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Author Freed, Jeffrey.

Title Right-brained children in a left-brained world : unlocking the potential of your ADD child / Jeffrey Freed and Laurie Parsons.

Imprint New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 1998, c1997.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  371.93 F875r 1998    ---  Available
Edition 1st Fireside ed.
Description 256 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Note Originally published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 1997.
"A Fireside Book."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-241) and index.
Contents Is there any such thing as ADD? -- The left-right brain continuum -- The collision between left-brained schools and right-brained kids -- Ground rules for working with the ADD child -- Spelling -- Reading -- Math -- Writing -- Study tips and troubleshooting -- In search of the ideal classroom -- In search of the ideal school -- Beyond the classroom: tips on discipline and organization -- To drug or not to drug? -- Other treatments for ADD.
Summary Offers advice on how to diagnose Attention Deficit Disorder; discusses the strengths that often accompany the learning disorder; and describes teaching tools that may be effective in helping ADD children realize their potential.
Subject Attention-deficit-disordered children -- Education -- United States.
Education -- Parent participation -- United States.
Brain -- Localization of functions.
Added Author Parsons, Laurie.
ISBN 0684847930 (pbk.) : $12.00 ($17.50 Can.)
9780684847931 (pbk.)

 
    
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