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Successful Educators A Practical Guide for Understanding Children's Learning Problems and Mental Health Issues
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Nathan Naparstek
Book Code: H912
ISBN: 0-89789-912-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-89789-912-3
200 pages
Bergin & Garvey
Publication: 6/30/2002
List Price: $98.95 (UK Sterling Price: £57.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • This short book by a practicing school psychologist advocates a four-component model to explain the learning process needed for success in schools. Readers are encouraged to see the connectedness of the model's components as they determine why children experience school problems and then actively work to address those problems....Highly recommended. Practitioners, student teachers, and professionals.
    —Choice     July/August 2003
Description: The author presents a unique four-component model that will guide readers to a better of understanding of lack of success in school and what can be done about it. The first component looks at a student's capacity to pay attention. The second component relates to the intellectual and academic abilities that are needed to be successful in school. The third component looks at the student's desire to put forth the effort that is needed to be successful. The fourth and last component looks at the organizational skills that the student needs in order to complete his or her assignments in a satisfactory manner. This work will be helpful for educators including classroom teachers, administrators, guidance counselors, school psychologists, school social workers, or graduate students who want to develop a better understanding of children's learning problems. It will also be of use to parents who want to better understand the needs and challenges of educating a child experiencing learning problems in today's schools.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Four-Component Model: Factors that Can Explain Why a Student Is Not Succeeding in School
  • Paying Attention
  • Characteristics of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Identification of ADHD
  • Treatment of ADHD
  • The Ability Component
  • How to Identify and Describe Skill Deficits
  • How to Treat Skill Deficits
  • Effort Component
  • The Connection Between Your Expectations and Your Students' Efforts
  • Using Positive Communication to Improve Student Effort
  • The Impact of Depression and Bipolar Disorder on a Student's Effort
  • The Impact of Disorders within the Anxiety Spectrum on Student Effort
  • The Impact of Behavioral Disorders on Student Effort
  • Organization and Study Skills Component
  • Communicating Your Knowledge with Parents
  • References
  • Suggested Reading
  • Internet Resources
LC Card Number: 2002016486
LCC Class: LC4019
Dewey Class: 371
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