Preventing early learning failure / edited by Bob Sornson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sornson, Robert.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Early childhood education.

Learning.

Readiness for school.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Expert educators describe practices that can help children find success in school. Topics include a look at whats important in reading and math; the nature of true learning disabilities; and problem solving using the Instructional Support Team model, with a report on an elementary school that has adopted that model and changed the lives of many at-risk learners.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1: Manufacturing Early Learning Failure""; ""Chapter 2: Teaching Children to Read: What Really Matters""; ""Chapter 3: Building Early Numeracy Skills""; ""Chapter 4: Who is Really Learning Disabled?""; ""Chapter 5: Enhancing the Listening Environment for Early Learning Success""; ""Chapter 6: Instructional Support Teams: It's a Group Thing""; ""Chapter 7: The Instructional Support Team Concept in Action""; ""Chapter 8: Vision and Learning""; ""Chapter 9: Putting the Learning Needs of Children First""

""Chapter 10: Success for All: Failure Prevention and Early Intervention""""Chapter 11: Parents as Teachers: Improving the Odds with Early Intervention""; ""Chapter 12: Getting Ready for School in Preschool""; ""Chapter 13: “Every Child Will Succeed�No Excuses!� The 1,000 Days to Success School Network""; ""Chapter 14: Teaching to All of a Child�s Intelligences""; ""Chapter 15: Project First Step: The Connection Between Fundamental Physical Skills and Academic Learning""; ""Chapter 16: The Classroom of Your Dreams""

""Chapter 17: Three Stories From Huntington Woods School: Implementing the Conditions to Achieve Quality Learning""""Chapter 18: “Jimmy�: The Power of Parent-Teacher Cooperation""; ""Chapter 19: Preventing Early School Failure""; ""Index""; ""About the Authors""; ""About ASCD""; ""Search this Book""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-87120-919-5

OCLC:

50553530