| Description |
xvi, 240 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm. |
| Series |
The Guilford practical intervention in the schools series |
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Guilford practical intervention in the schools series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Theoretical and research background. Executive skills and brain Development -- Theoretical underpinnings for coaching -- Our coaching model. Basic coaching for academic success -- Advanced coaching techniques -- Setting up a school-based academic coaching program -- Special applications Classwide peer coaching -- Peer coaching for social skills development / Pamela Plumer -- Parting thoughts -- Practice exercises -- Practice exercises answer key -- Appendices: reproducible materials. |
| Summary |
Presents an evidence-based coaching model for helping students whose academic performance is suffering due to deficits in executive skills, including time and task management, planning, organization, impulse control, and emotional regulation. In just a few minutes a day, coaches can provide crucial support and instruction tailored to individual students' needs. From leading experts, the book provides detailed guidelines for incorporating coaching into a response-to-intervention framework, identifying students who can benefit, conducting each session, and monitoring progress. --from publisher description |
| Subject |
Executive ability in children.
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Executive ability in adolescence.
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Children -- Life skills guides.
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Child development.
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| Added Author |
Guare, Richard.
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| ISBN |
9781462503759 (lay-flat binding) |
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1462503756 (lay-flat binding) |
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