Strategy Instruction for Middle and Secondary Students with Mild Disabilities: Creating Independent Learners

Teach your students learning strategies that will last a lifetime!

Beyond facts and figures, special educators must teach their students how to learn: a skill that will sustain them for a lifetime. Offering an innovative organization, this book explains strategies within context and features:

• The most effective ways to teach vocabulary, reading, written language, math, and science 


• Instructional strategies known to improve study skills, textbook skills, and self-regulation


• Informal assessments for each content or skill


• Case studies that link assessment results, IEP goals, and learning strategies 


• Ready-to-use forms, think-alouds, and application activities