Suzy Pepper Rollins – författare

When schools fail to address the problems of struggling students, the consequences can be dire: course failures, absenteeism, suspensions or expulsions, dropouts. Those effects continue to ripple after school with lower rates of college attendance and graduation, underemployment and lower wages and even incarceration.Yet many of these students can experience a very different trajectory when their learning difficulties are addressed. Whether it’s a student with ADHD who has trouble sitting still, a student just arrived from abroad who speaks no English or a traumatised student who dissociates in class; there are strategies that have proven effective in overcoming the hurdles they face. This guide will help teachers recognise the most common barriers to learning and apply solutions that will work in their classrooms.

From Suzy Rollins, author of Teaching Vulnerable Students, a collection of effective practices to move students forward in a positive way when they have gaps in learning, whether due to the COVID-19 slide or other factors. In this QRG in the new set of Strategies for Distance Learning Guides, Rollins outlines how to tactically address academic gaps in the context of new learning situations, using well-tested strategies:Learning mapsScaffolding devicesPrior knowledge activationVocabulary-buildingCooperative LearningMotivational TechniquesWith extensive tips for how to maintain these goals in both synchronous and asynchronous learning activities, this guide will be a go-to resource for teachers of newcomers and English learners.Each 8.5" x 11" multi-panel guide is laminated for extra durability and 3-hole-punched for binder storage.