Stephan Silverman, Jacqueline Iseman, Sue Jeweler

School Success for Kids with ADHD (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The ultimate guide to ensuring school success for kids with attention deficits.

School Success for Kids With ADHD offers parents and teachers the support they need to ensure children with attention deficits build on their strengths, circumvent their weaknesses, and achieve to their fullest potential. With the growing number of children diagnosed with attention problems, parents and teachers need practical advice for helping these children succeed in school.

Topics include recognizing the causes and types of attention deficits and how they appear in the school context, requesting school evaluations and diagnoses, understanding the laws regarding students with special needs, advocating for these students in the school environment, and coaching students with attention deficits to success.

The authors also include a brief overview of research and medical perspectives on attention deficits, strategies used by teachers of children with ADHD, and helpful tools for parents and teachers to employ, such as homework checklists and self-advocacy charts.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sourcebooks Inc
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781593634520
• Artikelnr.: 37976871

Autorenporträt

Stephan Silverman, Ph.D., is a highly regarded child/adolescent psychological diagnostician in the Washington, DC metropolitan area with 35 years of years of experience. He has been a field trainer of many young psychologists and currently specializes in the assessment and education of students on the autistic spectrum. Stephan currently acts as a liaison psychologist to several schools specializing in Asperger's Syndrome. He has been recognized for his support to parents of children with a wide range of disabilities.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Introduction The Importance and Impact of Attention
History of ADHD The Medical Perspective What Parents Need to Know The Most
Effective Treatment and Management System for ADHD: The 12-Point Multimodal
Action Plan Strategies Used by Successful Teachers for Children With
Attentional Issues The Power and Techniques of Effective Coaching College
and Beyond The Part Technology Plays in Managing ADHD A Review of
Alternative Treatments Parents Can Consider Conclusion Resources References
Appendix A: Supplementary Tools for Use With Individuals With ADHD Appendix
B: Extended Information on Research of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder About the Authors About the Contributors