Strategies for Teaching Students With Learning and Behavior Problems

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0205272282 ISBN 13: 9780205272280

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, 1997

A text for undergraduate and graduate students developing expertise in teaching students with learning and behavior problems. Discusses general approaches to teaching; methods and procedures; and information regarding classroom management, consultation, and working with parents and professionals. Th

From the Back Cover:

This book was borne to reflect the increasing diversity in schools and the ever-changing challenges teachers face when attempting to teach students with learning or behavior problems. Readers will receive a wealth of information on how to manage a special education programs, and how to teach students with disabilities using different strategies and approaches. The book's purpose is to provide enough information to use the concepts provided in their practice. It introduces basic theories of teaching and learning and then cues the readers as to how the different theories are used in the instructional strategies presented. Professionals in the field, including special and regular education teachers, school psychologists, language specialists, and school administrators who are interested in learning more about working successfully with students who have learning and behavior problems.

About the Author:

Sharon Vaughn (Ph. D., University of Arizona) holds the H.E. Hartfelder/Southland Corporation Regents Chair in Human Development and is a recipient of the AERA Special Education SIG distinguished researcher award. She was the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Learning Disabilities and the coeditor of Learning Disabilities Research and Practice. Dr. Vaughn is the author of numerous books and research articles that address the reading and social outcomes of students with learning difficulties including Teaching Students Who Are Exceptional, Diverse, and At Risk in the General Education Classroom, with Jeanne Schumm and Candace Bos. Currently she is principal or co-principal investigator on several Institute for Education Science, National Institute for Child Health and Human Development, and Office of Special Education Programs research grants investigating effective interventions for students with learning disabilities and behavior problems as well as students who are English language learners.