Product description

Description

Designed to accompany David A. Sousa’s bestseller How the Special Needs Brain Learns, Second Edition, this facilitator’s guide provides staff developers and workshop leaders with a complete training resource to help teachers examine and adapt simple and complex learning strategies for students with learning disabilities.

Reflecting the latest developments in neuroscience as featured in the companion book, this chapter-by-chapter guide aligns definitive research with an emphasis on students’ lifelong independent learning, increased retention, and cognitive flexibility. With these materials, trainers can help educators identify, accommodate, and motivate students with special needs and provide targeted assistance with:

Responsiveness to Intervention (RTI)
Autism spectrum disorders
Asperger Syndrome
Reading, writing, and math disabilities
ADHD/ADD
Emotional and behavioral disorders
Highlights for the facilitator include:

Chapter summaries
Supplemental information for extended learning
Discussion questions
Activities for individuals or groups
Journaling prompts
A workshop evaluation form
The perfect training tool for professional development coordinators, school leaders, peer coaches, team leaders, and professors, the Facilitator’s Guide to How the Special Needs Brain Learns, Second Edition offers powerful strategies for facilitating professional learning groups of any size.

Grades:

K-12

Author(s):

David A. Sousa

Publisher:

Corwin

Year:

2007

Pages:

48 pp

Media/Binding:

Softcover

iSBN:

9781412952873