The Adhd Book of Lists: A Practical Guide for Helping Children and Teens With Attention Deficit Disorders - Softcover

Rief, Sandra F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 078796591X ISBN 13: 9780787965914

Publisher: Jossey-Bass Inc Pub, 2003

Synopsis

The ADHD Book of Lists is a comprehensive, reliable source of answers, practical strategies, and tools written in a convenient list format. Created for teachers (K-12), parents, school psychologists, medical and mental health professionals, counselors, and other school personnel, this important resource contains the most current information about Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). It is filled with the strategies, supports, and interventions that have been found to be the most effective in minimizing the problems and optimizing the success of children and teens with ADHD. The book contains a wealth of information to guide in the management of ADHD in school and at home. In addition, The ADHD Book of Lists' easy-to-use 8 1/2 x 11 lay-flat format is filled with reproducible checklists, forms, tools, and resources.

A companion video by Sandra Rief is also available for purchase. ADHD & LD: Powerful Teaching Strategies and Accommodations (ISBN: 0-7879-7472-2) provides a thorough, non-technical introduction to ADD and ADHD, with hundreds of practical instructional and behavioral strategies tested in diverse elementary and middle school classrooms. It is an excellent supplement to the ADHD Book of Lists.

About this title

About the Author

Sandra F. Rief, M.A., a leading speaker, author and consultant on effective strategies and interventions for meeting the needs of children with learning, attention, and behavioral challenges. She is the author of the bestseller How to Reach and Teach ADD/ADHD Children and The ADD/ADHD Checklist. Sandra is an award-winning educator with over twenty years of experience teaching in public school (in 1995 was named California Resource Specialist of the Year.)

From the Back Cover

The ADHD Book of Lists is a comprehensive, reliable source of answers, practical strategies, and tools written in a convenient list format. Created for teachers (K-12), parents, school psychologists, medical and mental health professionals, counselors, and other school personnel, this important resource contains the most current information about Attention Deficit/
Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). It is filled with the strategies, supports, and interventions that have been found to be the most effective in minimizing the problems and optimizing the success of children and teens with ADHD. The book contains a wealth of information to guide in the management of ADHD in school and at home. In addition, The ADHD Book of Lists' 8/12" x 11" lay flat format is filled with reproducible checklists, forms, tools, and resources.
"When Sandra Rief writes about ADHD and educational issues, people listen! Rief, widely recognized as the leading authority on these topics, has an extraordinary gift for identifying key challenges and providing practical, effective tips for helping children succeed in school. Her latest book, The ADHD Book of Lists, is another indispensable tool for both parents and teachers! As the author of two popular books on ADHD, I always use Sandra's books as primary references."
— Chris A. Zeigler Dendy, author, Teenagers with ADD and Teaching Teens with ADD and ADHD

"Educating ADHD kids can be a real challenge for everyone involved. The ADHD Book of Lists combines Sandra Rief's classroom-proven techniques with current information about this condition and should be required reading for all teachers and parents of ADHD children."
— Harlan R. Gephart, M.D., Center for ADHD, Bellevue, Washington

"If you are looking for information, tips, strategies, interventions, references and tools to help your child or student with ADHD, Sandra Rief's book has it all in an easy-to-read, comprehensive encyclopedia of practical information for parents and educators. As an in-service provider, I am always looking for the right source of information, and this is the book I have been waiting for!"
— Beth A. Kaplanek, RN, BSN, advocate, parent of an ADHD Child, and former national president of CHADD,

"Look no more— this is it! This book is the consummate resource for finding everything you want to know about ADHD— from diagnosis to intervention. Valuable for both parents and professionals."
— Ginger E. Gates, Ph.D., NCSP, LSSP, school psychologist and professional development trainer, Houston, Texas

Edition details

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass Inc Pub
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 078796591X
• ISBN 13: 9780787965914
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Rief Ariel
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320