITS

MATHEMATICS DEFICITS

IMPORTANCE OF THE PROPER EXPOSURE TO THE NECESSARY SKILLS.

Home Environment

School Environment

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ISSUES

MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL ISSUES

Chapter 7 How to Identify and Describe Skill Deficits

DEFINING A PROBLEM

Examples of Definable Problems

Reviewing the Past History of the Problem

Questions to Ask Yourself

EXAMPLE OF A SUCCESSFUL REVIEW OF RECORDS

YOUR BELIEFS REGARDING THE ORIGIN OF THE PROBLEM

THE ORIGIN OF AN ACADEMIC DEFICIT

Chapter 8 How to Treat Skill Deficits

EXTRA TEACHER ASSISTANCE

SETTING GOALS FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

Examples of Easily Identifiable and Measurable Goals

MAKING USE OF PRIOR KNOWLEDGE

MODIFYING THE CURRICULUM

Teacher Training Issues for Modifying the Curriculum

Use of the Computer to Modify Curriculum

GETTING THE STUDENT TO TUTOR A YOUNGER CHILD

COOPERATIVE LEARNING

PRACTICE MAY NOT MAKE YOU PERFECT BUT IT WILL MAKE YOU BETTER

THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD FEEDBACK

SUMMER AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS

EVALUATING TEACHER PERFORMANCE FOR STUDENTS WITH ACADEMIC DEFICITS

SPECIAL EDUCATION OPTIONS

SPECIFIC READING STRATEGIES

SPELLING STRATEGIES

MATH STRATEGIES

QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF

Chapter 9 Effort Component

SCHOOL SUCCESS MUST BE A VALUED GOAL

Example of a Student Who Did Not See School as Being Relevant

CHARACTERISTICS OF HARDWORKING STUDENTS

CONFIDENCE

Communicating Your Confidence in a Student

Improving a Student's Confidence

Characteristics of Confidence

ENTHUSIASM

PERSISTENCE

THE STUDENT WHO NEEDED CONFIDENCE AND ACCEPTANCE

EXAMPLES OF STUDENTS WITH WEAK SKILLS WHO SUCCEEDED BECAUSE OF EFFORT

Brian

Lenny

MEASURING A STUDENT'S EFFORT

SCHOOL EFFORT QUESTIONNAIRE

Chapter 10 The Connection between Your Expectations and Your Students' Efforts.

YOUR BELIEFS AND EXPECTATIONS REGARDING YOUR STUDENTS

SETTING REALISTICALLY HIGH EXPECTATIONS AND GOALS

EXPECTATIONS

MICHAEL

HOW DO WE DEFINE SUCCESS?

THREE WAYS TO DEAL WITH A DIFFERENCE IN EXPECTATIONS

Somebody Changes Expectations

Modify Expectations

Agree to Disagree

STUDENT EXAMPLE

TEACHER EXAMPLE

STUDENT AND TEACHER EXAMPLE

Chapter 11 Using Positive Communication to Improve Student Effort

THE IMPORTANCE OF A POSITIVE ATTITUDE

HOW TO DEAL WITH YOUR OWN NEGATIVE ATTITUDES

SUBSTITUTING NEGATIVE PERCEPTIONS FOR MORE POSITIVE ONES

Marcy

Corey

THE USE OF PUNISHMENT

CHECKLIST TO REVIEW WHEN DISCIPLINING STUDENTS

MAKING POSITIVE CONNECTIONS WITH STUDENTS

Active Listening

Honesty

Flexibility

Seek Advice

Using Praise

BE CLEAR AND ASSERTIVE IN YOUR COMMUNICATION

EXERCISES

THINGS TO AVOID

Chapter 12 The Impact of Depression and Bipolar Disorder on a Student's Effort

DEPRESSION

Characteristics of Depression

Characteristics

Making a Referral for an Assessment of Depression

Assessment of Depression

Questions You Can Ask to Assess a Student's Risk of Suicide

Treatments

Counseling

Medications

Medication Side Effects

Medication Compliance Issues for Antidepressants

Teacher Issues Regarding Depression

Thomas

BIPOLAR DISORDER

Differences between ADHD and Bipolar

Diagnosis

Possible Symptoms

Treatment

Anna

SCHOOL TREATMENTS FOR DEPRESSION AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS

Chapter 13 The Impact of Disorders within the Anxiety Spectrum on Student Effort

GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER

ASSESSMENT

TREATMENT

PARENT SEPARATION PROBLEMS

TIMMY

LUCY

OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER

TOURETTES SYNDROME

Chapter 14 The Impact of Behavioral Disorders on Student Effort

OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER.

Assessment

Treatment Strategies for ODD

How Not to Deal with a Student with ODD

HANDLING CONFLICT

HANDLING DISAGREEMENTS AND MAKING USE OF JOINT PROBLEM SOLVING

HOW JOINT PROBLEM SOLVING WORKS

Step 1. Identify the Problem or Conflict You Are Experiencing

Step 2. Each Party Writes Down a List of Possible Solutions

Step 3. Each Person Reads His or Her List of Solutions

Step 4. The Solutions That Are Acceptable

Step 5. Addressing Implementation and Evaluation Issues

Review of Joint Problem-Solving Strategies

CONDUCT DISORDER

Assessment and Treatment

Gary

SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Terrance

Chapter 15 Organization and Study Skills Component

TEACHER ISSUES FOR ORGANIZATION

PARENT ISSUES FOR ORGANIZATION

CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD ORGANIZATION

CHARACTERISTICS OF POOR ORGANIZATION

IMPROVING A STUDENT'S ORGANIZATION

EXAMPLES

INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED STUDENTS WHO LACK GOOD WORK HABITS

SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVING ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS AND WORK HABITS

COMPENSATIONS FOR DISORGANIZATION

HOMEWORK SUGGESTIONS

Chapter 16 Communicating Your Knowledge

TRY TO TAKE THE PARENTS' PERSPECTIVE

TRY TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE CHILD'S DIFFICULTIES IMPACT ON THE PARENTS

LISTENING TO WHAT THE PARENTS HAVE TO SAY

AVOIDING THE USE OF BLAME

BE DISCRETE IN YOUR QUESTIONS

INVITING STUDENTS TO PARENT-TEACHER MEETINGS

MAKING CONTACT WITH PARENTS

Checklist for Calling a Parent

HAVING A CONFERENCE WITH PARENTS

HOW LABELS ARE MISUSED

Immature

Lazy

MAKE USE OF TEST SCORES AND WORK SAMPLES TO DESCRIBE A STUDENT'S PROGRESS

ATTEMPTING TO PROVIDE SOLUTIONS FOR THE PROBLEM

GETTING COOPERATION

DEALING WITH PARENTS WHO ARE RESISTANT TO YOUR SUGGESTIONS

HOW TO EVALUATE THE STRATEGIES DEVELOPED AT A PARENT CONFERENCE

GIVING FEEDBACK TO PARENTS.

SUGGESTIONS FOR CONDUCTING PARENT MEETINGS.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-[183])and index.

ISBN:

9798216021148

9786610361168

9781280361166

1280361166

9780313013003

0313013004

OCLC:

53445265