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Synopsis
Dr. Clare B. Jones responded to educators' and parents' desperate need for information about attention deficits by writing the original edition of Sourcebook in 1991. Today it remains the only text totally dedicated to attention disorders in early childhood. Now Dr. Jones has updated and expanded the information in the original Sourcebook. This revised edition includes handouts and take-home sheets for Spanish-speaking parents. Additionally, it has retained all the original activities for the classroom because, like all good teaching strategies, they are timeless. In this book, Dr. Jones also discusses:
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Current research, treatments, and solutions
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The American Psychiatric Association's most recent criteria for diagnosing ADD
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Attention deficit inattentive type as compared with hyperactive/impulsive type
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Updated lists of tools and observations for assessing ADD
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Specific contributions of various members of the multidisciplinary team-parents, physicians, school nurses, special education and regular classroom teachers, psychologists, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, and others
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Suggestions for setting up and maintaining appropriate environments for children with ADD
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Intervention, management, and behavioral strategies to use in the classroom
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Information to share with parents on understanding and coping with their child at home
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How to tap into these children's interest in computers and select software that will enrich their learning experiences
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Extensive research and reading lists for professionals and parents
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About the Author
Clare B. Jones received her Ph.D. from the University of Akron in Ohio, her M.Ed., from Cleveland State University, and her B.S. from Drake University. She is a diagnostic specialist for children and young adults with learning disabilities and attention disorders. The former education director of Phoenix Children's Hospital, she has been a classroom teacher for 20 years. She was recognized in Ohio as Master Teacher of the Year. Dr. Jones is an adjunct professor at Northern Arizona University and a nationally recognized presenter. In addition to this work, she is the author of Sourcebook for Children With Attention Deficit Disorder: A Management Guide for Early Childhood Professionals and Parents (1991), A Sourcebook on Attention Deficit Disorder for Early Childhood Professionals and Parents, Second Edition (1998), and The Young and Active (video) for elementary teachers. She also was the senior editor of Parent Articles About ADHD (1999). she also is a contributor to several textbooks and journals. Dr. Jones operates a private practice, Developmental Learning Associates, in Phoenix.
Language Notes
Text: English
Introduction: Spanish
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- PublisherCommunication Skill Builders
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 9997955846
- ISBN 13 9789997955845
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
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