Learning disabilities and challenging behaviors : a guide to intervention and classroom management

Synopsis

The innovative Building Blocks model helps you understand why students in grades K-12 struggle--and gives you the proven strategies to help them learn. You'll learn all about this easy-to-implement model in this practical, research-supported guidebook. The authors identify ten areas important to school success (the building blocks), divided into three levels:
- the foundational level, including attention and impulse control, emotion and behavior, self-esteem, and learning environment blocks
- the symbolic processing and memory level, containing the visual, auditory, and motor skills blocks
- the conceptual level, comprising the use of strategies and the ability to think with language and imagesEach chapter contains proven strategies and direct information to help you meet your students individual needs, and a detailed questionnaire helps you assess a student's strengths and develop appropriate accommodations and instructional interventions. With this book, you'll understand the causes of your students' classroom challenges and design individualized and effective interventions--you won't want to teach again without it!