This professional resource is the online, pdf chapter version of Kathleen Gould Lundy's book, What Do I Do About the Kid Who. . . .? Based on the premise that all teachers have at least one student in their class who they worry they’ll never be able to reach (the student who is reluctant to speak in public, forgets, finds it difficult to work in groups, is uninterested, and seems to be an outsider), this book examines those students' learning behaviors and ways in which to engage them in reading and writing. A valuable resource for teachers, it is at once both practical and functional, filled with classroom handouts, activities, and reading and writing prompts.

Lundy shows educators how to create a learning environment that helps meet the needs of these students, demonstrating specifically how to structure content learning activities so the day-to-day operation of the classroom is easier, more organized, joyful, and exciting. Her simple strategies serve to make learning contextualized, inclusive, respectful, and creative, and an extensive list of resources and professional development sources provide a rich context for her work. A Table of Contents indexes individual chapters: (1) Introduction: Thinking About the Students Who Keep You Awake at Night; (2) Establishing the Learning Environment; (3) Engaging the Students; (4) Exploring the Curriculum; (5)Extending the Learning; (6) Evaluating and Assessing the Learning; (7) Appendices, Recommended Resources,Professional Reading, and Index and Acknowledgements. (author/bebrown)