Effective Learning

by Reid, Gavin; Green, Shannon

• ISBN13: 9781847065322
• ISBN10: 1847065325
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-09-10
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

This practical guide provides busy teachers with ideas for stimulating effective learning in the classroom. It is designed to help teachers reflect on effective learning and highlight the learning experiences of students. One of the key themes of the book is to help students develop independent learning skills so they can become self-sufficient in learning at school, at home, and, importantly, beyond school. Packed with tried and tested examples for use in the classroom, this book is essential reading for all teachers. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Schanno Green is an Orton-Gillingham (OG) Trainer for the Canadian Academy of Terapeutic Tutors (CATT), at the Center for Child Evaluation and Teaching (CCET) in British Columbia, Canada, and the OG trainer for the CCET in Kuwait. She is also the co-founded of REACH Learning Center in North Vancouver, BC, Canada. She is co-author of two books on dyslexia and ideas for learning. A teacher and university lecturer for many years, Gavin Reid is an Educational Psychologist in Vancouver, Canada, a consultant with the CCET in Kuwait and a Director of the Red Rose School for Children with Dyslexia in Lancashire, UK. He is a prolific author, international consultant and trainer and has held seminars on effective learning in over fifty countries worldwide.

Table of Contents

About the authors and illustrator	p. viii
Introduction	p. 1
Identifying and dealing with barriers to learning	p. 2
Layout of the classroom	p. 2
Use scaffolds	p. 6
Information Processing	p. 8
Learning to learn	p. 10
Introduce a metacognitive cycle	p. 10
Develop independent learning	p. 14
Help students identify their learning style	p. 16
Identifying learning style through observation	p. 18
Recognize the importance of attribution theory	p. 20
Stress proof the student	p. 22
Develop cooperative and collaborative learning	p. 24
Memory	p. 26
Do not overload	p. 26
Prioritize	p. 28
Organizing information	p. 30
Framework for organization	p. 31
Use headings and subheadings	p. 32
Chunk	p. 34
Make connections	p. 36
Re-enact	p. 38
Discuss	p. 40
The 5 R's - recognize, revise, review, recall and reflect	p. 42
Motivation	p. 44
Stimulate to motivate	p. 44
Locus of control	p. 46
Make individual education plans motivating	p. 48
Make motivation intrinsic	p. 50
Encourage creativity	p. 52
Reading and creative writing	p. 54
Practise blending sounds	p. 54
Encourage inferential reading	p. 56
Encourage critical comprehension in reading	p. 58
Encourage creative thinking	p. 60
Develop reading goals	p. 62
Selecting books for students	p. 64
Use art and visuals for creative writing	p. 66
Use prompts for creative writing	p. 68
Provide a comfortable place for students to read	p. 70
Expand vocabulary	p. 72
Creating and using a personal word bank	p. 74
Successful learning	p. 76
Use peer interaction to develop learning competencies	p. 76
Time management	p. 78
Maths strategies	p. 80
Use multiple intelligences	p. 84
Whole school approaches	p. 88
Promote emotional literacy	p. 88
Becoming emotionally prepared for the task	p. 90
Double F,P,R formula	p. 91
De-stress the school	p. 92
Prioritize effective learning through staff development	p. 94
Further reading and other sources of information	p. 98
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