Teaching Teens with ADD, ADHD & Executive Function Deficits by Chris A Zeigler Dendy Ms

Teaching Teens with ADD, ADHD & Executive Function Deficits by Chris A Zeigler Dendy Ms

Thousands of teachers and parents have relied on the authoritative, concise information in TEACHING TENS WITH AD, ADHD & EXECUTIVE FUNCTION DEFICITS for advice on meeting the educational, medical, and social needs and challenges of adolescents with these conditions. This updated edition provides more than 80 summaries (annotated checklists for easy consumption) chock full of new information on research, teaching strategies, education law, executive functioning, social skills, and medication. Parents and teachers don't just get classroom accommodations they also get an overview of treatment, diagnosis, and the impact of attention disorders inside and outside the classroom.

A well-respected expert on attention deficit disorders and related conditions and the author of the highly acclaimed Teenagers with AD ADHD, Chris Dendy is encouraging to educators about the challenges of teaching and managing behavior, while reminding them that attention issues are due to problems in the brain that students can't control.

Summaries fall into these categories:

?The Basics of AD & ADHD

?Academic and Learning Issues

?Executive Function and Organizational Skills

?Federal Laws

?Medication Issues

?Managing Behaviors

?Going the Extra Mile

This comprehensive resource is an excellent tool for teachers and parents to use to pinpoint concrete ways to help their child or student be as successful as possible.

Praise for the first edition?.

Includes ?the most current information known about attention deficit disorders. Chris masterfully shares her expertise, knowledge and insights as both a well-respected educator and expert in the field, and as a mother who has lived through the challenges of parenting a teen with ADHD.

--Sandra Rief, teacher, consultant, and author of How to Reach & Teach AD/ADHD Children

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ISBN 13	9781606130162
ISBN 10	1606130161
Title	Teaching Teens with ADD, ADHD & Executive Function Deficits
Author	Chris A Zeigler Dendy Ms
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Woodbine House Inc.,U.S.
Year published	2011-05-15
Number of pages	375
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.