Children don't come with an instruction manual : a teacher's guide to problems that affect learners / Wendy L. Moss.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moss, Wendy (Wendy L.)

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Special education.

Exceptional children.

Physical Description:

xv, 173 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

Children do not come with an instruction manual

Place of Publication:

New York : Teachers College Press, [2004]

Summary:

Increasingly, teachers are called upon to guide children toward being emotionally healthy, socially adept, and academically successful. This concise manual will help educators recognize and deal with a variety of academic and nonacademic issues that can hamper a child's classroom performance.

Contents:

1 Understanding Children: A Complex Exploration 1

2 Cognitive and Learning Challenges: Giftedness; Lower than Average IQ; Learning Disabilities; Language Difficulties 5

Defining Intelligence 5

The Gifted Child's School Difficulties 6

The Struggles of the Child Who Has a Lower than Average IQ 10

Learning Disabilities 15

Language Deficits Can Impact Learning 25

3 Trauma and Stress: Trauma; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; World Violence; Community Violence; Coping with Traumatic Events 34

Defining Traumatic Events 35

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 35

Violence in the Child's Community 42

4 Family and School Stress and the Impact of Anxiety: Family Stressors; Victims of Bullying; Anxiety Disorders 52

Stress in the Home: Births, Maltreatment, Divorce 52

Stress in School: Bullying 62

Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders 66

5 Other Internalized Disorders and the Mind-Body Interaction: Obsessive Thoughts; Compulsive Behaviors; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Perfectionism; Depression; Mind-Body Interaction; The Impact of Chronic Medical Concerns 78

Obsessive Thoughts 78

Compulsive Behaviors 79

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) 80

Perfectionism 84

Depression 86

Mind-Body Interaction: Physical Illness and Its Relation to Emotional Stress 94

6 Externalized Disorders: ADHD; Oppositional Defiant Disorder; Conduct Disorder and Bullying 102

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) 102

Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) 112

Conduct Disorder (CD) 115

7 Additional Areas of Concern: Selective Mutism; Autism and Asperger's Disorder; Tics and Tourette's Disorder; Psychosis; Eating Disorders; The Atypical Child 127

Selective Mutism 127

Autism and Asperger's Disorder 132

Tics and Tourette's Disorder 136

Psychosis 140

Eating Disorders

A Brief Overview 141

Other Disorders 142

The Atypical Child

Not All Children Are Disordered! 142

8 A Positive Journey Through Elementary School: Students, Parents, and Teachers Offer Words of Advice 145.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

0807744433

OCLC:

53441467