Education professionals can learn how to help middle school and high school students with mild learning disabilities in this book of strategies for use in specific situations and academic areas. Evaluation and assessment are covered, and then, for each of eight academic areas, material is devoted to
With this strategy-filled handbook, education professionals will learn what they can do to help students with mild disabilities--from high school to post-high school--with critical academic skills such as
- reading
- writing
- math
- advanced thinking
- organization
- test-taking
- study skills
- note taking
Using this book as a guide, educators will work one-on-one with students to evaluate each student's learning style and individual needs. Then, for each of the areas listed above, educators will get a chapter with step-by-step cognitive learning strategies, case studies, and charts that summarize the steps as mnemonic devices. An overarching five-step model for effective instruction helps teachers introduce these strategies to students, model the steps of the strategies for them, give students guided and independent practice applying the strategies to assignments, and assist students in generalizing the strategies to other subjects and settings. With this easy-to-use guide, educators will be able to help students recognize their learning characteristics, apply strategies to meet the specific demands of their coursework independently, and reach their educational goals.
