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Improving Classroom Behavior through Effective Instruction: An Illustrative Program Example Using "SRA FLEX Literacy"
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Martella, Ronald C.; Marchand-Martella, Nancy E. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2015
Research has demonstrated a strong positive correlation between behavior problems and low academic achievement. Student success and/or failures are in large part determined by how well teachers provide effective instruction to their students. This article overviews key behavior-management approaches related to academic and behavioral success that…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Behavior Modification, Success, Reading Instruction
Multisensory Teaching of Basic Language Skills. Third Edition
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Birsh, Judith R., Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2011
As new research shows how effective systematic and explicit teaching of language-based skills is for students with learning disabilities--along with the added benefits of multisensory techniques--discover the latest on this popular teaching approach with the third edition of this bestselling textbook. Adopted by colleges and universities across…
Descriptors: Multisensory Learning, Instruction, Teaching Methods, Learning Disabilities
Bringing Language to Life: Science Exploration and Inquiry in the Early Language Classroom
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Seewald, Amanda – Learning Languages, 2007
Preschool and early elementary science provides engaging opportunities for integrated content-based language learning. This instruction uses the concepts of other content areas as a springboard for language acquisition and self-expression. It is through the active interpretation of content standards by foreign language teachers that the ideas and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Second Language Learning, Language Acquisition, Teaching Methods
Brain-Friendly Strategies for the Inclusion Classroom
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Willis, Judy – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2007
If you've ever felt unprepared to teach students with learning disabilities, here's a book that will extend your brain-friendly teaching practices to address students with learning disabilities and other special challenges. Neurologist and classroom teacher Judy Willis explains how the research on how people learn can help you: (1) Build safe and…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Brain, Teaching Methods, Inclusive Schools
Please! Teach All of Me: Multisensory Activities for Preschoolers.
Crawford, Jackie; Hanson, Joni; Gums, Marcia; Neys, Paula – 1994
Most people, including children, have preferences for how they learn about the world. When these preferences are clearly noticeable, they may be thought of as sensory strengths. For some children, sensory strengths develop because of a weakness in another sensory area. For these children, multisensory instruction can be very helpful. Multisensory…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style, Emotional Development
Reflections from the Neck Down: Embodied Learning in the Classroom.
Barndt, Deborah; MacEachren, Zabe; Rigby, Heather – Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education, 1999
The mind/body split internalized in Western culture does not acknowledge the body's role in learning. Three environmental education teachers' techniques for engaging all the senses to enhance other ways of knowing include: a comfortable classroom environment, experiencing the natural environment, playfulness, imagination, storytelling, crafting…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, Cultural Influences