Helping Students Fix Problems and Avoid Crises: An Easy-to-Use Intervention Resource for Grades 1-4

"Provides a sequential method for teaching the skills children need to help themselves. . . I can see where this book will be one that is dog-eared and never just sitting on the shelf." Mary Ann Sweet, Counselor Tomball Elementary School, TX "This book offers real steps for helping empower kids. The lessons are designed in such a way that all children within a classroom would benefit, whether they are the child for whom the lesson was designed or the one for whom the lesson will build empathy, compassion, and understanding. Most books out there are not user friendly, providing off-the-shelf lessons. Mr. Greene has taken a truly easy-to-use methodical approach to problems kids face that can become a pivotal point in turning them around at an earlier age." Beverly Eidmann, Principal Manzanita Elementary School, CA "Very practical and usable units, easy to understand and carry out. . . . Child-centered and internally empowering for the student." Robert DiGiulio, Author and Educator Johnson State College, VT Turn classroom problems into life skills opportunities! For every teacher who has been at a loss to help the student who seemed helpless, this is a resource that cannot be missed. In Helping Students Fix Problems and Avoid Crises, Lawrence J. Greene details instructional principles to help educators model and mentor effective life skills behaviors for their students. For the child who doesn't have friends, does poorly in sports, has difficulty learning, or who steals, lies, or bullies, Greene provides solid, proven methods to help these learners discover and practice better life skills. Helping Students Fix Problems and Avoid Crises includes: Insightful stories for teachers and students illustrating each problem Practical activities and exercises illustrating techniques to help students address each problem Supplemental reproducible exercises Encouraging follow-up and application exercises Greene divides each problematic issue into two sections: for educators, he looks at the dynamics and implications of each problem, and for students, he provides classroom scripts and exercises to bring their own awareness to their problems. This essential classroom resource also includes illuminating ten-minute read-aloud stories, strategic thinking questions, optional activities, and reproducible exercises!

Table of Contents:
Introduction Being Attuned Can I Really Do It? How the Program Works Acknowledgments About the Author Unit 1: The Child Who Doesn′t Have Friends For Educators: Examining the Dynamics and Implications of Social Rejection Struggling With Seemingly Insoluble Problems The Nuts and Bolts of Self-Esteem Identifying and Expressing Feelings Concept and Application Developing Analytical Thinking Skills Key Objectives for Enhancing Students′ Awareness Can Children Be Taught to Be More Empathetic? Examining the Story The Questions That Follow the Story Cause-and-Effect Principles Brainstorming Getting Started For Students: The Child Who Doesn′t Have Friends The Story Oral Questions Optional Activity: Careful Reading and Analysis of the Story Supplemental Reproducible Exercises Follow-Up and Application Additional Concrete Reinforcements Unit 2: The Child Who Has Difficulty Learning For Educators: Examining the Emotional Implications of Learning Problems The Effects of Learning Differences Conduct Commonly Associated With Learning Problems Classroom Scripts Restrictive Assessment Criteria Identifying and Applying Multiple Intelligences Learning Preferences Identifying Preferred Learning Modalities Learning Modality Inventory Interpreting the Survey Using Dominant and Preferred Learning Modalities Examining the Story The Questions That Follow the Story For Students: The Child Who Has Difficulty Learning The Story Oral Questions Optional Activity: Careful Reading and Analysis of the Story Supplemental Reproducible Exercises Follow-Up and Application Concrete Reinforcements Unit 3: The Child Who Steals For Educators: Examining the Dynamics and Implications of Stealing Common Explanations for Stealing An Alternative to the Traditional Adult Responses to Stealing Examining the Story The Questions That Follow the Story For Students: The Child Who Steals The Story Oral Questions Optional Activity: Careful Reading and Analysis of the Story Supplemental Reproducible Exercises Follow-Up and Application Concrete Reinforcements Unit 4: The Child Who Tells Lies For Educators: Examining the Dynamics and Implications of Lying Training Children to Be Truthful Expanding the List of Explanations for Lying Traditional Adult Responses to Lying The Role of the Teacher Examining the Story The Questions That Follow the Story For Students: The Child Who Tells Lies The Story Oral Questions Optional Activity: Careful Reading and Analysis of the Story Supplemental Reproducible Exercises Follow-Up and Application Concrete Reinforcements Unit 5: The Child Who Is a Bully For Educators: Examining the Dynamics and Implications of Bullying Power as a Surrogate Social Acceptance Training Children to Be Kind The Role of the Teacher Examining the Story The Questions That Follow the Story For Students: The Child Who Is a Bully The Story Oral Questions Optional Activity: Careful Reading and Analysis of the Story Supplemental Reproducible Exercises Follow-Up and Application Concrete Reinforcements Unit 6: The Child Who Does Poorly in Sports For Educators: Examining the Implications of Being Poorly Coordinated The Ethos of Sports The Consequences of Poor Coordination Antidotes for Athletic Insufficiencies Examining the Story The Questions That Follow the Story For Students: The Child Who Does Poorly in Sports The Story Oral Questions Optional Activity: Careful Reading and Analysis of the Story Supplemental Reproducible Exercises Follow-up and Application Concrete Reinforcements Appendix 1: Psychological Overlay and Learning Differences Understanding Psychological Overlay Identifying the Symptoms of Psychological Overlay Behaviors and Attitudes That May Indicate Psychological Overlay Appendix 2: Psychological Problems Red Flag Symptoms of a Possible Psychological Problem Referral and Intervention Index

About the Author :
Lawrence J. Greene, a graduate of the Stanford University Graduate School of Education, is a nationally recognized author, educational therapist, consultant, and curriculum developer who has worked with more than ten thousand strug­gling students during a clinical career spanning thirty years. He has written eighteen books, and he has trained thousands of teachers in graduate programs at the university level. His educational curricula are currently used in elemen­tary schools, middle schools, high schools, colleges, and universities throughout the world, and his books have been translated into languages ranging from Chinese to Spanish.   Other Books by Lawrence J. Greene Kids Who Hate School Kids Who Underachieve Learning Disabilities and Your Child Getting Smarter Think Smart, Study Smart Smarter Kids Teachers’ Desk Reference Guide to Learning Problems Improving Your Child’s Schoolwork The Life-Smart Kid Finding Help When Your Child Is Struggling in School Roadblocks to Learning Winning the Study Game Study Wise Study Max: Improving Study Skills in Grades 9–12 The Resistant Learner Strategies for Success (forthcoming)  

Review :
“Provides a sequential method for teaching the skills children need to help themselves. . . I can see where this book will be one that is dog-eared and never just sitting on the shelf.” “This book offers real steps for helping empower kids. The lessons are designed so that all children within a classroom would benefit, whether they are the child for whom the lesson was designed or the one for whom the lesson will build empathy, compassion, and understanding. Most books are not user friendly, providing off-the-shelf lessons. Mr. Greene has taken a truly easy-to-use methodical approach to problems kids face that can become a pivotal point in turning them around at an earlier age.” “Very practical and usable units, easy to understand and carry out. . . . Child-centered and internally empowering for the student.” "I appreciate the book′s informal tone and the flow of material. It is very readable; free of complicated psychobabble and excessive jargon. Although teachers get classroom management in the education curriculum, the strategies are laced with common sense that often gets passed over in the general education curriculum. (The) writing is clear: stories are useful and appropriate to the content area discussed, table of contents is comprehensive; exercises are helpful." "A welcome intervention guide for teachers in the early grades. This book is a valuable tool with ideas that can be implemented within language arts, social studies, or health curriculum."