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Resistant students : reach me before you teach me / Mary Skvorak

Author
Skvorak, Mary, 1940-
Published
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman and Littlefield Education, [2013]
Physical Description
1 online resource (x, 127 pages)
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Contents
Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1: If Houses Are Built upon Sand . . .; Foundations for Secure Relationships; Positive and Negative Aspects of Resistance; Five Ways to Reframe Negative Situations into Positive Opportunities; Points to Remember; Notes; Chapter 2: Self-Talk Is Like a Message in a Bottle; What is Self-talk?; The Impact Personal Self-talk Has on Students; Counteract Students' Negative Self-talk-Five Examples; Points to Remember; Notes; Chapter 3: Do Battles Win Wars?; Recognize Conflict as Opportunity; Capitalize on Developmental Challenges., Prevent Unnecessary Power StrugglesPoints to Remember; Notes; Chapter 4: This Fire Needs Water!; Anger Management in the Classroom; Minimize Angry Feelings in School; Teaching Pro-social Skills that Empower Students to Self-manage; Points to Remember; Notes; Chapter 5: The Amazing Maze; Punishment and Motivation; Consequences Are Natural Effects; Responsibility Is a Five-Letter Word; Points to Remember; Notes; Chapter 6: Would You Read this Chapter for a Reward?; Reinforcement Revisited; Positive Reinforcement Should Safeguard Self-management; Ways to Use Rewards to Reinforce Relationships., and Points to RememberNotes; Chapter 7: Knowing Me, Knowing You-It's the Right Thing to Do; Multiple Intelligences: Gifts, Talents, Special Interests, and Ways of Thinking; Learning Styles: Preferences Affect Learning Behaviors; Resistant Learners or Resistant Teachers?; Points to Remember; Notes; Chapter 8: Three Rs-Don't Leave Home Without Them; Resilient Resisters; Resistance vs. Culture Clash; Recipe for Relating to a Resistant Student; Points to Remember; Notes; References; About the Author.
Summary
Resistant Learners: Reach Me Before You Teach Me focuses on those students whose behavior limits their learning and challenges their teachers while perhaps interrupting the learning cycle of their peers. Each chapter explains the theoretical and research background for each topic.
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9781610489102 (ebook)
1610489101
9781610489089 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9781610489096 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
161048908X
1610489098
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
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