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Working together produces greater results in every segment of society. Spotlight On Life Skills produces similar results in today’s middle schools.

This program unites students, teachers, and administrators to develop behaviors that will enhance students’ functioning now and in the future. Divided into 41 different topics and including extras for six holidays, the program’s 170 daily lessons can easily be provided by the counselor for presentation to homeroom teachers four days a week by using the included CD. A discussion period follows the teacher’s short introduction, and the teacher later summarizes an administrator’s comments to the entire school. Every student hears the same message, discusses the same subject, and is given the same task to perform during the day. Students, teachers, and administrators work together to make the school a better place for learning. Topics include:

  • Responsibility
  • Respect
  • Cooperation
  • Accountability
  • Work Habits
  • Coping Skills
  • Test-Taking
  • Friendship Skills
  • Study Skills
  • Bullying
  • Personal Growth

    This tried and true program, written by a middle school counselor from Maryland, has been in operation for five years and feedback from students gives it a 95%-100% on all questions asked as to the helpfulness of the material presented. Give your students the opportunity to have the best middle school experience possible by incorporating Spotlight On Life Skills into your daily curriculum. It is working in Maryland and it will work for you.

    Other uses for this program include classroom guidance lessons, individual counseling sessions, social skills groups, behavior-intervention program curriculum, and resources to address teachers’ target needs. Includes ASCA standards, competencies, and indicators for the lessons.



    TOPICS: Responsibility, study skills, accountability, bullying, and others

    INCLUDES: 170 daily classroom lessons and CD

    AUTHOR: Lois Rothberg

    GRADE LEVELS: 6-8/AGES: 11-13

    RECOMMENDED FOR: Middle-school counselors, middle-school teachers

    8.5 x 11, 280 pages, Paperback, © 2009

    • RESEARCH BASED INFORMATION FOR SPOTLIGHT ON LIFE SKILLS

    An All-School Research-Based Character Development Program

    By Lois Rothberg

    The author, a middle school counselor in Maryland, based the program on more than 30 years of experience plus various theories and research. Her middle school has used this character-development/advisory program for five years. At the end of each year, students evaluate the program. Data collected from the 2008 school year indicate:

  • 100% of students listed that the topics were helpful
  • 98% of students specified something about succeeding in school that they learned from the program
  • 98% of students specified something about getting along with others that they learned from the program
  • 98% of students specified something about themselves that they learned from the program
  • 97% of students listed something they learned from the program that will help prepare them for high school
  • 95% of students listed something they learned from the program that would help them succeed in the future at work

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    ASCA STANDARDS FOR SPOTLIGHT ON LIFE SKILLS

    ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT

    Standard A: Students will acquire the attitudes, knowledge and skills that contribute to effective learning in school and across the life span.

  • A:A1 Improve Academic Self-concept
  • A:A1.1 Articulate feelings of competence and confidence as learners
  • A:A1.2 Display a positive interest in learning
  • A:A1.3 Take pride in work and achievement
  • A:A1.4 Accept mistakes as essential to the learning process
  • A:A1.5 Identify attitudes and behaviors that lead to successful learning

  • A:A2 Acquire Skills for Improving Learning
  • A:A2.1 Apply time-management and task-management skills
  • A:A2.2 Demonstrate how effort and persistence positively affect learning
  • A:A2.3 Use communications skills to know when and how to ask for help when needed
  • A:A2.4 Apply knowledge and learning styles to positively influence school performance

  • A:A3 Achieve School Success
  • A:A3.1 Take responsibility for their actions
  • A:A3.2 Demonstrate the ability to work independently, as well as the ability to work cooperatively with other students
  • A:A3.3 Develop a broad range of interests and abilities
  • A:A3.4 Demonstrate dependability, productivity and initiative
  • A:A3.5 Share knowledge

    Standard B: Students will complete school with the academic preparation essential to choose from a wide range of substantial post- secondary options, including college. .

  • A:B1 Improve Learning
  • A:B1.1 Demonstrate the motivation to achieve individual potential
  • A:B1.2 Learn and apply critical-thinking skills
  • A:B1.3 Apply the study skills necessary for academic success at each level
  • A:B1.4 Seek information and support from faculty, staff, family and peers
  • A:B1.5 Organize and apply academic information from a variety of sources
  • A:B1.6 Use knowledge of learning styles to positively influence school performance
  • A:B1.7 Become a self-directed and independent learner

  • A:B2 Plan To Achieve Goals
  • A:B2.1 Establish challenging academic goals in elementary, middle/jr. high and high school
  • A:B2.3 Develop and implement annual plan of study to maximize academic ability and achievement
  • A:B2.4 Apply knowledge of aptitudes and interests to goal setting
  • A:B2.5 Use problem-solving and decision-making skills to assess progress toward educational goals
  • A:B2.6 Understand the relationship between classroom performance and success in school

    Standard C: Students will understand the relationship of academics to the world of work and to life at home and in the community. .

  • A:C1 Relate School To Life Experiences
  • A:C1.1 Demonstrate the ability to balance school, studies, extracurricular activities,
  • leisure time and family life
  • A:C1.3 Understand the relationship between learning and work
  • A:C1.5 Understand that school success is the preparation to make the transition from student to community member
  • A:C1.6 Understand how school success and academic achievement enhance future career and vocational opportunities

    CAREER DEVELOPMENT

    Standard A: Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and to make informed career decisions.

  • C:A1 Develop Career Awareness
  • C:A1.3. Develop an awareness of personal abilities, skills, interests and motivations
  • C:A1.4 Learn how to interact and work cooperatively in teams
  • C:A1.5 Learn to make decisions
  • C:A1.6 Learn how to set goals
  • C:A1.7 Understand the importance of planning

  • C:A2 Develop Employment Readiness
  • C:A2.1 Acquire employability skills such as working on a team, problem-solving and organizational skills
  • C:A2.5 Learn to respect individual uniqueness in the workplace
  • C:A2.7 Develop a positive attitude toward work and learning
  • C:A2.8 Understand the importance of responsibility, dependability, punctuality, integrity and effort in the workplace

    Standard C: Students will understand the relationship between personal qualities, education, training and the world of work. .

  • C:C1 Acquire Knowledge to Achieve Career Goals
  • C:C1.1 Understand the relationship between educational achievement and career success
  • C:C1.2 Explain how work can help to achieve personal success and satisfaction

  • C:C2 Apply Skills to Achieve Career Goals
  • C:C2.1 Demonstrate how interests, abilities and achievement relate to achieving personal, social, educational and career goals
  • C:C2.2 Learn how to use conflict management skills with peers and adults
  • C:C2.3 Learn to work cooperatively with others as a team member

    PERSONAL/SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

    Standard A: Students will acquire the knowledge, attitudes and interpersonal skills to help them understand and respect self and others. .

  • PS:A1 Acquire Self-Knowledge
  • PS:A1.1 Develop positive attitudes toward self as a unique and worthy person
  • PS:A1.2 Identify values, attitudes and beliefs
  • PS:A1.3 Learn the goal-setting process
  • PS:A1.4 Understand change is a part of growth
  • PS:A1.5 Identify and express feelings
  • PS:A1.6 Distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate behavior
  • PS:A1.8 Understand the need for self-control and how to practice it
  • PS:A1.9 Demonstrate cooperative behavior in groups
  • PS:A1.10 Identify personal strengths and assets

  • PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills
  • PS:A2.1 Recognize that everyone has rights and responsibilities
  • PS:A2.2 Respect alternative points of view
  • PS:A2.3 Recognize, accept, respect and appreciate individual differences
  • PS:A2.4 Recognize, accept and appreciate ethnic and cultural diversity
  • PS:A2.6 Use effective communications skills
  • PS:A2.7 Know that communication involves speaking, listening and nonverbal behavior
  • PS:A2.8 Learn how to make and keep friends

    Standard B: Students will make decisions, set goals and take necessary action to achieve goals. .

  • PS:B1 Self-Knowledge Application
  • PS:B1.1 Use a decision-making and problem-solving model
  • PS:B1.2 Understand consequences of decisions and choices
  • PS:B1.3 Identify alternative solutions to a problem
  • PS:B1.4 Develop effective coping skills for dealing with problems
  • PS:B1.5 Demonstrate when, where and how to seek help for solving problems and making decisions
  • PS:B1.6 Know how to apply conflict resolution skills
  • PS:B1.7 Demonstrate a respect and appreciation for individual and cultural differences
  • PS:B1.8 Know when peer pressure is influencing a decision
  • PS:B1.9 Identify long- and short-term goals
  • PS:B1.10 Identify alternative ways of achieving goals
  • PS:B1.11 Use persistence and perseverance in acquiring knowledge and skills
  • PS:B1.12 Develop an action plan to set and achieve realistic goals

    Standard C: Students will understand safety and survival skills. .

  • PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
  • PS:C1.2 Learn about the relationship between rules, laws, safety and the protection of rights of the individual
  • PS:C1.5 Differentiate between situations requiring peer support and situations requiring adult professional help
  • PS:C1.6 Identify resource people in the school and community, and know how to seek their help
  • PS:C1.7 Apply effective problem-solving and decision-making skills to make safe and healthy choices
  • PS:C1.9 Learn how to cope with peer pressure
  • PS:C1.10 Learn techniques for managing stress and conflict
  • PS:C1.11 Learn coping skills for managing life events

    American School Counselor Association (2004). ASCA National Standards for Students. Alexandria, VA: Copyright 2004 by the American School Counselor Association

    SPOTLIGHT ON LIFE SKILLS © 2009 MARCO PRODUCTS, INC. 1443 OLD YORK ROAD, WARMINSTER, PA 18974


    • SPOTLIGHT ON LIFE SKILLS

    Targeted Population: All students

    Program Components: 170 daily lessons; Academic Improvement; Test-Taking; Peer Relationships; Decision-Making; Career Planning; Bullying; Character Ed.

    Applicable For:
  • ARRA: Improving Student Achievement
    Study Skills and Test Taking
    Peer Relationships     (Peer Relationships, Peer Interaction, Self-Esteem/Self-Understanding)

  • Title I, Part A: Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies
    Academic Improvement     (Study Skills and Test Taking)
    Personal and Social Growth (Character Education, Peer Interaction, Peer Relationships, Self-Esteem/Self Understanding)

  • Title IV, Part A: Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities
    Safe and Drug-Free Learning Environment that Supports Academic Achievement     (Bullying, Decision Making, Internet Safety, Peer Pressure, Teasing)

  • Title V, Part A: Innovative Programs
    Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Programs     (Academic Planning, Career Planning, Decision Making, Peer Interaction, Peer Relationships, Work and Self)

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