Learning disabilities and challenging behaviors : using the building blocks model to guide intervention and classroom management / by Nancy Mather, Sam Goldstein, and Katie Eklund.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mather, Nancy, author.

Goldstein, Sam, 1952- author.

Eklund, Katie, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Learning disabled children--Education.

Learning disabled children.

Behavior disorders in children.

Classroom management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (569 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland ; London, [England] ; Sydney, [Australia] : Brookes Publishing, 2015.

Summary:

About the Downloadable MaterialAbout the AuthorsAbout the ContributorsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsA Note to TeachersSection I IntroductionThe Building Blocks of Learning: A Framework for Understanding Classroom Learning and Behavior Appendix: Building Blocks Questionnaire Theoretical Foundations The Learning Environment Section II Foundational BlocksSelf-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, Depressi

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Contents; About the Downloadable Materials; About the Authors; About the Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; A Note to Teachers; Section I. Introduction; Chapter 1. The Building Blocks of Learning: A Framework for Understanding Classroom Learning and Behavior; Chapter 2. Theoretical Foundations; Chapter 3. The Learning Environment; Section II. Foundational Blocks; Chapter 4. Self-Regulation: Understanding and Managing Students with Hyperactivity and Poor Attention, Planning, and Impulse Control; Chapter 5. Understanding and Managing Challenging Behaviors

Chapter 6. Emotions: Understanding and Managing Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and StressChapter 7. Strategies to Promote Resilience; Section III. Processing Blocks; Chapter 8. Specific Learning Disabilities and the Processing Blocks; Chapter 9. Instruction for the Processing Blocks: Decoding and Encoding, Reading Fluency, Calculating, and Handwriting; Section IV. Conceptual Blocks; Chapter 10. The Conceptual Blocks: Verbal, Nonverbal, and Executive Functions; Chapter 11. Instruction in Reading Comprehension, Written Expression, and Math Problem Solving; Section V. Conclusion

Chapter 12. The Classroom Environment as a Microcosm of the WorldReferences; Additional Resources; Web Sites and Professional Organizations; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781598578409

1598578405

9781598578379

1598578375

9781598578386

1598578383