How To Reach And Teach Children with ADD/ADHD: Practical Techniques, Strategies, and Interventions (J-B Ed: Reach and Teach) (Paperback)

~ Sandra F. Rief M.A. (Author) "As mentioned in this book's introduction as well, many people continue to use the two distinct terms of ADD (Attention-Deficit Disorder) and ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

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"It is both a pleasure and a privilege to provide this strong and unequivocal endorsement of so informative and consumer-friendly a book as this one. Grounded in the latest science of ADHD, filled with exceptionally detailed advice . . . parents and educators will find this book to be exceptionally useful in raising a successful ADHD child."
--Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, and author, Taking Charge of ADHD

"For over a decade, Sandra Rief’s How to Reach and Teach Children with ADD/ADHD has been the most definitive and user-friendly ‘go-to’ guide for teachers and parents eager to help children with ADHD succeed in school, home, and life overall. Now updated with the latest research findings from the last ten years, this book outstrips even the original. Unlike so many other volumes, this book is hands-on, well-organized, extremely readable, and full of the kind of wise, practical advice that only comes from someone who has been there (and continues to be there!) helping teachers, parents, children, and youth struggling with ADHD. I especially like the focus on different ages, school settings, and subjects. My highest recommendation for this book, and my greatest praise for Sandra making this invaluable resource available!"
--Peter S. Jensen, M.D., director, Center for the Advancement of Children’s Mental Health and Ruane Professor of Child Psychiatry at Columbia University

"Sandra Rief is one of the most astute as well as compassionate voices in the world about ADHD. She really gets it, and this book will give you what she gets. A wonderful contribution and valuable, practical resource for all teachers, parents, and clinicians."
--Edward Hallowell, M.D., author, When Your Worry About the Child You Love and coauthor, Driven to Distraction

"This valuable resource should be at every teacher’s fingertips! Sandra Rief offers current research-based strategies and information on ADHD that are a must read for every educator."
--Ellen Stantus, special education director, Davis School District, Farmington, Utah

"This book not only addresses the latest research on this neuro-biological difference, but goes further by offering creative strategies for home and school in order to help these students reach their full potential. As always, Sandra Rief fills her book with what to do about it."
--Jill Murphy, special educator, ADHD life skills and academic coach, ADD Resources Parent Support, and mother of two children with ADD/ADHD, Bonney Lake, Washington

Product Description

Sandra Rief offers myriad real-life case studies, interviews, and student intervention plans for children with ADD/ADHD. In addition, the book contains best teaching practices and countless strategies for enhancing classroom performance for all types of students.

This invaluable resource offers proven suggestions for:

• Engaging students' attention and active participation
• Keeping students on-task and productive
• Preventing and managing behavioral problems in the classroom
• Differentiating instruction and addressing students' diverse learning styles
• Building a partnership with parents
• and much more.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 464 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 2 edition (March 17, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787972959
• ISBN-13: 978-0787972950
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #26,971 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great information for parents too!, May 29, 2007

By	T. L. Frameli - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My daughter's teacher loaned me this book after I shared with her my frustration over understanding "how" my daughter thinks and how to help her with her homework and life in general. If you don't have ADD you can't understand why things that seem perfectly logical to you make no sense what so ever to the person with ADD. I sat down thinking I would flip through and read a few passages...I've been reading for two hours now and an hour ago got paper and pen to start taking notes. There are too many notes! I'm now ordering the book for myself. I have read many books on ADD and this is the first one I've found that gives clear detailed advice on ways to "teach" your child some impulse control, and help her improve her concentration and study skills...BEFORE jumping right to medication treatment.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Helpful resource, June 12, 2009

By	M. Heiss (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book helps teachers and parents structure learning time for better results. Not all children learn through the same methods, and for some children, a typical classroom is utterly frustrating and incomprehensible. Have you ever taught a small child how to walk? Did you talk them through it, delivering lectures and demonstrations, or did you hold their hand till they got their balance, then let them stumble from spot to spot until they learned? Does your child walk fairly well? Great. Now think back... when your child fell or stumbled, did you become alarmed at the setback and take them to the doctor, or did you encourage them to try again?

Most kids learn very well by doing. They may learn a lot less well from lectures. Classrooms, sadly, are mostly teacher talk, student listen environments.

This book gives strategies for structuring lessons so that they involve physical motion, hands-on practice, and creative tasks.

These strategies are useful not only for ADD/ADHD kids, but for MOST kids. We live in a country where normal kid behavior is seen as a pathology. ***important: I believe ADD/ADHD is a real neurological phenomenon.*** And, when 20% or more of your boys are tagged with the ADD/ADHD label, it becomes meaningless.

For example, a characteristic of ADD/ADHD is distractibility... but so is over focusing and being undistractable. So is spacing out and daydreaming. A high activity level is characteristic... but so is lethargic behavior or slow work completion. The first chapter of this book points out these contradictions and suggests dealing with kids on a kid-by-kid basis, communicating with parents, and offering a variety of learning strategies (the rest of the book is a help for that.) It provides excellent advice and ideas.

Still, my problem with the book is that is addresses ADD/ADHD from a perspective that classroom learning is normal, and children who don't do well in classrooms need intervention. In my view, classroom learning is unnatural, often stressful, and a sub-optimal system for teaching kids. My conclusion is that the kids who need help are probably as normal as the kids who sit still and raise their hands.

Anyway, I got it because I teach 3 year olds Sunday school, and so many moms already (at age 3!) tag their kids as having ADD. So I read up on it to learn how to reach a wide variety of kids.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Attention Educators:, October 9, 2005

By	M. Garcia (Fresno, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a great resource for teachers! It is organized in such a way that you can look up quick advice for a successful strategy.