A state of the art set of lesson plans that can be used for differentiated instruction of students with dysgraphia, dyslexia, and OWL LD, this book gives teachers of Grades 4 6 a whole school year of specialized group instruction that improves the literacy skills of students who struggle with written language. Students in Ginger Berninger's research studies showed significant improvement in their reading and writing after using these lessons now available to teachers for the first time ever in one convenient book! The practical companion to Teaching Students with Dyslexia and Dysgraphia (ISBN 978-1557669346), these step-by-step lessons deliver positive results in brief interventions, and these are the only lessons of their kind that are proven effective by brain research studies. The highly organized lesson plans, which are detailed but not rigid, help students improve in multiple subject areas, and show teachers how to incorporate reading and writing in science and social studies content areas of the curricula by making it easy to incorporate research based instruction into classrooms to meet the needs of ALL students.
Each ready to use lesson is complete with teacher materials and student materials. The teacher materials give educators warmup exercises that target key skills, simple activities with clear and detailed descriptions, and adaptable sample scripts that help them elicit student responses. And with the student materials, teachers will have photocopiable worksheets that help children sharpen their skills in creative, engaging ways....

How can teachers provide effective literacy instruction for students with learning differences while meeting the needs of all students in the class? Finally, a single accessible textbook answers that question for every K 12 educator. The only teacher training text to cover the three learning disabilities that require differentiated instruction dysgraphia, dyslexia, and oral and written language learning disability (OWL LD) this book prepares educators to teach students with learning differences in explicit, reflective, and intellectually engaging ways. Ginger Berninger, a seasoned researcher and former teacher, partners with 40-year teacher and teacher trainer veteran Beverly Wolf for a one-of-a-kind text that gives readers the best of both worlds: critical insights from scientific studies and lessons learned from actual teaching experience. Throughout the book, relevant research findings from diverse fields including genetics, neuroscience, cognitive science, linguistics, and education show teachers the why behind the how. And the extensive instructional guidelines, applicable across school settings and specific curricula, offer innovative approaches to practice that will help teachers successfully meet the needs of individual students. SEE ALSO ACCOMPANYING WORKBOOK, Helping Students with Dyslexia and Dysgraphia Make Connections: Differentiated Instruction Lesson Plans in Reading and Writing (ISBN: 978-1-59857-021-2)....