Additional Resources for Facilitators
Chapter-by-Chapter Study Guide: How the Special Needs Brain Learns, Second Edition
Chapter 1. The Brain and Learning
Review of Brain Areas and Functions
Chapter 2. When Learning Difficulties Arise
Guidelines for Working With Students Who Have Special Needs
Strategies for Involvement and Retention
Understanding the Strategies Integration Model (SIM)
Techniques for Building Self-Esteem
Chapter 3. Attention Disorders
Avoiding Instructional Strategies That Lead to School-Created ADHD-Like Behavior
Strategies for working With Students With ADHD/ADD
Getting, Focusing, and Maintaining Attention
Chapter 4. Speech Disabilities
Developing Oral Language Skills
Chapter 5. Reading Disabilities
Strategies for Teaching Students With Reading Problems
Chapter 6. Writing Disabilities
Identifying Students With Writing Difficulties
Chapter 7. Mathematical Disabilities
General Guidelines for Teaching Mathematics
Chapter 8. Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Establishing a Positive Emotional Climate in the Classroom
Chapter 9. Autism Spectrum Disorders
Interventions for Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders
True-False Questions About Autism Spectrum Disorder
Chapter 10. Putting It All Together
