This text covers strategies, lessons, and reproducible activities to use in teaching students in grades three to eight who have different learning styles, abilities, skills, and behaviors. Lessons are gauged toward active, high-interest learning and for use with all the students in a general education classroom. They discuss how to recognize student differences; manage behavior; engage students; promote self-esteem and resilience; increase parental involvement; improve time management, organization, and homework success; and use specific curriculum for reading and writing, language, content areas, and music and art. This edition is updated to include new research findings and educational practices. Rief (continuing education, California State U., East Bay and Seattle Pacific U.) is an internationally known author, speaker, and teacher trainer, and Heimburge has taught at the elementary level for over 30 years. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)