How to Reach and Teach All Students-Simplified

by Breaux, Elizabeth

• ISBN13: 9781596670426
• ISBN10: 1596670428
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-30
• Publisher: Eye on Education

Summary

Having worked with "at-risk" students for over 20 years, author Liz Breaux knows "we cannot teach our students until we reach them." This book demonstrates how -- by providing typical situations, along with "What Works", followed by "What Doesn't Work".

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. v
About the Author	p. vi
Introduction	p. ix
What I've Learned About Teaching	p. ix
How to Use This Book	p. x
What This Book Will Do for You	p. x
How to Reach All Students	p. 1
First Impressions: Getting Students on Your Side	p. 3
Situation	p. 5
What Works	p. 5
What Doesn't Work	p. 7
Summary	p. 7
The Power of Thanks and Praise: Accentuating the Positive	p. 9
Situation	p. 10
What Works	p. 10
What Doesn't Work	p. 12
Summary	p. 13
The Assertive and In-Control Teacher: Taking Control of Your Classroom	p. 15
Situation	p. 17
What Works	p. 18
What Doesn't Work	p. 19
Summary	p. 20
Implementing Procedures to Perfection: Three Simple Steps	p. 23
Situation	p. 26
What Works	p. 26
What Doesn't Work	p. 29
Summary	p. 30
Enforcing Consequences: The "Ifs" and "Thens"	p. 33
Situation	p. 35
What Works	p. 36
What Doesn't Work	p. 38
Summary	p. 39
Making Home Contacts: Getting Parents on Your Side	p. 43
Situation	p. 45
What Works	p. 45
What Doesn't Work	p. 48
Summary	p. 49
Avoiding Power Struggles: Everybody Wins	p. 51
Situation	p. 54
What Doesn't Work	p. 54
Plan of Action	p. 56
What Works	p. 57
Summary	p. 59
The Mobile Teacher: Being Everywhere	p. 61
Situation	p. 63
What Works	p. 64
What Doesn't Work	p. 67
Summary	p. 68
The Teacher as Role Model: They Hear What We Do	p. 71
Situation	p. 73
What Works	p. 74
What Doesn't Work	p. 76
Summary	p. 77
Summary of Part I	p. 79
How to Teach All Students	p. 81
The Well-Organized Classroom: Like Teacher, Like Students	p. 83
Situation	p. 86
What Works	p. 86
What Doesn't Work	p. 88
Summary	p. 90
Effective Instruction: What Does It Really Look Like?	p. 91
Situation	p. 94
What Works and What Doesn't Work	p. 95
Summary	p. 97
Real-Life Teaching Strategies: Make It Real and They Will Come!	p. 99
Situation	p. 104
What Works	p. 105
What Doesn't Work	p. 109
Summary	p. 111
Different Strokes: Accommodating All the Differences	p. 113
What Works	p. 117
What Doesn't Work	p. 121
Summary	p. 122
Using Rubrics for Assessment: When They Know, They Do	p. 123
Situation	p. 126
What Works	p. 126
What Doesn't Work	p. 129
Summary	p. 129
Summary of Part II	p. 131
Conclusion	p. 133
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