Making the Grade: An Adolescent's Struggle with Add [Paperback]

Roberta N. Parker (Author), Richard Dimatteo (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Making the Grade

This is a heartwarming story of seventh grader, Jim Jerome, who finds his problems with self-control and inattention threaten his chances of success scholastically and athletically. Jim learns about ADD and ways to help himself. There is a section of the book which provides answers to commonly asked questions about ADD which offers vital information to young readers. Symptoms, causes, treatments, and outcomes of ADD are discussed frankly and positively. Helpful ideas for developing good study and homework habits, improving social skills, and reducing impulisvie thinking are presented. Also available in Spanish under the title "Como Pasar de Grado"

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About the Author

Roberta Parker taught secondary school students in New York, Maryland, and Florida. She has drawn upon a decade of experiences teaching children with attention deficit disorder to write this fictional but realistic story.

Harvey C. Parker, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and a former teacher. He is a co-founder of CH.A.D.D., a national support group for individuals and families affected by attention deficit disorders. Dr. Parker lectures nationally on the subject of ADD and educational and behavioral problems of childhood and adolescents. He has appeared on the Today Show and on 20/20 to discuss issues of how ADD affects children.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Specialty Press (FL) (February 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0962162914
• ISBN-13: 978-0962162916
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,478,312 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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