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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828210803321

Autore

Nelson George D

Titolo

Breaking the learning barrier for underachieving students [[electronic resource] ] : practical teaching strategies for dramatic results / / George D. Nelson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Corwin, 2006

ISBN

1-4833-6147-0

1-4833-2913-5

1-4833-6364-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 264 p.) : ill

Disciplina

371.82694

Soggetti

Learning disabled children - Education - United States

Learning strategies - United States

Students with social disabilities - Education - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; About the Author; Chapter 1 - The System; Chapter 2 - Dramatic Elements; Chapter 3 - Character and Education; Chapter 4 - The Profile of a Dramatic Learner; Chapter 5 - The Structure of Dramatic Learning; Chapter 6 - Curriculum Design; Chapter 7 - Getting into it, HIPA Deep; Chapter 8 - Learning and Self-Image; Chapter 9 - Discipline and the Dramatic Learner; Conclusion; Appendix; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Combining theory and practice, Nelson has developed an innovative way to reach underachieving students. Using dramatic theory as an extended metaphor, he provides practical classroom-tested strategies and ideas that can be used to meet the particular teaching and discipline needs of these students.