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"We need to teach students how to learn, not just what to learn. This book is full of valuable information on how to accomplish this, including practical lesson ideas, examples, and vignettes. Any educator will benefit from reading this book and thinking about teaching in a new way."--Ganna Maymind, First-Grade TeacherAsher Holmes Elementary School, Morganville, NJ

A four-step process for helping students become independent, self-sufficient learners!

Effective teachers not only pass on information, they teach students how to learn. This innovative guidebook offers proven methods to strengthen instruction and help K-12 students acquire successful learning strategies using the SOAR approach: S electing key lesson ideas; O rganizing information using comparative charts and other representations; A ssociating ideas to create meaningful, memorable connections; and R egulating and reinforcing learning through practice.

Drawing from the latest research on the efficacy of these teaching methods, this resource presents:

Detailed explanations for teaching each SOAR strategy Guidelines for fostering student motivation and behavior self-management Methods for embedding student learning techniques within content instruction to develop students′ capacity to learn in any setting

With insightful examples and illustrations, Teaching How to Learn will be used again and again by teachers looking to transform themselves into A+ educators and their students into lifelong learners.

Tabla de contenidos provista por Syndetics

• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• Part I SOAR Strategies
• 1 Helping Students SOAR
• 2 Helping Students Select
• 3 Helping Students Organize
• 4 Helping Students Associate
• 5 Helping Students Regulate
• Interlude
• Part II Support Strategies
• 6 Helping Students Motivate
• 7 Helping Students Manage Behavior
• 8 Helping Students Become Extraordinary
• References
• Index

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Kenneth A. Kiewrais professor of educational psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Professor Kiewra is a graduate of the State University of New York at Oneonta and is certified in elementary and secondary English education. Upon graduation, he taught third grade and coached tennis in Miller Place, NY. Dr. Kiewra later earned his Ph.D. from Florida State University and was also on the faculty at Kansas State University and Utah State University. Kiewra′s research pertains to teaching and learning in general and to aspects of the SOAR method in particular. He has authored numerous articles along with two books for students: Learning to Learn: Making the Transition from Student to Life-Long Learner and Learn How to Study and SOAR to Success. Dr. Kiewra is the former director of the University of Nebraska′s Academic Success Center and the former editor of Educational Psychology Review. He is a frequent presenter having made hundreds of presentations to faculty and student groups. For fun, Ken teaches chess to elementary school students, coaches two youth soccer teams, plays golf and tennis, and watches Seinfeld reruns. He is also an avid runner who competes in road races. Ken and his family especially enjoy riding waves when visiting Long Island and climbing mountains in Colorado. Ken can be contacted at kkiewra1@unl.edu to arrange speaking engagements, chat about teaching and learning, or exchange Festivus celebration plans.