Teaching Students with Learning Problems - Softcover

Mercer, Cecil; Pullen, Paige

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0137033788 ISBN 13: 9780137033782

Publisher: Pearson, 2010

Synopsis

Logically organized, comprehensive, and thoroughly applied, the eighth edition of Teaching Students with Learning Problems contains the resources teachers need to make informed decisions concerning their students with learning or behavior problems. No text on the market offers this many classroom-tested strategies, including activities and games. Unique in its coverage the materials and computer software most appropriate for students with learning problems in every content area, this top-selling text continues to be the most practical and well-researched resource for classroom teachers.

• Behavior management and affective intervention coverage provides teachers with the tools to help students succeed.
• New! Response to Intervention coverage throughout chapters explains this important information as it relates to IDEA 2004.
• Common characteristics of different categories of learning problems help teachers identify problems related to instruction to better choose appropriate teaching techniques.

About this title

About the Author

Cecil D. Mercer is a retired Distinguished Professor of Education. One of his major works is Students with Learning Disabilities, and he is coauthor of the Strategic Math Series, the Great Leaps K-2 Reading Program, and the Great Leaps Math Program. Cecil has served on the International Dyslexia Association Board of Directors and on the Learning Disabilities Association of America Professional Advisory Board. He was awarded the College of Education Teacher of the Year award three times at the University of Florida and also has received the University of Florida Graduate School Advisor/Mentoring Award as well as the College of Education Lifetime Achievement Award.

Ann R. Mercer is a former educational diagnostician and a former special education teacher of students with emotional disabilities and students with learning problems at both the elementary and secondary levels.

Paige C. Pullen is an associate professor in special education at the University of Virginia. She is coauthor of Exceptional Learners, 11th edition, with Daniel P. Hallahan and James M. Kauffman, and she is coauthor of Students with Learning Disabilities, 7th edition, with Cecil D. Mercer.

From the Back Cover

Logically organized, comprehensive, and thoroughly applied, the eighth edition of Teaching Students with Learning Problems contains the resources teachers need to make informed decisions concerning their students with learning or behavior problems. No text on the market offers this many classroom-tested strategies, including activities and games. Unique in its coverage the materials and computer software most appropriate for students with learning problems in every content area, this top-selling text continues to be the most practical and well-researched resource for classroom teachers.

 

• Behavior management and affective intervention coverage provides teachers with the tools to help students succeed.
• New! Response to Intervention coverage throughout chapters explains this important information as it relates to IDEA 2004.
• Common characteristics of different categories of learning problems help teachers identify problems related to instruction to better choose appropriate teaching techniques.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0137033788
• ISBN 13: 9780137033782
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 608