Full Description
Help children with learning difficulties or learning disabilities excel in the general education classroom!
Help struggling students avert failure before it becomes chronic and destructive to their self-esteem and motivation! Drawing from the collective experience of professionals and parents who have successfully worked with students with learning disabilities and difficulties, and including the latest information from IDEA 2004 and NCLB, this revised edition of I Can Learn provides a wealth of best practices and policies specifically designed to help these students not only participate in but also excel in the general education classroom. Readers will discover:
Characteristics of specific learning and performance difficulties and disabilities
Strategies to improve learning skills such as listening comprehension, ability to pay attention, mathematical reasoning, and reading word recognition
Strategies to enhance spelling, verbal and written expression, test-taking, and appropriate social behavior
Information about the referral process, determination of eligibility for special services, and provision of services to students with specific learning disabilities
School practices that support the success of all students
This clear and concise reference offers educators and parents the support and tools they need to reduce special education referrals and help all students experience successful outcomes!
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Editors
1. Introduction
Some Background of Difficulties With Children's Learning and Performance
Complexity of Learning and Performance Difficulties
Basic Assumptions
Approaches to Children's Difficulties in Learning and Performance
Uses, Benefits, and Limitations of Addressing Learning Disabilities and Difficulties
Parts I and II: Their Content and Purpose
Ways to Use This Handbook
Summary
Part I: Learning Difficulties and Teaching Strategies
2. Strategies to Improve Learning Skills
Listening Comprehension
Ability to Pay Attention
Organizational Skills
Retention and Retrieval of Material
Productivity
Mathematical Computations and Operations
Mathematical Reasoning and Problem Solving
Reading Word Recognition
Reading Comprehension
Summary
Intervention Plan
3. Strategies to Improve Performance Skills
Verbal Expression
Handwriting and Copying
Spelling
Written Expression
Test Taking
Appropriate Social Behavior
Summary
Intervention Plan
Part II: The Special Education Referral Process
4. Referral and Eligibility
Documentation of Adaptations
The Referral Process
The Evaluation Process
Parents' Rights
Eligibility and Specific Learning Disabilities
Summary
5. The Individualized Education Program
Intent of the IEP
IEP Meeting
Content of the IEP Document
The Positive Behavioral Intervention Plan
Placement in Alternative Education Setting
Reviews and Reevaluations
Summary
6. Options for Service Delivery
Continuum of Program Options
Service Delivery Models
Strategies and Programs for School Sites
Summary
Afterword
Glossary
Resource A: Characteristics and Criteria for Identifying Students With Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, Attentional Disorders, and Behavioral Problems
Resource B: Selected Internet Sites
Resource C: Agencies and Organizations
Selected References
Index
