{"product_id":"peer-support-strategies-for-improving-erik-w-carter-9781557668431","title":"Peer Support Strategies for Improving All Students' Social Lives and Learning","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeer supports really work: they're a great, efficient way to help all students learn, make the most of teacher\/ paraprofessional time, and increase the achievement level of challenging students. This is the concise, practical guide every middle and high school needs to implement peer support strategies--including cooperative learning and peer tutoring--to benefit students with moderate to severe disabilities and their peers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith this reader-friendly, step-by-step planning guide from the foremost authorities on peer supports, educators, paraprofessionals, and other school staff will\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ediscover how peer supports are a \"two-way street,\" boosting the academic outcomes, social skills, and self-esteem of students with disabilities and the peers who support them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edetermine which students might benefit most from peer supports\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003erecruit and match the students most likely to form mutually beneficial relationships\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edevelop effective support plans that promote access to the general curriculum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e work peer supports into IEP goals to meet state and national academic standards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003egive students the training and guidance they need to approach their support roles with confidence and enthusiasm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eclarify the responsibilities of everyone involved in a peer support system: students, general and special educators, paraprofessionals and other school staff\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eprovide peers with constructive ongoing feedback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eextend peer supports to school activities and extracurricular events\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eevaluate the social and academic impact of peer support arrangements \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eA complete, start-to-finish guide to peer supports, this book is packed with photocopiable planning, implementation, and evaluation tools; evidence-based strategies; and vignettes that illustrate successful peer supports.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith this must-have book on one of the hottest topics in inclusive education, educators and paraprofessionals will create schools where all students--with and without disabilities--help each other reach their academic goals, make new friends, and live full and meaningful lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erik W. Carter, Lisa Cushing, Craig Kennedy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1557668434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781557668431\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brookes Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.90h x 8.50w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2010 pg. 195","brand":"Erik W. Carter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372415373567,"sku":"9781557668431","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a8c1d439-9cc1-4800-b2a0-651280d8f391.jpg?v=1732725880","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/peer-support-strategies-for-improving-erik-w-carter-9781557668431","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}