At-risk students : transforming student behavior / Charisse Beach.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beach, Charisse.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Affective disorders in children.

Behavior modification.

Children with social disabilities--Education.

Children with social disabilities.

Classroom management.

Emotional problems of children.

Learning disabled children--Education.

Learning disabled children.

Problem children--Education.

Problem children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (125 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2014.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman and Littlefield Education, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

At-Risk Students: Transforming Student Behavior details the warning signs of disturbing behaviors, which are often overlooked by educators and/or misdiagnosed by mental health professionals. Educators will be provided with the tools to: expeditiously identify at-risk characteristics; incorporate policies that support and monitor their achievement; implement research-based strategies designed to create a positive school culture that promotes teaching and learning.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Achievement Disparities; 2 Parents At Risk; 3 Characteristics of At-Risk Students; 4 Oliver: At-Risk Adolescent Case Study; 5 The Behavior System; 6 Response to Intervention; 7 Departmentalized versus School-within-a-School; 8 Customized Curriculum Strategies; 9 Breaking the Barriers; Conclusion; Glossary; References; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

979-82-16-40795-9

1-4758-0708-2

OCLC:

868068295