Educational Psychology: Effective Teaching, Effective Learning by Elliott, Kratochwill, Littlefield Cook & Travers
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1. Suppose you are presenting an in-service program on exceptional students to novice teachers. What suggestions would you offer to teachers working with such students in their classes?

2. Visit the Fact Sheets at the Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Web site at http://www.chadd.org/ to find information about this disorder. What are some strategies teachers can use in the classroom to help students with ADHD to succeed?

3. What are your feelings about the mainstreaming and inclusion of students with disabilities in regular classrooms? Go to Education Week on the Web: Inclusion at http://www.edweek.org/context/topics/include.htm to access a variety of reports and articles that discuss support for and debates about inclusion.

4. You have two gifted and talented students in your classroom. What are examples of challenging enrichment opportunities that you could offer these students? Review selected ERIC Digests at http://www.cec.sped.org/digests/prodfly.htm for strategies to provide challenging and interesting learning experiences for all students.

5. Collaborate with a classmate and develop a plan for involving the parents and families of students with exceptionalities in the education planning process. What can you do to help families understand the academic and social needs of their children? Visit the Parents' Guide to Individual Education Planning link at http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/docs.htm and share this resource with families.

Focus on TIPS

6. Review the TIPS ON TIME on page 175 of the text. What additional strategies can you think of to help students with learning disabilities finish their classroom and homework assignments on time? What can teachers do to ensure that the material remains challenging and interesting for these students?

Focus on the Case Study

7. In the Teachers' Case Conference on pages 196-197 of the text, experienced teachers offer their suggestions for how to improve classroom conditions in the Case Study. Both teachers concur that utilizing cooperative learning groups or peer tutoring could improve students' academic achievement and social interactions. Review each Case Study student and briefly describe the type of group or peer tutor that you think would be a good match for that student. Why do you think so?

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