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Hart, Elizabeth J.; Doyle, Lilian; Cantero, Chloe; Garrington, Faith O. – Office of Special Education Programs, US Department of Education, 2022
Self-regulation is a set of abilities and skills that allow an individual to adjust their emotions, behaviors, and cognitions to meet demands. These sets of skills are obtained over an individual's lifespan, but the acquisition of these skills is highly regarded in early childhood and is a predictor of academic achievement. Students use…
Descriptors: Self Control, Skill Development, Students with Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Browder, Diane M.; Spooner, Fred – Guilford Publications, 2011
This essential text and practitioner guide is unique in its emphasis on fostering academic learning as well as life skills. In-depth chapters cover reading, mathematics, science, and social studies, as well as health care needs, communication and social skills, daily living, and job skills. The expert authors present research-based best practices…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Alternative Assessment, Quality of Life, Disabilities
Hendershott, Joe – Eye on Education, 2009
This inspirational book gives strategies and ideas to educators who work with wounded students--students who are beyond the point of "at-risk" and who suffer from hopelessness. It shows teachers and principals how to understand, teach, discipline, and motivate these students. This book will also empower and encourage educators to give hope to all…
Descriptors: Student Needs, At Risk Students, Psychological Patterns, Teacher Role
Nelson, J. Ron; Benner, Gregory J.; Mooney, Paul – Guilford Publications, 2008
Presenting a broad range of instructional programs and practices that are proven effective for students with behavioral disorders, this is the first resource of its kind for K-3 teachers and special educators. Described are clear-cut strategies for promoting mastery and fluency in early reading, writing, and math, while tailoring instruction to…
Descriptors: Intervention, Early Reading, Behavior Disorders, Reading Instruction
Cooper, Paul; Tiknaz, Yonca – Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007
This book explores the ways in which pupils with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties can be effectively engaged in schooling -- either in school or at home. It explains the social and emotional underpinnings of learning and presents practical strategies for aiding engagement. "Nurture Groups", originally devised and implemented in the…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Antisocial Behavior, Interpersonal Relationship, Group Counseling
Porro, Barbara – 1981
Part I of this two-part document consists of a report on a study designed to measure the effects of a nonsexist classroom on the sex role attitudes of first graders. Part II is a teacher's guide to the nonsexist classroom program itself. The sex role attitudes of three groups of children--an experimental group from an open classroom, and two…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Childhood Attitudes, Class Organization, Classroom Environment