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<strong>Media</strong> <strong>Center</strong> <strong>Holdings</strong>- <strong>with</strong> <strong>Call</strong> <strong>Number</strong> <strong>and</strong> Librarian Notes<br />

01 Apr 2011 12:44 PM<br />

<strong>Monarch</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Center</strong><br />

Title Author<br />

<strong>Call</strong> <strong>Number</strong><br />

Resource Type: Books<br />

**Solving Problems (Spotlight on Reasoning & LoGiudice, Carolyn / Johnson, Paul F. 514 .323 LOG<br />

Problem Solving)<br />

These activities pull many skills together to show students how problems can be approached systematically,<br />

dynamically, <strong>and</strong> flexibly. Students will use strategies <strong>and</strong> visual maps to plan solutions to both simple <strong>and</strong> more<br />

complex problems.<br />

Benefits<br />

Skills featured in this book include:<br />

Identifying whether a situation contains a problem<br />

Naming causes of problems <strong>and</strong> prevention steps<br />

Listing resources <strong>and</strong> materials needed to solve problems<br />

Mapping simple <strong>and</strong> complex problems using graphic organizers<br />

Identifying problems in narrative text <strong>and</strong> suggesting multiple/alternate solutions<br />

Activities are sequenced by complexity <strong>and</strong> include visual cues that are gradually faded.<br />

Reasoning <strong>and</strong> problem-solving skills parallel critical classroom <strong>and</strong> social situations to boost students’<br />

performance in all areas of interactions.<br />

Content of the activities reflects a wide variety of curricular areas as well as daily life.<br />

Vocabulary <strong>and</strong> sentence structure are controlled at an elementary grade level.<br />

Ready-to-give pretests <strong>and</strong> posttests make it easy to monitor student proficiency.<br />

Activities at the beginning levels require minimal writing to complete <strong>and</strong> feature fill-in-the blank or multiple-choice<br />

formats.<br />

Essential skills build from their most basic foundations to real-life carryover activities.<br />

Each skill is defined in student-friendly terms so students underst<strong>and</strong> the skill <strong>and</strong> purpose of the listening task.<br />

Use <strong>with</strong> individual students or groups.<br />

Features<br />

This book includes:<br />

evidence-based rationale<br />

pretest/posttest<br />

reproducible activity pages<br />

CD-ROM of activity pages you can print from your computer<br />

additional activities to help students master the skill<br />

answer key<br />

Direct instruction in approaching <strong>and</strong> planning to solve problems can improve overall reasoning <strong>and</strong><br />

problem-solving skills. Spotlight on Reasoning & Problem Solving Solving Problems makes it easy to improve one<br />

strategy at a time so your students become purposeful, active thinkers.<br />

ResourceMate® 3.0 <strong>Monarch</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Center</strong><br />

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