Learning disabilities and challenging behaviors
Subtitle: a guide to intervention & classroom management
By: by Nancy Mather and Sam Goldstein
Contributors: Goldstein, Sam, 1952-
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 467
ISBN-13: 9781557669353
Subjects: Learning disabled children -- Education; Behavior disorders in children; Classroom management
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 417-447) and index.
Table of contents: title: A note to teachers; title: Introduction; title: The building blocks of learning: a framework for understanding classroom learning and behavior; title: Theoretical foundations; title: The learning environment; title: Foundational blocks; title: Attention and self-regulation: understanding and managing students with hyperactivity and poor attention, planning, and impulse control; title: Emotions: understanding and managing worry and hopelessness in the classroom / with Gretchen Schoenfield; title: Understanding and managing behavior problems; title: Strategies to promote self-esteem and resilience / with Robert Brooks; title: Symbolic processing blocks; title: Learning disabilities and the symbolic processing blocks; title: Instruction for the symbolic blocks: decoding, encoding, reading fluency, calculating, and handwriting; title: Conceptual blocks; title: Thinking with language, images, and strategies / with Ann M. Richards; title: Instruction in reading comprehension, written expression, and math problem solving / with Ann M. Richards; title: The classroom environment as a microcosm of the world; title: Additional resources; title: References; title: Index.