Bibliograph

Teaching vulnerable learners, strategies for students who are bored, distracted, discouraged, or llkely to drop out, Suzy Pepper Rollins

Type

Label

Teaching vulnerable learners, strategies for students who are bored, distracted, discouraged, or llkely to drop out, Suzy Pepper Rollins

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-160) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Teaching vulnerable learners

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1120085251

Responsibility statement

Suzy Pepper Rollins

Series statement

Norton books in education

Sub title

strategies for students who are bored, distracted, discouraged, or llkely to drop out

Summary

"The practices that work-and those that don't-to reach and teach students at risk. When schools fail to address the problems of struggling students, the consequences can be dire: course failures, absenteeism, suspensions or expulsions, dropouts. Those effects continue to ripple after school with lower rates of college attendance and graduation, underemployment and lower wages, and even incarceration. Yet many of these students can experience a very different trajectory when their learning difficulties are addressed. Whether it's a student with ADHD who has trouble sitting still, a student just arrived from the Dominican Republic who speaks no English, or a traumatized student who dissociates in class, there are strategies that have proven effective in overcoming the hurdles they face. This guide will help teachers recognize the most common barriers to learning and apply solutions that will work in their classrooms"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Explorers in desks -- Tough in any language -- Readers in peril -- Gifted underachievers : trapped in an age-based system? -- Hanging by a thread : students at-risk of dropping out -- Demotivated learners -- Moving forward

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