Author |
: Sherrell Bergmann |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 176 |
Release |
: 2013-10-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317925040 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317925041 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Reducing the Risk, Increasing the Promise by : Sherrell Bergmann
Download or read book Reducing the Risk, Increasing the Promise written by Sherrell Bergmann and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-02 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In their new book, Bergmann and Brough provide a clear path to follow for helping your at-risk students achieve success in and out of the classroom. Packed with classroom-tested, practical strategies and lesson plans for teaching respect, responsibility, resilience, reading, and other essential skills to at-risk students, this is a must-have book for educators at all levels. Use the plans alone, or as part of a unit. Either way, the tools for success in this book will help you positively impact the lives of at-risk students every day. Each chapter is dedicated to a different skill and offers easy-to-implement activities and strategies based on achieving success in that essential skill. For example: Strategies for establishing positive peer relationships Cooperative treasure hunting for resilience building Keys to structured role-playing for conflict resolution Each chapter includes a component about what parents and caregivers can do to help their at-risk children achieve success, and provides a basis for effective communication between educator and parent, an important piece of the puzzle often overlooked.