ADD/ADHD alternatives in the classroom / Thomas Armstrong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Armstrong, Thomas, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder--Education.

Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (137 p.)

Place of Publication:

Alexandria, Virginia : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, [1999]

Summary:

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 kids and not enough on new perspectives on learning, child development, the child's socioeconomic and cultural background, biological and psychological research, and the learner's emotional and social needs? Armstrong urges educators and parents to look for the positive characteristics in learners who may carry the ADD/AD

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

Ecological StrategiesBehavioral Strategies; Biological Strategies; Epilogue; References; Index; About the Author;

Notes:

"ASCD Stock Number 199273."

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610933372

9781280933370

1280933372

9781416603962

1416603964

OCLC:

191036760