ADD/ADHD alternatives in the classroom /

What does it mean to a kid to be labeled attention-deficit disordered (ADD)? Or to have ''hyperactive'' added to the label (ADHD)? What can teachers do to boost the success of students with attention and behavioral difficulties? Are we relying too much on medication for these kid...

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Main Author: Armstrong, Thomas
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, ©1999.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:0871205378
9780871205377
1416603956
9781416603955
0871203596
9780871203595
1280933372
9781280933370
9781416603962
1416603964
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Limitations
  • and Assumptions
  • of the ADD/ADHD Paradigm; Assumption 1; Assumption 2; Assumption 3; Assumption 4; Assumption 5; Assumption 6; Assumption 7; Alternatives to the ADD/ADHD Paradigm; Historical Perspective; Sociocultural Perspective; Cognitive Perspective; Educational Perspective; Developmental Perspective; Gender Differences Perspective; Psychoaffective Perspective; Toward a Holistic Paradigm; Strategies To Empower, Not Control, Kids Labeled ADD/ADHD; Educational Strategies; Cognitive Strategies; Physical Strategies; Affective Strategies; Interpersonal Strategies.