63 Tactics for Teaching Diverse Learners, K-6

Bob Algozzine - University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA
Pam Campbell - University of Nevada Las Vegas, USA
Adam Wang - Williams College, Williamstown, USA

Other Titles in:
Special Needs Teaching Methods | Teaching Methods & Learning Styles

December 2008 | 160 pages | Corwin

Evidence-based practices to help you meet students' diverse learning needs in your classroom! This collection presents teacher-tested instructional strategies and tactics that have proven highly successful for primary students with or without disabilities and across content and grade levels. The authors provide a practical, research-based teaching model that focuses on planning, managing, delivering, and evaluating instruction. Readers will find:

descriptions of how to teach students with diverse learning styles and needs

feedback from teachers on each of the tactics

indexes for finding practices relevant to a specific subject, grade, or learning difficulty

a listing by disability for locating the instructional approach best suited to individual students' special needs.

Preface

Acknowledgements

About the Authors

Part 1: Planning Instruction

1: Decide What to Teach

Assess to Identify Gaps in Performance

Establish Logical Sequences of Instruction

Consider Contextual Variable

2: Decide How to Teach

Set Instructional Goals

Establish Performance Standards

Choose Instructional Methods and Materials

Establish Groups Structures

Pace Instruction Appropriately

Monitor Performance and RePlan Instruction

3: Communicate Realistic Expectations

Teach Goals, Objective, and Standards

Teach Students to be Active, Involved Learners

Teach Students Consequences of Performance

Part II: Managing Instruction

4: Prepare for Instruction

Set Classroom Rules

Communicate and Teach Classroom Rules

Communicate Consequences of Behavior

Handle Disruptions Efficiently

Teach Students to Manage their own Behavior

5: Use Time Productively

Establish Routines and Procedures

Organize Physical Space

Allocate Sufficient Time to Academic Activities

6: Establish Positive Classroom Environment

Make the Classroom a Pleasant, Friendly Place

Accept Individual Differences

Establish Supportive, Cooperative Learning Environments

Create a Nonthreatening Learning Environment

Part III: Delivering Instruction

7: Present Information

Presenting Content

Motivating Students

Teaching Thinking Skills

Providing Relevant Practice

8: Monitor Presentations

Providing Feedback

Keeping Students Actively Involved

Ch. 9: Adjust Presentations

Adapt Lessons to Meet Student Needs

Provide Varied Instructional Options

Alter Pace

Part IV: Evaluating Instruction

10: Monitor Student Understanding

Check Understanding of Directions

Check Procedural Understanding

Monitor Student Success Rate

11: Monitor Engaged Time

Check Student Participation

Teach Students to Monitor their own Participation

Ch. 12: Keep Records of Student Progress

Teach Students to Chart their own Progress

Regularly Inform Students of Performance

Maintain Records of Student Performance

13: Use Data to Make Decisions

Use Data to Decide if More Services are Warranted

Use Student Progress to Make Teaching Decisions

Use Student Progress to Decide When to Discontinue Service

References

Additional Readings

Index

“I love the way the book addresses specific behaviors and classroom situations. The format is consistent throughout the text, which makes it easy to find information on a specific topic, skill, or content area.”

Roxie Ahlbrecht, Second-Grade Teacher

Robert Frost Elementary School, Sioux Falls, SD

"Provides research-based strategies that educators can immediately put into practice to meet their students' unique learning needs. The authors have given us an invaluable tool for success in today's increasingly diverse classrooms and changing educational contexts."

Holly Ishman, Elementary Teacher

Aurora Public Schools, CO

"An in-depth, effectively organized resource guide for teachers at all grade levels, putting meaningful, practical strategies and activities just a page-turn away. Filled with the voices of teachers and students, this book won’t have time to gather dust on the shelves of teachers concerned with student success in inclusive classrooms and in today’s educational climate."

Ruth Devlin, ELL Teacher

Paradise Professional Development School, Las Vegas, NV

"When teachers are reaching for solutions, they should reach for this book. Positive and proactive tactics to deal with students' problematic behaviors are provided, and the range of instructional tactics enables teachers to be more responsive to students' learning needs."

Peggy King-Sears, Professor of Special Education

George Mason University