Helping Students With Dyslexia And Dysgraphia Make Connections: Differentiated Instruction Lesson Plans In Reading And Writing

Helping Students with Dyslexia and Dysgraphia Make Connections: Differentiated Instruction Lesson Plans in Reading and Writing

Students in Ginger Berninger's research studies showed significant improvement in their reading and writing after using these lessons-now available to teachers for the first time ever in one convenient book! A state-of-the-art set of lesson plans that can be used for differentiated instruction of students with dysgraphia, dyslexia, and OWL LD, this book gives teachers of Grades 4-6 a whole school year of specialized group instruction that improves the literacy skills of students who struggle with written language.The practical companion to Teaching Students with Dyslexia and Dysgraphia, these step-by-step lessonsDeliver positive results in brief interventions. These are the only lessons of their kind that are proven effective by brain research studies. Use multiple learning mechanisms to keep children engaged and responsive to instruction Help students improve in multiple subject areas. Lessons show how to incorporate reading and writing in science and social studies content areas of the curricula. Make it easy to incorporate research-based instruction into classrooms to meet the needs of ALL students Teach children to integrate writing and reading within a writers workshop or writing/readers workshop Are detailed but not rigid. Though highly organized and pre-planned, the lessons are flexible and encourage teachers to monitor each student's individual response to instruction, so they can make adjustments as needed. Inspire students with encouraging "hope stories" about overcoming adversityEach ready-to-use lesson is complete with teacher materials and student materials. The teacher materials give educators warmup exercises that target key skills, simple activities with clear and detailed descriptions, and adaptable sample scripts that help them elicit student responses. And with the student materials, teachers will have photocopiable worksheets that help children sharpen their skills in creative, engaging ways. Meet the needs of students withdyslexia—impaired word decoding and spelling dysgraphia-impaired handwriting oral and written language learning disability (OWL LD)-impaired reading comprehension and word readingReview"Using these creative lesson plans, students will become successful word detectives, thoughtful readers, and successful writers." -- Marcia K. Henry, Ph.D.About the AuthorVirginia W. Berninger, Ph.D., Dr. Berninger received her Ph.D. in psychology at Johns Hopkins University and has had a career informed both by translation science (bridging basic research and application to practice) and interdisciplinary contributions to assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, including instruction. As a professor at the University of Washington, Dr. Berninger has been the principal investigator of research grants on typical and disabled language learning funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and also the co-investigator of a research grant on math development and instruction funded by the U.S. Department of Education. This interdisciplinary research has been informed by Dr. Berninger's prior teaching experience (in urban, suburban, and rural settings in general and special education and at the elementary and secondary levels); training in clinical psychology and experience as a licensed psychologist (in assessment of developmental and learning disabilities); and ongoing consultation with schools, teachers, and parents for more than 30 years. Her current efforts focus on evidence-based, treatment-relevant differential diagnosis of specific learning disabilities and professional development for teachers and other professionals in schools and outside schools who influence school practices.Beverly J. Wolf, M.Ed., Director, Slingerland