Homeschooling the Child with ADD (or Other Special Needs): Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the Child with Learning Differences [Paperback]

Lenore Colacion Hayes (Author)

Book Description

Series: Prima Home Learning Library | Publication Date: March 26, 2002

Discover the Perfect Education Choice for Your Special-Needs Child
More and more parents are realizing that homeschooling is a great option for children with ADD, ADHD, and other special needs, Homeschooling parents can tailor the learning experience to precisely fit their child's requirements, a critical neccessity in the develpment of special-needs children. So, how can you provide the most effective education for your child at home?

This timely book shines a spotlight on the challenges and joys of homeschooling special-needs children—children with challenges ranging from autism and ADD to other learning disablilities or children who simply march to the beat of a different drummer. Inside, you'll discover how to:
·Create a felxible learning pace
·Assist your child to develop individual strengths
·Tailor a homeschooling experience for special-needs children of all ages
·Develp strong family bonds with a challenging child
·Get help from both public and private sources
·And much more!
"A wonderful book laced with insights and strength of spirit."
—John Taylor Gatto, author of Dumbing Us Down and The Underground History of American Education

"Lenore C. Hayes holds the reader's hand through determining whether wymptoms actually constitute a disorder or are simply a normal childhood trait, right on through negotiating with medical and educational bureaucracies (this advice alone may be worth the price of the book!). A valuable addition to the homeschooling bookshelf, highly recommended for anyone homeschooling a child with special needs."
—Helen Hegener, senior editor, Home Education Magazine

"I highly recommend Lenore Hayes' book to any parents considering the homeschooling option."
—Thom Hartmann, author, ADD: A different Perception

Editorial Reviews

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"Lenore C. Hayes hold the reader's hand through determining whether symptoms actually constitute a disorder or are simply a normal childhood trait, right on through negotiating with medical and educational bureaucracies (this advice alone may be worth the price of the book!). A valuable addition to the homeschooling bookshelf, highly recommended for anyone homeschooling a child with special needs."
—Helen Hegener, senior editor, Home Education Magazine

"I highly recommend Lenore Hayes' book to any parents considering the homeschooling option."
—Thom Hartmann, author, ADD: A Different Perception

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"Lenore C. Hayes hold the reader's hand through determining whether symptoms actually constitute a disorder or are simply a normal childhood trait, right on through negotiating with medical and educational bureaucracies (this advice alone may be worth the price of the book!). A valuable addition to the homeschooling bookshelf, highly recommended for anyone homeschooling a child with special needs."
—Helen Hegener, senior editor, Home Education Magazine

"I highly recommend Lenore Hayes' book to any parents considering the homeschooling option."
—Thom Hartmann, author, ADD: A Different Perception

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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Prima Lifestyles; 1 edition (March 26, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761535691
• ISBN-13: 978-0761535690
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #800,824 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Wish I had read the reviews, December 9, 2003

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"stimied" (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Homeschooling the Child with ADD (or Other Special Needs): Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the Child with Learning Differences (Paperback)

What I wanted was some real information on HOW to homeschool my child with ADHD. If I wanted help making the desision to homeschool my child I would have searched for that. This book provides no real help in how to form a plan or curriculum. It has absoluetly nothing to say about how to help your child learn, and quite frankly, despite the title there are few references to any child with ADHD. I already know what it is, I already know what it does to my family, what I wanted was some real help, and this was NOT it.

42 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Need a "pep talk"??, April 6, 2002

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Sabrina Doster "iambri" (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Homeschooling the Child with ADD (or Other Special Needs): Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the Child with Learning Differences (Paperback)

This book is most useful for those parents considering removing their child from public school. It is mainly a "pep talk" for undecided parents. I ordered this book with the expectation that it would provide useful suggestions on how to reach my ADD daughter. I was searching for information on HOW TO TEACH an ADD child. It does have some useful information here and there but the book did not provide the information I was looking for.

33 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very Disappointed, April 9, 2002

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This review is from: Homeschooling the Child with ADD (or Other Special Needs): Your Complete Guide to Successfully Homeschooling the Child with Learning Differences (Paperback)

I purchased this book with hopes of finding some information in teaching my ADHD son. I have been homeschooling for 3 years now and their "start-up" advice, although useful for others, was of no help to me. Most other books that deal with ADD/ADHD focus on children in the public school setting. I set out to find a book specifically dealing with homeschool children. This book is very deceiving in its title and I am saddened that the author would use ADD as a lure to get people to buy her book. Especially homeschoolers, who are often on a very limited budget to begin with. It should be titled, "How to start homeschooling a child with special needs," and leave the ADD out of it. There are some very useful ideas for beginning homeschoolers, but if you are looking for "specific" guidance regarding ADD issues you will be very disappointed.