Most Popular Books by Bob Algozzine

Survive the first year of teaching and wind up happy, wiser and still sane! Can I teach the way I believe is best for my students? How can I get it all done? The worries, concerns and questions of first-year educators can be overwhelming and eventually lead to teachers leaving the profession. This candid look at the pressures and surprises of the first year of teaching provides the new teacher with guidance and advice that is full of encouragement, humor, and practical ideas, all based on real first-year experiences. This guidebook emphasizes the aspects of teaching that college professors don′t teach. Authors Stacey Jarvis and Bob Algozzine take a realistic approach to the unforeseen pitfalls that new teachers face, focusing on the major concerns of novice teachers Controlling workload, managing time, and overcoming fatigue Forming strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues Maintaining autonomy and control of teaching styles and methods The light at the end of those long, tough, first 180 days shines brightly when you have the tools necessary to survive!

Learn the best methods for teaching students with disabilities in an inclusive classroom! In today’s classrooms, teachers must meet the educational needs of students of all ability levels, including students with disabilities. This invaluable resource offers elementary and secondary teachers a deeper awareness of "what works" when teaching students with disabilities in general education classrooms. Grounded in extensive special education research, this book will enlighten teachers with a greater understanding of special education students and how to teach them successfully. For teaching students with the most common disabilities in classes with their nondisabled peers, general and special education teachers alike will get the most current information on issues such as: • Developing Individualized Education Programs • Teaching reading successfully • Managing behavior and motivating students • Organizing classrooms and lessons effectively • Using cognitive strategies successfully • Making appropriate accommodations and modifications • Assessing students, grading, and collecting data • Working with parents and families • Collaborating with other teachers and parents One of the greatest challenges teachers face today is how to ensure that all students succeed, regardless of their ability. Rooted in the best research and practice, this essential resource provides the tools needed to create an inclusive classroom and demonstrates how to teach classes successfully.

This collection of 63 instructional strategies for teaching diverse secondary students includes teacher feedback, literature resources, and information for choosing appropriate strategies.

With a practical, research-based model, this resource offers proven instructional methods that can be used across content areas and grade levels for students with or without disabilities.

"The RCM plan works because it is straightforward and easy for staff, students, and parents to understand and, most important, to buy into. Staff members appreciate the research and the paradigm of modeling responsibility. Students identify with the emphasis on responsibility and the use of logical consequences. The RCM plan has been a major part of positively changing the overall culture in our school." —Ronald S. Dixon, Principal John Taylor Williams Middle School, Charlotte, NC A schoolwide plan for decreasing discipline problems and empowering adolescents to act responsibly! Proven to reduce office referrals, suspensions, and dropout rates, the Responsible Classroom Management Plan (RCMPlan™) is a nationally field-tested, team-based approach to schoolwide behavior management and discipline. Written for teachers and administrators in Grades 6–12, this detailed resource: Addresses the nuts and bolts of classroom management Explains the essential skills teachers need to reinforce responsible behavior and model appropriate social conduct Provides tested consequences that promote internal behavior control in secondary school students Includes administrator resources and tools for introducing, implementing, and monitoring Responsible Classroom Management in a school or district Emphasizing the importance of teamwork between administrators and teachers in maintaining schoolwide behavior standards and expectations, this book introduces the RCMPlanTM system and provides the tools you need for successful implementation.

"The Responsible Classroom Management Plan (RCMPlan™) truly lets teachers teach and the principal serve as the instructional leader. RCM is a brilliant concept that has cut office referrals by as much as 80% and dropout rates by 50%. The book provides principals and teachers with implementation steps for introducing the entire faculty or even the district to this wonderful program that takes students from a mindset of entitlement into a real-life world of being responsible for their own actions from day one." —Chris Lineberry, Principal Harmon Elementary School, San Tan Valley, AZ Reduce office referrals, decrease suspensions, and increase responsible student behavior! Written for principals and teachers, this nationally tested discipline plan for Grades K–5 emphasizes a team approach to managing student behavior. The authors′ Responsible Classroom Management Plan (RCMPlanTM) demonstrates how a behavior support system can promote good citizenship and appropriate social conduct. This all-inclusive resource offers: A research-based model that shows teachers how to reinforce responsible behavior in a warm inviting classroom environment Guidelines for developing flexible behavior standards and effective consequences in place of rigid rules An end-of-book toolbox with numerous tools, samples, and field-tested consequences for introducing, implementing, and monitoring Responsible Classroom Management schoolwide

In today''s increasingly diverse PreK–12 classrooms, problem behaviors can often interrupt instructional time and disrupt learning. Designed for 21st-century school leaders, administrators, behavior specialists, and classroom teachers, this research-based guide offers specific strategies and plans for preventing problem behavior at both the classroom and school level. Based on the premise that early response to problems can lead to better outcomes for students, the book''s content is framed around four essential areas: foundations, intervention, collaboration, and evaluation. Within these areas, this accessible guide features: -The latest information on the science and practice of prevention -Reasons why conflict resolution, peer mediation, and bully-proofing are essential to prevention -Effective practices for teaching social skills to young children -Proven techniques for implementing schoolwide positive behavior support -Tools for using individual behavior plans to prevent problems -Ideas for home-school and community partnerships and culturally responsible teaching -Critical strategies for monitoring student progress and evaluating prevention practices -New, updated chapters, including information on preschool behavior support and RTI This valuable resource provides all the tools and strategies school leaders and teachers need to keep children focused on learning.

The busy educator’s concise guide to the essentials of special education! In The Fundamentals of Special Education, authors Bob Algozzine and Jim Ysseldyke highlight the major concepts in special education, providing readers with a better understanding of the field, from disability categories and statistics to appropriate learning environments. Including a pretest, posttest, and key vocabulary terms, this practical guide answers the many questions educators have about special education, including: • What is "special education" exactly, and why do we have it? • How many students receive special education services and who are they? • How are students identified for special education services? • Where are students with disabilities taught? • What is an Individualized Education Plan (IEP)? • What roles do general and special education teachers play in addressing the needs of students with disabilities, and how do their responsibilities overlap? • How does diversity influence special education? • What about students who are gifted and/or talented? This excellent resource outlines a practicable approach to special education in all its many forms so that teachers can be prepared for the challenges they might face in the classroom.

"The lessons build on one another and are clearly sequenced from teacher-led instruction to group instruction to independent practice. Readers will find suggested accountability and differentiated instruction ideas right at their fingertips. It is hard to find books targeted to the early grades, and this one covers many areas important to the K–3 educator." —Tanya Phaturos, Reading Specialist Park Elementary School, Holbrook, AZ "Emphasizes practical activities presented in a consistent format that can be used with students to enhance their literacy development." —Wanda Mangum, Language Arts Instructional Coach Gwinnett County Public Schools, GA Research-proven strategies to foster early literacy success! Building strong literacy skills is the basis for helping all children read by the end of third grade. This hands-on guide shows teachers how to use research-based strategies and structured lessons to teach essential skills for literacy success in Grades K–3. The activities are designed by literacy specialists and teachers to build proficiency in four key areas: recognizing and naming letters, hearing and manipulating sounds in words, associating sounds with letters and using them to form words, and reading words in connected text effortlessly. Addressing the needs of a diverse classroom, this book offers: Assessment guidelines and tools that inform instruction and help adjust teaching to support individual learning needs An array of ready-to-use strategies, tips, and reproducibles Research on teaching early literacy skills to all students This book is designed for educators and other professionals who teach children of any proficiency level, but is equally appropriate for teaching students who experience difficulty in learning to read.

Case studies illustrate how social, political, and economic factors affect special education practices and the distribution of limited resources to students with special needs.

Discover the many valuable resources available to support students with special needs! Working With Families and Community Agencies to Support Students With Special Needs addresses two of the most exciting facets of working with students with disabilities: "life-stage" issues (early intervention and effective transition) and collaboration (working with families and professionals). Ysseldyke and Algozzine explore the larger context of students′ lives outside school, and how life-stage issues and collaboration interact with and influence instruction. Including a pretest, posttest, and key vocabulary terms, this informative resource offers valuable answers to the following questions: · What types of transition services exist and when are they necessary? What should educators know about early-childhood intervention? What issues should be considered when working with families? How can schools involve community agencies and businesses? What options are available to students with special needs after high school? What key program elements are critical to a student′s success in the classroom and beyond?

Strengthen the spoken and written expression of students with speech and language disorders! Communication disorders affecting speech and language rank as the second most common reason students receive special education. How can special and general education teachers help these students achieve successful outcomes academically and in their interpersonal relationships? What instructional approaches provide the most beneficial learning experiences, and help build confidence and self-esteem? Teaching Students With Communication Disorders offers tools to help educators identify communication disorders, distinguish speech from language impairments, reduce common communication problems, and eliminate negative stereotypes. Providing a pretest, posttest, key vocabulary terms, and additional resources to help teachers and speech therapists increase their understanding about communication disorders and effective intervention strategies, this valuable resource highlights: Criteria for identifying speech and language disorders Cognitive, academic, physical, behavioral, and communication characteristics of common communication disorders Appropriate teaching and class management strategies Trends and issues influencing instructional approaches and the delivery of speech and language services

Learn what effective teachers do to support students with mental retardation in and out of the inclusive classroom! Providing special and general educators with highly effective strategies for enhancing the academic and social skills of students with mental retardation, and offering a pretest, posttest, and key vocabulary terms, this exceptional resource also discusses: Common causes of mental retardation Diagnosing mental retardation Cognitive, academic, physical, behavioral, and communicational characteristics Methods for improving students’ functional academic, social, self-care, and work skills Instructional approaches for students with severe disabilities Issues such as prevention of mental retardation and transitioning from school to work

Valuable insight and sound intervention strategies for addressing the needs of students with social and emotional problems! When a student is inattentive, extremely anxious, or has an outright tantrum in the classroom, ascertaining the exact cause may be difficult, but it is a critical step in reaching and teaching the students who exhibit these behaviors. In Teaching Students With Emotional Disturbance, Ysseldyke and Algozzine show readers how to recognize the cognitive, academic, physical, communicational, and behavioral characteristics of several forms of emotional disturbance and offer specific strategies for responding to anxiety issues, opposition and noncompliance, tantrums, disruptiveness, inattention, task avoidance, and more. Highlights include: • A pretest and posttest to help readers assess their understanding about the origins of social and emotional difficulties and how they are best addressed • Effective interventions and instructional adaptations for students who have emotional problems • Trends and issues currently influencing how students with social and emotional problems are taught • Key vocabulary terms The authors offer a wealth of information and resources so that teachers can better identify the needs of students with emotional disturbance and help them succeed in the classroom.

At last, a practical guide to the what, how, when, and where of effective assessment! When determining whether or not a student should receive special education services, what the specific nature of the student′s instruction should be, or the extent to which a student is making educational progress, it is critical to know not only what sort of assessment method is most appropriate, but how, when, and where it should be administered. Including a pretest, posttest, and key vocabulary terms, Effective Assessment for Students With Special Needs helps educators make these weighty decisions with highly practical information such as: Formal and informal methods of data collection When to use various assessment practices and what they can show an evaluator Standards for conducting assessments to ensure accuracy Using data to make decisions about the education of students with disabilities and those who are gifted and talented

The authors help educators identify gifted and talented students, present effective instructional approaches such as enrichment and acceleration, and review characteristics related to exceptional students.

A couple of hundred suggestions observations and reminders for teachers to read remember and share

Learn about assistive technologies, helpful adjustments to school and classroom environments, and effective instructional modifications specifically designed to support students with medical, physical, and multiple disabilities.

Now in a Fourth Edition, this how-to guide is an excellent starting point for anyone looking to begin case study research. The authors--all professors teaching graduate students in education and other professions--provide the structure, detail, and guidance needed for beginning researchers to complete a systematic case study. Improvements for this edition include more practical and detailed guidance for conducting a literature review, a more efficient and easy-to-understand reorganization of the case study examples, and updated citations throughout the text. As with previous editions, this succinct handbook emphasizes learning how to do case study research--from the first step of deciding whether a case study is the way to go to the last step of verifying and confirming findings before disseminating them. It shows students how to determine an appropriate research design, conduct informative interviews, record observations, document analyses, delineate ways to confirm case study findings, describe methods for deriving meaning from data, and communicate findings. Book Features: Straightforward introduction to the science of doing case study research. A step-by-step approach that speaks directly to the novice investigator. Many concrete examples to illustrate key concepts. Questions, illustrations, and activities to reinforce what has been learned.

This collection equips educators with practical knowledge and methods that will help them better engage students in exploring—and achieving—their fullest potential. Buy All 13 Paperback Books in Slipcase and SAVE 25%—Over $64!

Reverse engineering is analyzing the construction or composition of a service or product in order to duplicate it. Infinite reverse engineering is doing this without boundaries or limits. This book is a collection of business plans including objectives, descriptions, marketing and sales analyses and strategies, offered services, and operations and financials plans. The plans are hypothetical and easily customized to local and individual needs and may be useful in creating similar services or products.

Strategies and Tactics for Effective Instruction is a compendium of strategies and specific tactics for use in improving classroom teaching.

Making Inclusion Work plus IEP Pro CD-Rom

School teams regularly meet to review academic and social problems of individual students, groups of students, or their school in general. While the need for problem solving and recommendations for how to do it are widely documented, there is very limited evidence reflecting the extent to which teams effectively engage in a systematic or effective process at these meetings or the extent to which engaging in recommended processes results in positive outcomes. One reason there has not been more progress on understanding team-based problem solving is the absence of research tools for studying the process and its outcomes. In previous research, we developed the Decision Observation, Recording, and Analysis (DORA), documented its technical adequacy for assessing the behavior of teams during their team meetings, and demonstrated its usefulness in both single-case and randomized controlled trial studies examining problem solving in schools. In this research, we expanded DORA to provide documentation that the solutions that teams develop have been implemented with fidelity and are associated with problem improvement. We found that the revised instrument was a valid and reliable tool for assessing team behavior and that it provided technically adequate information on the extent to which teams were assessing if they had implemented a solution and if the solution made a difference for students. We believe the revised DORA is a measure worthy of use in studying team-based problem solving, and we discuss our findings as a base for a well-reasoned research agenda for moving the process forward as evidence-based practice. An appendix provides: DORA (Decision Observation, Recording, and Analysis) II.

Consists of 99 one-page informational brochures to use in improving skills in areas related to home and family involvement.

Ecological theorists have suggested that "disturbance" may result from an interaction between a child''s behavior and reactions to that behavior within ecosystems such as schools. In this context, behavior is viewed as "disturbing" rather than "disturbed" and equal emphasis is given to the child and to individuals with whom the child interacts when identifying academic and social problems. The implications for intervention from this view suggest the need for altering the child''s behavior as well as altering individuals'' reactions to that behavior. The "Disturbing Behavior Checklists" are rating scales for use in documenting the relative disturbingness of behaviors associated with "emotional disturbance" (ED) and "learning disabilities" (LD). The measures are comprised of items included in screening instruments used to identify students with learning and behavior problems. Factor analyses of responses from teachers and other professionals (n = 400) provide evidence of dimensions reflecting behaviors that are "disturbing" and bothersome when working with children. The "Disturbing Behavior Checklists" have positive psychometric qualities (i.e., reliability and validity) including evidence to support the usefulness of the construct of a disturbing child (and/or disturbing behavior) in understanding school-related problems. The checklists have been used in a variety of research studies. Three appendixes present: (1) Disturbing Behavior Checklist (DBC) I; (2) Disturbing Behavior Checklist (DBC) II; and (3) Disturbing Behavior Checklists - Related Research. (Contains 7 tables.).