’Having used Dr. Rooney′s learning strategies for many years, I can affirm their high-yield effectiveness. Best of all, students enjoy this ′take charge′ approach to their own learning.’—Rebecca H. Aldred, Reading Consultant and Private Tutor
Ivy Creek School, Charlottesville, VA
’A gate barring success often needs but the right key. This book provides the keys to unlock the knowledge of how to learn for those who have always possessed the ability to learn.’
—G. Emerson Dickman, Immediate Past President
The International Dyslexia Association
Give struggling students the study skills they need to achieve across the curriculum!
Knowing how to learn and study is an important part of the learning process and can make the difference between failure and success in school. This book offers specific techniques that are research-proven to result in significantly improved classroom grades for all struggling students, including those with attention problems, learning disabilities, and underachievement issues.
Strategies for Learning offers both general and special education secondary teachers a collection of field-tested learning strategies to help struggling students improve cross-curricular skills in areas that include vocabulary, reading, spelling, writing, math, word problems, grammar, foreign language, note taking, time management, and organization. Karen Rooney, Ph.D., draws on more than 25 years of practice to provide concrete, user-friendly strategies that help teachers to:
- Engage students in the learning process
- Teach a set of skills that are effective for all content areas
- Improve motivation, increase comprehension, and foster confidence
- Offer intense, explicit, and reiterative systems to help students ’learn how to learn’
- Work with whole classes or individuals
Without the need for time-intensive lesson planning, these strategies can be implemented immediately to help struggling students become independent, motivated, lifelong learners.
Innehållsförteckning
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. Introduction
Before Reading This Book
Before Teaching the Strategies
General Principles, Techniques, and Important Concepts
Part I. Vocabulary and Note Taking When Reading
2. Vocabulary
Learning Vocabulary
3. Note Taking When Reading Material With Subtitles (Textbooks, Handouts, and Web Site Material)
Card Format
Paper/Column Format
4. Note Taking Using Shortcut Advance Organizers
Shortcut Advance Organizer: Using Cards
Shortcut Advance Organizer: Using Paper/Columns
5. Note Taking for Material Without Subtitles (Teacher Handouts, Review Sheets, or Class Notes)
Card Format
Paper/Column Format
6. Visual Organizers for Note Taking
Wheels for Reading
Wheels for Literature
7. Additional Reading Strategies
Literature Grids or Columns
Notation Strategy for Literature
Margin Notes
Sticky-Note Strategy
Page Note Taking
Part II. Note Taking When Listening
8. Note Taking During Oral Instruction or Lecture
Streamlined Note Taking (for Lecture)
Two-Column Note Taking (for Use in Content-Area Subjects)
Reduced Note Taking
9. Additional Note-Taking Strategies
Note Taking From Visuals (Blackboard, Projector, or Power Point)
Wheels for Note Taking
Note-Taking Grid Advance Organizer
Using Pictorials During Note Taking
Using Pictorials After Note Taking
Note Taking During Math Class
Reorganization of Notes After Class
Part III. Language Arts
10. Decoding and Spelling
Decoding
Spelling
11. English Grammar
Concept or Rule Cards: Option One
Concept or Rule Cards: Option Two
Personal Review Journal
12. Writing
Sentence-Building Strategy (Syntax)
Wheels for Writing
Part IV. Math and Foreign Language
Proofing for Errors
Upgrade Proofing
Wheels for Speech Writing
13. Mathematics
Concept, Rule, or Problem Type Cards
Personal Review Book or Journal
Word Problems
14. Foreign Language
Vocabulary
Chart Cards
Concept, Rule, or Topic Cards
Personal Grammar Review Book or Journal
Part V. Test Taking
15. Test Preparation and Test Taking
Imagery
Pretest Preparation
General Review
Vocabulary Review
Shortcut Review From Notes
Essay Test Review Using End-of-Chapter Questions
Reviewing Old Tests
Sudden-Death Review
Practice-Test Strategies (Conten-Area Subjects)
Practice-Test Strategy for Math, Foreign Language, and English Grammar
Question Strategies
Test-Taking Vocabulary
After-the-Test Strategy
Part VI. Organization, Time Management, and Solving Problems
16. Organization
Notebook Organization: Self-Containted Notebook
Backpack Organization
Self-Monitoring Strategies
Self-Graphing of Grades or Performance
Individualized Homework Assignment Planner
Strategies for Following Directions
17. Time Management
Sunday-Night Planning Overview
Homework, Activities, and Exam Review for a Semester
Time Management of Weekly Homework
Other Examples
18. Problem Solving
Wheels for Problem Solving
Wheels for Feelings
19. Conclusion
Resources
A. How to Help Students Choose an Appropriate Strategy
B. List of Well-Known Literacy Remediation Programs
C. List of Helpful Special Education Resources for Teachers
D. Glossary
Index
Om författaren
Karen J. Rooney is director of Educational Enterprises, Inc. in Richmond, Virginia. She has taught in both private and public sectors and was the educational specialist in a multidisciplinary clinic before becoming director of The Learning Resource Center and founder of The Attention Disorders Clinic. She is a past member of the national board of the International Dyslexia Association and is the 2007 recipient of the Rebecca Brock Richardson award. Rooney was selected to present a white paper on the importance of clinical judgment at the Learning Disabilities Summit in 2001, was a representative on the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities, served as the Children’s Action Network representative for the Division for Learning Disabilities of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and participated in the Expert Work Group to develop CEC’s position regarding Response to Intervention. She currently is a past-president of the Division for Learning Disabilities of CEC and serves on the Steering Committee of the National Adolescent Literacy Coalition. Rooney provides direct services to children, adolescents, and adults who need to improve their performance. She conducts assessments, provides educational consultation, and teaches the program entitled Independent Strategies for Efficient Study. She also provides professional development on topics related to literacy skill development, learning disabilities, attention disorders, strategy training, and Response to Intervention. She has also published teaching materials such as Wordstorming: A Tutorial Program for Parents, Teachers and Tutors, Reverse Diagramming, and Independent Strategies for Efficient Study – Upper Elementary/Middle School Level and is currently developing a booklet to facilitate communication between parents and their young children. She earned her Ph D in special education at the University of Virginia (major areas: special education, psychology, research) and holds licenses in English, Grades 7–12, in New York state and English, Grades 7–12, as well as Learning Disabilities, Grades K–12 in Virginia.
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