63 Tactics for Teaching Diverse Learners, K-6
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"An in-depth, effectively organized resource guide for teachers at all grade levels, putting meaningful, practical strategies and activities just a page-turn away. Filled with the voices of teachers and students, this book won't have time to gather dust on the shelf."
—Ruth Devlin, ELL Teacher
Paradise Professional Development School, Las Vegas, NV
"I love the way the book addresses specific behaviors and classroom situations. The format is consistent throughout the text, which makes finding information on a specific topic, skill, or content area easy."
—Roxie Ahlbrecht, Second-Grade Teacher
Robert Frost Elementary School, Sioux Falls, SD
Evidence-based practices for delivering instruction that meets students' diverse learning needs!
The increased inclusion of students with disabilities and learning differences in the general education elementary classroom has challenged novice and expert educators to seek more effective ways of meeting diverse learning needs. This detailed guide offers easy access to information about effective teaching methods that allow educators to be more responsive to individual concerns.
63 Tactics for Teaching Diverse Learners, K–6 presents successful, teacher-tested instructional methods that can be used across content areas and grade levels for elementary students with or without disabilities. The authors provide a practical, research-based teaching model that focuses on planning, managing, delivering, and evaluating instruction. Readers will find:
- Descriptions of how to teach students with diverse learning styles and needs
- Feedback from teachers on how to implement or modify each tactic
- Information to help teachers choose appropriate strategies for specific subjects, grades, or learning difficulties
Motivational and multifaceted, this resource is an essential tool for providing an informed approach that improves academic performance for all elementary students.
Contents
Preface
Preface
Acknowledgements
- About the Authors
Part 1: Planning Instruction
- 1: Decide What to Teach
- Assess to Identify Gaps in Performance
- Establish Logical Sequences of Instruction
- Consider Contextual Variable
- 2: Decide How to Teach
- Set Instructional Goals
- Establish Performance Standards
- Choose Instructional Methods and Materials
- Establish Groups Structures
- Pace Instruction Appropriately
- Monitor Performance and RePlan Instruction
- 3: Communicate Realistic Expectations
- Teach Goals, Objective, and Standards
- Teach Students to be Active, Involved Learners
- Teach Students Consequences of Performance
- Part II: Managing Instruction
- 4: Prepare for Instruction
- Set Classroom Rules
- Communicate and Teach Classroom Rules
- Communicate Consequences of Behavior
- Handle Disruptions Efficiently
- Teach Students to Manage their own Behavior
- 5: Use Time Productively
- Establish Routines and Procedures
Organize Physical Space
- Allocate Sufficient Time to Academic Activities
- 6: Establish Positive Classroom Environment
- Make the Classroom a Pleasant, Friendly Place
- Accept Individual Differences
- Establish Supportive, Cooperative Learning Environments
- Create a Nonthreatening Learning Environment
Part III: Delivering Instruction
- 7: Present Information
- Presenting Content
- Motivating Students
- Teaching Thinking Skills
- Providing Relevant Practice
- 8: Monitor Presentations
- Providing Feedback
- Keeping Students Actively Involved
- Ch. 9: Adjust Presentations
- Adapt Lessons to Meet Student Needs
- Provide Varied Instructional Options
- Alter Pace
Part IV: Evaluating Instruction
- 10: Monitor Student Understanding
- Check Understanding of Directions
- Check Procedural Understanding
- Monitor Student Success Rate
- 11: Monitor Engaged Time
- Check Student Participation
- Teach Students to Monitor their own Participation
- Ch. 12: Keep Records of Student Progress
- Teach Students to Chart their own Progress
- Regularly Inform Students of Performance
- Maintain Records of Student Performance
- 13: Use Data to Make Decisions
- Use Data to Decide if More Services are Warranted
- Use Student Progress to Make Teaching Decisions
- Use Student Progress to Decide When to Discontinue Service
References
References
Additional Readings
Additional Readings
Index
Index
Additional materials
Description
"An in-depth, effectively organized resource guide for teachers at all grade levels, putting meaningful, practical strategies and activities just a page-turn away. Filled with the voices of teachers and students, this book won't have time to gather dust on the shelf."
—Ruth Devlin, ELL Teacher
Paradise Professional Development School, Las Vegas, NV
"I love the way the book addresses specific behaviors and classroom situations. The format is consistent throughout the text, which makes finding information on a specific topic, skill, or content area easy."
—Roxie Ahlbrecht, Second-Grade Teacher
Robert Frost Elementary School, Sioux Falls, SD
Evidence-based practices for delivering instruction that meets students' diverse learning needs!
The increased inclusion of students with disabilities and learning differences in the general education elementary classroom has challenged novice and expert educators to seek more effective ways of meeting diverse learning needs. This detailed guide offers easy access to information about effective teaching methods that allow educators to be more responsive to individual concerns.
63 Tactics for Teaching Diverse Learners, K–6 presents successful, teacher-tested instructional methods that can be used across content areas and grade levels for elementary students with or without disabilities. The authors provide a practical, research-based teaching model that focuses on planning, managing, delivering, and evaluating instruction. Readers will find:
- Descriptions of how to teach students with diverse learning styles and needs
- Feedback from teachers on how to implement or modify each tactic
- Information to help teachers choose appropriate strategies for specific subjects, grades, or learning difficulties
Motivational and multifaceted, this resource is an essential tool for providing an informed approach that improves academic performance for all elementary students.
Contents
Preface
Preface
Acknowledgements
- About the Authors
Part 1: Planning Instruction
- 1: Decide What to Teach
- Assess to Identify Gaps in Performance
- Establish Logical Sequences of Instruction
- Consider Contextual Variable
- 2: Decide How to Teach
- Set Instructional Goals
- Establish Performance Standards
- Choose Instructional Methods and Materials
- Establish Groups Structures
- Pace Instruction Appropriately
- Monitor Performance and RePlan Instruction
- 3: Communicate Realistic Expectations
- Teach Goals, Objective, and Standards
- Teach Students to be Active, Involved Learners
- Teach Students Consequences of Performance
- Part II: Managing Instruction
- 4: Prepare for Instruction
- Set Classroom Rules
- Communicate and Teach Classroom Rules
- Communicate Consequences of Behavior
- Handle Disruptions Efficiently
- Teach Students to Manage their own Behavior
- 5: Use Time Productively
- Establish Routines and Procedures
Organize Physical Space
- Allocate Sufficient Time to Academic Activities
- 6: Establish Positive Classroom Environment
- Make the Classroom a Pleasant, Friendly Place
- Accept Individual Differences
- Establish Supportive, Cooperative Learning Environments
- Create a Nonthreatening Learning Environment
Part III: Delivering Instruction
- 7: Present Information
- Presenting Content
- Motivating Students
- Teaching Thinking Skills
- Providing Relevant Practice
- 8: Monitor Presentations
- Providing Feedback
- Keeping Students Actively Involved
- Ch. 9: Adjust Presentations
- Adapt Lessons to Meet Student Needs
- Provide Varied Instructional Options
- Alter Pace
Part IV: Evaluating Instruction
- 10: Monitor Student Understanding
- Check Understanding of Directions
- Check Procedural Understanding
- Monitor Student Success Rate
- 11: Monitor Engaged Time
- Check Student Participation
- Teach Students to Monitor their own Participation
- Ch. 12: Keep Records of Student Progress
- Teach Students to Chart their own Progress
- Regularly Inform Students of Performance
- Maintain Records of Student Performance
- 13: Use Data to Make Decisions
- Use Data to Decide if More Services are Warranted
- Use Student Progress to Make Teaching Decisions
- Use Student Progress to Decide When to Discontinue Service
References
References
Additional Readings
Additional Readings
Index
Index
Additional materials
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63 Tactics for Teaching Diverse Learners, K-6
October 2008 | 160 pages | Corwin
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 28/04/2023 | 9781412942386 | $39.95 |
| Hardcover | 27/02/2023 | 9781412942379 | $80.95 |
| Lifetime | 28/04/2023 | 9781452280431 | $36.00 |
"An in-depth, effectively organized resource guide for teachers at all grade levels, putting meaningful, practical strategies and activities just a page-turn away. Filled with the voices of teachers and students, this book won't have time to gather dust on the shelf."
—Ruth Devlin, ELL Teacher
Paradise Professional Development School, Las Vegas, NV
"I love the way the book addresses specific behaviors and classroom situations. The format is consistent throughout the text, which makes finding information on a specific topic, skill, or content area easy."
—Roxie Ahlbrecht, Second-Grade Teacher
Robert Frost Elementary School, Sioux Falls, SD
Evidence-based practices for delivering instruction that meets students' diverse learning needs!
The increased inclusion of students with disabilities and learning differences in the general education elementary classroom has challenged novice and expert educators to seek more effective ways of meeting diverse learning needs. This detailed guide offers easy access to information about effective teaching methods that allow educators to be more responsive to individual concerns.
63 Tactics for Teaching Diverse Learners, K–6 presents successful, teacher-tested instructional methods that can be used across content areas and grade levels for elementary students with or without disabilities. The authors provide a practical, research-based teaching model that focuses on planning, managing, delivering, and evaluating instruction. Readers will find:
- Descriptions of how to teach students with diverse learning styles and needs
- Feedback from teachers on how to implement or modify each tactic
- Information to help teachers choose appropriate strategies for specific subjects, grades, or learning difficulties
Motivational and multifaceted, this resource is an essential tool for providing an informed approach that improves academic performance for all elementary students.
Table Of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- About the Authors
- Part 1: Planning Instruction
- 1: Decide What to Teach
- Assess to Identify Gaps in Performance
- Establish Logical Sequences of Instruction
- Consider Contextual Variable
- 2: Decide How to Teach
- Set Instructional Goals
- Establish Performance Standards
- Choose Instructional Methods and Materials
- Establish Groups Structures
- Pace Instruction Appropriately
- Monitor Performance and RePlan Instruction
- 3: Communicate Realistic Expectations
- Teach Goals, Objective, and Standards
- Teach Students to be Active, Involved Learners
- Teach Students Consequences of Performance
- Part II: Managing Instruction
- 4: Prepare for Instruction
- Set Classroom Rules
- Communicate and Teach Classroom Rules
- Communicate Consequences of Behavior
- Handle Disruptions Efficiently
- Teach Students to Manage their own Behavior
- 5: Use Time Productively
- Establish Routines and Procedures
- Organize Physical Space
- Allocate Sufficient Time to Academic Activities
- 6: Establish Positive Classroom Environment
- Make the Classroom a Pleasant, Friendly Place
- Accept Individual Differences
- Establish Supportive, Cooperative Learning Environments
- Create a Nonthreatening Learning Environment
- Part III: Delivering Instruction
- 7: Present Information
- Presenting Content
- Motivating Students
- Teaching Thinking Skills
- Providing Relevant Practice
- 8: Monitor Presentations
- Providing Feedback
- Keeping Students Actively Involved
- Ch. 9: Adjust Presentations
- Adapt Lessons to Meet Student Needs
- Provide Varied Instructional Options
- Alter Pace
- Part IV: Evaluating Instruction
- 10: Monitor Student Understanding
- Check Understanding of Directions
- Check Procedural Understanding
- Monitor Student Success Rate
- 11: Monitor Engaged Time
- Check Student Participation
- Teach Students to Monitor their own Participation
- Ch. 12: Keep Records of Student Progress
- Teach Students to Chart their own Progress
- Regularly Inform Students of Performance
- Maintain Records of Student Performance
- 13: Use Data to Make Decisions
- Use Data to Decide if More Services are Warranted
- Use Student Progress to Make Teaching Decisions
- Use Student Progress to Decide When to Discontinue Service
- References
- Additional Readings
- Index