Successful Educators: A Practical Guide for Understanding Children's Learning Problems and Mental Health Issues

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There is always a good reason for a student's lack of success in school, and the author's unique four-component model will guide readers to a better understanding of lack of school success and what can be done about it. The author presents a unique four-component model that will guide readers to a better of understanding of lack of success in school and what can be done about it. The first component looks at a student's capacity to pay attention. The second component relates to the intellectual and academic abilities that are needed to be successful in school. The third component looks at the student's desire to put forth the effort that is needed to be successful. The fourth and last component looks at the organizational skills that the student needs in order to complete his or her assignments in a satisfactory manner. This work will be helpful for educators including classroom teachers, administrators, guidance counselors, school psychologists, school social workers, or graduate students who want to develop a better understanding of children's learning problems. It will also be of use to parents who want to better understand the needs and challenges of educating a child experiencing learning problems in today's schools.

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This short book by a practicing school psychologist advocates a four-component model to explain the learning process needed for success in schools. Readers are encouraged to see the connectedness of the model's components as they determine why children experience school problems and then actively work to address those problems....Highly recommended. Practitioners, student teachers, and professionals.-Choice
"This short book by a practicing school psychologist advocates a four-component model to explain the learning process needed for success in schools. Readers are encouraged to see the connectedness of the model's components as they determine why children experience school problems and then actively work to address those problems....Highly recommended. Practitioners, student teachers, and professionals."-Choice

Author Bio

NATHAN NAPARSTEK is School Psychologist for the Schenectady City School District, New York, and Licensed Psychologist in private practice.