Use this four-step method to maximize instruction and dramatically impact student learning! This innovative guidebook offers proven methods to strengthen instruction and help K-12 students acquire successful learning strategies using the SOAR approach: Selecting key lesson ideasOrganizing information using comparative charts and other representationsAssociating ideas to create meaningful, memorable connectionsRegulating and reinforcing learning through practice.Teachers will find detailed explanations for using each SOAR teaching strategy, guidelines for fostering student self-motivation and behavior self-management; methods for embedding student learning techniques within content instruction to develop students' capacity to learn in any setting, and more.