Emotional disorders and learning disabilities in the elementary classroom: interactions and interventions
Grades: K 1 2 3 4 5
ENC#: ENC-025824
Publisher: Corwin Press
Date: 2001
Ordering Information
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Subjects:
 | General education
Disabilities. Equity. Instructional issues. Intervention. Learning environment. Teaching methods. |
Resource Type:
Professional development.
Abstract:
This resource book for elementary teachers provides background information and interventions to help students with emotional disorders and learning disabilities. Chapters address the behaviors associated with each type of disorder or disability and describe how teachers can recognize early signs of these conditions. Child case studies lend additional insight and offer opportunities for readers to identify similar scenarios in their classrooms. There are also reproducible student worksheets and stories that assist teachers in implementing the various pedagogical strategies suggested in the book.
In one chapter, readers learn how emotional problems are often linked to learning disorders. The author explains how a child's cognitive deficits can actually be intensified if his or her coping methods interfere with learning. For example, emotional problems such as anxiety and hopelessness often lead to the avoidance of challenging material. A case study tells the story of Tami who frequently became overwhelmed with schoolwork. A suggested intervention involves the use of encouragement cards to help students persevere through difficult tasks. Cards, which have sayings such as You can do it! and Calm yourself are placed on students' desks throughout the day. (Author/JG)
Table of Contents:
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the author
Introduction
Students' views on learning disabilities
A healthy view of learning and emotional problems
Sensitivity to stigmatization
Being realistic
Dealing with frustration
Avoid burnout
Now what?
Part 1. Overview of learning disabilities and emotional disorders
1. Common learning disabilities
Reading
Case study: the child with dyslexia
Communication
Writing
Arithmetic
Nonverbal learning disabilities
Case study: the child with a nonverbal learning disability
Other learning problems
Case study: the child with multiple learning disabilities
Remediating learning disabilities
Summary
Worksheet: signs of a reading disorder
Worksheet: signs of a nonverbal learning disability
Ideas: interventions and accommodations for learning disabilities
2. Common social, emotional, and behavioral disorders
Depression
Anxiety
Low self-esteem and poor self-concept
Case study: the anxious and insecure child
Aggression
Attention-deficit, hyperactivity disorder
Case study: the child with ADHD inattentive type
Other disruptive behavior
Treatment
Summary
Worksheet: signs of an emotional disorder
Part 2. Classroom interactions and interventions
3. Learning disorders are associated with emotional problems
Self-esteem and self-concept
Case study: the defensive child
Building self-esteem
Depression
Anxiety
Dealing with depression and anxiety
Interpersonal relationships and loneliness
Aggression and disruptive behavior
Case study: the acting-out student
Reducing aggression and disruptive behavior
Getting help
Summary
Story time: the potter
Story time: the special flower
Reproducible: guess who I am
Ideas: building relationships and reducing isolation
4. Emotional problems can hide learning disabilities
The teacher's role
Case study: the withdrawn child
The student's role
Case study: the volatile child
Case study: the class clown
Uncovering coexisting learning disabilities
Intervention
Summary
Worksheet: behavior analysis worksheet
Worksheet: am I overlooking a learning disability?
Reproducible: mood markers, early elementary
Reproducible: mood markers, late elementary
Reproducible: my personal project
5. Learning disabilities can exacerbate emotional conditions
Language
Language games
Attention, concentration, and memory
Reasoning and making inferences
Self-regulation and verbal mediation
Case study: the overwhelmed child
Metacognitive abilities
Social adjustment
Related interactions
Case study: the isolated child
Minimizing the effects of cognitive deficits
Summary
Activity: silly sentences
Reproducible: I spy activity sheet
Activity: phonics twister
Reproducible: stop, think, act
Reproducible: self-instruction
Ideas: developing social skills
Ideas: overcoming learning barriers
6. Emotional problems can intensify learning disorders
Avoidance and passivity
External locus of control
Mind-set for learning
Self-esteem
Depression
Anxiety
Case study: the depressed and anxious child
Aggression and antisocial behavior
Case study: the disruptive child
Providing support
Summary
Ideas: building coping skills
Reproducible: encouragement cards
Story time: Simon and the big tree
7. Emotional health enhances learning
Classroom climate
Positive mood
Emotional expression
Accommodating temperament
Increasing sense of control
Building self-esteem
Case study: the hopeful student
Assertiveness and self-advocacy
Dealing with failure
Resilience
Summary
Classroom activity: the class meeting
Ideas: creating a positive classroom climate
Ideas: inducing positive moods
Reproducible: feeling words
Ideas: accommodating temperament traits
Classroom activity: mistake of the week
Reproducible: learning from my mistakes
Resource A. Additional resources
Resource B. Annotated bibliography of children's books and materials
References
Index
Pricing Information:
 | Description: 1 text (paperback) | Cost: $27.95 | ISBN: 978-0-7619-7620-2 | |
Publisher:
Corwin Press Notes:
Terms governing use and reproduction: When forms and sample documents are included, their use is authorized only by educators, local school sites, and noncommercial entities who have purchased the book. Contributor(s):
| Author: Jean Cheng Gorman. |
Specifications:
1 text (xvii, 141 pages ; 27 cm.)
Record Created: 10/14/2002 Last Modified: 04/18/2005
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