Reversing Lower Attainment: Developmental Curriculum Strategies for Overcoming Disaffection and Underachievement [Paperback]

Part 1 SECTION ONE The nature, origins and indentification of lower attainment; Chapter 1 Lower attainment, learning difficulties and learning disorders; Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Lower attainment and specific learning difficulties; Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Lower attainment, disaffection and demotivation; Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Differentiation: curriculum models and methods; Section TWO The nature of effective learning and teaching; Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Speaking and listening; Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Handwriting; Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Spelling; Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Reading; Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Study skills; Chapter 10 Chapter 10 Writing; Chapter 11 Chapter 11 Thinking and problem solving; Chapter 12 Chapter 12 Number and mathematical difficulties; Chapter 13 Chapter 13 Behaviour and social skills management; Epilogue; References; Index;First Published in 1998. All learners and in particular lower attainers need to have a curriculum which is cognitively challenging, motivating and enriching. This book aims to help teachers adapt their teaching strategies so that they can offer such a curriculum, especially to lower attainers. The nature of lower attainment is examined in its various forms in the highly able, the slower learner, the dyslexic and disaffected. The origins of these problems and how they may be identified are also discussed. An evaluation of the different curriculum models and methos of differentiation is provided and the author outlines the general principles and practices of good teaching with reference to a wide range of curriculum areas.USCopyright ? Diane Montgomery 1998