AD/HD homework challenges transformed! : creative ways to achieve focus and attention by building on AD/HD traits / Harriet Hope Green.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Green, Harriet Hope.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder--Education.

Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Home and school.

Homework.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (130 p.)

Other Title:

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder homework challenges transformed!

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Homework can be an ordeal for children with ADHD as they often struggle to concentrate and become restless. With the right strategies that make use of ADHD traits, homework can be made tolerable and even enjoyable. This book is brimming with creative methods to engage and motivate children with ADHD at homework time.

Contents:

AD/HD Homework Challenges Transformed!Creative Ways to Achieve Focus and Attention by Building on AD/HD Traits; Preface; Introduction; 1. Enablers; Scavenger Hunt; Sock it to Me; Balance Ball; The Folder to Remember; Planner Art; Reliable Best Buddy; Recording Pen; Success for All to See; Stepping Forward; Parent as Secretary; Give Me the Signal; The Schedule; Mix and Match; Mystery Box; The Timer Says it All; Yes, I Can; Geographical Location; 2. Study Skills; It's in the Box; The Project; Question over Answer; Scientific Method; Karaoke; Crystal Ball; Memories; Put it Together

Clever SolutionsCreate a Question; 3. Bring on the Homework; Pick the Stick; The Unexpected Reward; Student as Teacher; Topic Sentence to Concluding Sentence; Highlight the Signal; Chart it, Reward it, Do it Again; Follow Directions; Where are You?; 4. Reading Dilemma; Mail Person on the Run; Who Reads First?; Read All About It; Follow the Line of Words; Family Pajama Party; Penlight Night; Think About the Moral; Read, Rest, Relax; 5. Monster Math; Estimation; Math in Motion; Silent Math; Math on a Grid; Long Division: A New Approach; Attacking the Word Problem in Math; Checkbook Minder

Variations on Bingo6. Spelling; Spell Three Ways; Technology as Success Enabler; Touch that Word; Just Plain Silent; Choose Your Spelling Technique; Paper and Pencil Spelling; 7. Writing; Attention, Babysitters; Hear and Draw; Recipe for Happiness; No Homework? No Way!; Literary Elements; Categorizing; Foam Ball Recall; Searching for Details; Who, What, Where, When, Why; What's for Dinner?; Restaurant Review; The Envelope, Please; Wanted; Invitations; A Fairy Tale; Thank You Notes; The Employment Application; Interview the Principal; Parts of Speech; Words for Pictures; 8. Addressing Symptoms

ImpulsivityImpulse Patrol; Happy Birthday; No Noise Allowed; Stretch and Pull; Bursting Bubbles; Getting to Know You; Exercise Your Memory; Focus and Concentration; Playmates; Fidget Away; Twenty Questions; For Sale; Why are There Rules?; 9. Emotions; How Do You Feel?; Color Me Happy; Helping Hands; Creative Dramatics; Read My Face; Family Meeting; Talking Silently; Teamwork; Demonstrate the Sport; Vegetable Shows; Thinking Ahead; Time Capsule; Confronting the Wiggles; Conclusion; Index; Blank Page

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780857006011

0857006010

OCLC:

828792940