Designed to help educators recognize and nurture students with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia, this book guides readers through best practices for using creativity theory and strategies to address the learning challenges for students who have difficulty in acquiring literacy and mathematics content. Offering concrete examples of creativity assessment and pedagogical techniques, chapters are supported by rich appendices providing assessment and screening checklists, time telling objectives, learning trouble spots, a creative approach to teaching place value, and a handy cross-referencing table. Accessible and thorough, this up-to-date guide will help educators develop strategies that acknowledge students’ creative strengths to address learning challenges across the literacy and mathematics curricula.

Designed to help educators recognize and nurture students with dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia, this book guides readers through best practices for using creativity theory and strategies to address the learning challenges for students who have difficulty in acquiring literacy and mathematics content. Offering concrete examples of creativity assessment and pedagogical techniques, chapters are supported by rich appendices providing assessment and screening checklists, time telling objectives, learning trouble spots, a creative approach to teaching place value, and a handy cross-referencing table. Accessible and thorough, this up-to-date guide will help educators develop strategies that acknowledge students' creative strengths to address learning challenges across the literacy and mathematics curricula.

Creative new innovations are urgently needed in education and industry. Knowledge gained in industry related to creativity and innovation has potential value when applied in education, and likewise, knowledge gained in education has potential value when applied in industry. This book describes the value of creativity as a bridge between education and industry fostering new innovations. The book includes the following topics: sources of innovation, creative thinking tools, a problem solving process, a process for fostering a culture for creativity and innovation in an organization, teachings of Paul Torrance, renowned leader of creativity in education, and a diagnostic creative intervention-mediation process that integrates diagnostic teaching and mediation skills.