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This book is a valuable resource for all educators who seek to gain a better understanding of learning disabilities, effective classroom practices, and meeting the instructional, emotional, and social needs of struggling students.
List of contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
1.Fueling Success: Creating Caring Classrooms
Jacqueline Hawkins, Kristi L. Santi, Erin Kolpek
2.Learning, Behavioral, and Social Difficulties within Multi-Tiered Systems of Support: A Dynamic Perspective of Intervention Intensification
Kevin S. Sutherland, Thomas W. Farmer, Rachel L. Kunemund & Brittany I. Sterrett
3.Evidence-based Instructional Interventions and Models to Assist Students with Learning Disabilities
Nicholas D. Young & Kristen L. Bonanno-Sotiropoulos
4.Memory-Enhancing Strategies for Students with Learning Disabilities: Findings from 35 Years of Experimental Research
Margo A. Mastropieri, Thomas E. Scruggs, Anya Evmenova & Kelley Regan
5.Mnemonic Strategies: What Are They? How Can I Use Them? and How Effective Are They?
Margo A. Mastropieri, Thomas E. Scruggs, Kelley Regan, Anya Evmenova and Judith Fontana
6.Learning Profiles: Teaching with Style in Mind
Lynne Celli and Nicholas Young
7.Instructional Strategies to Support the Writing Process for Struggling Writers
Nicholas D. Young & Kristen L. Bonanno-Sotiropoulos
8.Effective Home-School Relationships: Strategies for Ensuring Effective Collaboration for Families with Children with Learning Disabilities
Nicholas D. Young & Elizabeth Jean
9.Effective Behaviors Employed by Successful Teachers of Students with Learning and Emotional Challenges: A Framework for Better Teaching
Vance L. Austin
10.Ready to Learn: Helping Students Develop Positive Learning Outcomes through Effective Classroom Management
Nicholas D. Young and Melissa A. Mumby
About the Authors
About the author
Nicholas D. Young, PhD, EdD has worked in diverse professional roles for more than 30 years, serving as a teacher, principal, counselor, special education director, graduate professor, graduate dean, superintendent of schools, and longtime psychologist with clinical and educational specialties. Dr. Young holds several graduate degrees including a PhD in educational administration and an EdD in psychology. He was named the Massachusetts Superintendent of the Year and completed a distinguished Fulbright Program. Dr. Young has also published extensively in the fields of counseling, psychology, and education.
Summary
This book is a valuable resource for all educators who seek to gain a better understanding of learning disabilities, effective classroom practices, and meeting the instructional, emotional, and social needs of struggling students.
