Causes & Cures in the Classroom: Getting to the Root of Academic and Behavior Problems, Nov/2013
| Author(s) | Margaret Searle |
| ISBN10 | 1416616322 |
| ISBN13 | 9781416616320 |
| Format | Paperback |
| Pages | 180 |
| Year Publish | 2013 November |
Synopsis
Poor study habits, inattention, and disruptive behavior are really symptoms of deeper, more critical problems that keep students from succeeding in school. This resource helps you identify the causes of such problems and address them with specific and practical interventions. Drawing from academic and neurological research, Margaret Searle explains how to get at the root causes of
- Planning and problem-solving issues;
- Poor memory and organization skills;
- Irresponsible and unmotivated behaviors;
- Problems with focusing attention; and
- Weak impulse control and self-monitoring.
A five-step protocol leads you from observed problem to root causes with intervention plans that will work. Case studies walk you through the protocol in a variety of content areas and grade levels, so you see exactly how this process works in contexts that are real and relevant to every K–12 educator.
About The Author:
Margaret Searle is the president of Searle Enterprises, Inc., an educational consulting firm. She specializes in consulting with districts and schools in the areas of curriculum alignment, differentiated instruction, inclusive education, leadership team development, and training teams to implement RTI. She also serves as an adjunct professor for Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio. Her teaching experience covers every grade from preschool through 8th grade in both a general and special education capacity. Her administrative experience has been as a K–12 supervisor in Dayton City Schools as well as a middle school principal in Springfield, Ohio, and an elementary school principal in Toledo, Ohio. She served as an advisor to President George H.W. Bush on elementary and secondary education issues.
Margaret has written three previous books, including Standards-Based Instruction for All Learners: A Treasure Chest for Principal-Led Building Teams, What to Do When You Don't Know What to Do: Building a Pyramid of Interventions, and What Every School Leader Needs to Know About RTI. Margaret is based in Perrysburg, Ohio, and may be contacted through her website, by e-mail, or by phone (419-874-9505).
