Practical Techniques, Strategies, and Interventions for Helping Children With Attention Problems and Hyper 

A MUST workbook for Therapists and School Counselors  called upon to write Behavioral Plans for Children with ADD/ADHD or for parents wanting help at home managing their child!! 

Teachers and parents alike will love you for the practical Behavioral Plans that can be written by consulting this book. 

It is comprehensive resource that addresses the "whole child, " as well as the team approach to meeting the needs of students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Includes management techniques that promote on-task behavior and language arts, whole language, and multi-sensory instruction strategies that maintain student attention and keep students involved.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• SECTION 1: What Is: ADD/ADHD? 1

• SECTION 2: Critical Factors in Working With ADD/ADHD 5

• SECTION 3: A List of Don'ts 13

• SECTION 4: A Comprehensive Treatment Program for ADD/ADHD 15

• SECTION 5: Preventing Behavioral Problems in the Classroom Through Management Techniques 19

• SECTION 6: Preventing Problems During Transitions and Noninstructional Time 33

• SECTION 7: Attention: Getting It, Focusing It, Keeping It 37

• SECTION 8: How to Teach Students Organization and Study Skills 45

• SECTION 9: Multisensory Instruction 53

• SECTION 10: Language Arts Strategies 59

• SECTION 11: Written Language Strategies 71

• SECTION 12: Math Strategies 83

• SECTION 13: Tips for Giving Directions 93

• SECTION 14: The Advantages of Cooperative Learning with ADD/ADHD Students 95

• SECTION 15: Learning Styles 109

• SECTION 16: Relaxation, Guided Imagery, and Visualization Techniques 125

• SECTION 17: Music for Transitions, Calming, and Visualization 131

• SECTION 18: Communication With Parents and Mutual Support 139

• SECTION 19: A Parent's Story: What Every Teacher Needs to Hear 143

• SECTION 20: Medication and School Management 155

• SECTION 21: What About Kindergarten? 161

• SECTION 22: The Challenge of Middle School and Junior High 179

• SECTION 23: Actual Case Studies With Intervention Plans 185

• SECTION 24: How Administrators Can Help Teachers and Students Succeed 197

• SECTION 25: Team Teaching and Teacher Partnerships 201

• SECTION 26: Using Tutors and Volunteers to Help Students in the Classroom 203

• SECTION 27: School Documentation and Communication With Physicians and Agencies 205

• SECTION 28: School Referrals, Assessment, and Special Education Placement 211

• SECTION 29: Exemplary Model Programs 223

• SECTION 30: Child Advocacy: Going the Extra Mile 233

• BIBLIOGRAPHY AND RECOMMENDED RESOURCES 237