Behavior: The Forgotten Curriculum

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THE FORGOTTEN CURRICULUM

—HECTOR MONTENEGRO, Senior District Advisor, Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning

“Imagine a student lacked a basic academic skill. Any educator would immediately commit to meet the student at his or her current entry point and structure the learning from there. Why, then, does a different, generally consequence-driven approach emerge when the gap is in a basic behavioral skill? In Behavior: The Forgotten Curriculum, Chris Weber outlines six core steps all educators can follow to ensure behavioral and academic gaps are addressed in a similar fashion.”

—TOM HIERCK, Author, Educational Consultant, and Motivational Speaker

—GREG WOLCOTT, Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning, Woodridge School District 68, Woodridge, Illinois

An RTI Approach for Nurturing Essential Life Skills

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Readers will: • Gain background and practical knowledge necessary to design and implement comprehensive, RTI-based supports • Identify and define the behavioral skills most needed in their region or district • Instruct and model essential behavioral skills • Develop methods of measuring student success • Differentiate teaching to prepare each student for success beyond the classroom

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Weber

While state, provincial, and federal curricula have prioritized academic skill development, behavioral skills—including self-regulation, perseverance, growth mindsets, and learning strategies—have fallen by the wayside, lowering student readiness for college, careers, and life. In Behavior: The Forgotten Curriculum; An RTI Approach for Nurturing Essential Life Skills, Chris Weber takes a tried-andtested method of ensuring student achievement— response to intervention (RTI)—and encourages K–12 educational leaders, administrators, and teachers to apply this process to essential behavioral skills. As educators discover the benefits from and the necessity of teaching behavioral strategies, they will find themselves prepared to engage all students within their classrooms and help them develop key behavioral skills.

THE FORGOTTEN CURRICULUM

“Utilizing his years of experience and expertise implementing RTI and MTSS in hundreds of schools, Weber does a masterful job laying out a road map to help districts develop the whole child. This book will truly assist educators in creating students with the skills to navigate the obstacles and opportunities life has in store for them, both inside and outside the classroom.”

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“Chris Weber’s six steps of behavioral RTI are clear, concise, and easy to implement, and every educator will benefit from the explicit instruction and subtle integration of specific behavioral skills into his or her instructional framework. This is a sure formula for enriching the lives and relationships of both students and teachers.”


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