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Helping Students Fix Problems and Avoid Crises
An Easy-to-Use Intervention Resource for Grades 1-4
- Lawrence J. Greene - Education Consultant, Los Angeles, CA
August 2005 | 200 pages | Corwin
This easy-to-use resource for teachers, counsellors, and school administrators working with children ages 6-9 uses instructional principles to help educators model effective life skills behaviours:
- breaking tasks and challenges into manageable pieces
- modeling solutions
- structuring opportunities for practice
- providing feedback
- and affirming progress.
The book offers units covering topics that include the child who doesn't have friends, who does poorly in sports, who has difficulty learning, who steals, who tells lies, who bullies others. Each unit provides a succinct discussion of the topic for the educator, a 10-minute read-aloud story, strategic thinking questions, optional paper-and-pencil activities, and photocopiable exercises.
The book includes two appendices to guide the teacher through more complex psychological problems and psychological overlay, which may require referral and counselling. This book will be an essential resource for every primary teacher who wants to help guide learners through many of the developmental challenges of childhood.
Introduction
About the Author
Unit 1: The Child Who Doesn't Have Friends
For Educators: Examining the Dynamics and Implications of Social Rejection
For Students: The Child Who Doesn't Have Friends
Unit 2: The Child Who Has Difficulty Learning
For Educators: Examining the Emotional Implications of Learning Problems
For Students: The Child Who Has Difficulty Learning
Unit 3: The Child Who Steals
For Educators: Examining the Dynamics and Implications of Stealing
For Students: The Child Who Steals
Unit 4: The Child Who Tells Lies
For Educators: Examining the Dynamics and Implications of Lying
For Students: The Child Who Tells Lies
Unit 5: The Child Who Is a Bully
For Educators: Examining the Dynamics and Implications of Bullying
For Students: The Child Who Is a Bully
Unit 6: The Child Who Does Poorly in Sports
For Educators: Examining the Implications of Being Poorly Coordinated
For Students: The Child Who Does Poorly in Sports
Appendix 1: Psychological Overlay and Learning Differences
Appendix 2: Psychological Problems
Index