Teaching Kids With Mental Health & Learning Disorders In The Regular Classroom.Teaching Kids With Mental Health & Learning Disorders Learning Disorders Definition Learning disorders are academic difficulties experienced by children and adults of average to above-average intelligence. In The Regular Classroom Myles L. Cooley Free Spirit Publishing 217 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1299 1575422425, $34.95 www.freespirit.com A practicing psychologist psy·chol·o·gist n. A person trained and educated to perform psychological research, testing, and therapy. psychologist for more than 30 years who evaluates and treats children, adolescents and adults for a variety of problems, Myles L. Cooley also draws upon his experience and expertise as a consultant to schools and as a presenter of education al programs to educators, mental health professionals, physicians, and parents in "Teaching Kids With Mental Health & Learning Disorders In The Regular Classroom". This basic and very strongly recommended instruction manual and guidebook is specifically designed to help classroom teachers learn how to recognize, understand and help challenged (and often challenging) students to learn and succeed academically. A compendium com·pen·di·um n. pl. com·pen·di·ums or com·pen·di·a 1. A short, complete summary; an abstract. 2. A list or collection of various items. of practical and proven strategies educators can use when teaching and supporting students who exhibit mental health problems and learning disorder learning disorder Child psychiatry A chronic condition that interferes with development, integration and/or demonstration of verbal and/or non-verbal abilities issues, "Teaching Kids With Mental Health & Learning Disorders In The Regular Classroom" will also alert teachers as to what behavior sand symptoms to look for in troubled students, provide ideas for fostering social development in these children, and how best to motivate all students to learn. Of special note is the discussion of the latest approach to intervention procedures, including Response to Intervention In education, Response To Intervention (commonly abbreviated RTI or RtI) is a method of academic intervention that is designed to provide early, effective assistance to children who are having difficulty learning as part of the process of diagnosing learning disabilities. (RTI RTI - Return from interrupt ). |
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