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"Maryln Appelbaum is one of the most influential and helpful educators I know. This is a wonderful and insightful book for all educators who work with and care about children."
—Richard L. Curwin, Author
Discipline With Dignity and Making Good Choices
"This book provides interactive strategies that meet individual needs. The emphasis on believing in each student and making sure that the student knows this belief is extremely important."
—Jean Kueker, Professor Emeritus of Education, Our Lady of the Lake University
President, Learning Disabilities Association of Texas
Over 100 practical and effective interventions for helping hard-to-handle students succeed in the classroom and grow toward independence!
Today's classrooms are filled with diverse learners, ranging from students who blurt out, tattle, or talk back to students with challenges such as anger, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), Asperger's syndrome, and Tourette syndrome.
This resource is packed with more than 100 easy-to-implement strategies for a variety of behavioral challenges, making it easy to look up information for a specific situation, and also includes information on bullying. The author provides descriptions of disorders and strategies to help K-5 teachers recognize symptoms, understand children's strengths and challenges, and promote students' ability to:
Develop problem-solving skills
Handle their emotions
Regulate their own behavior
Learn in ways that meet their needs and those of the class
This invaluable resource is ideal for teachers in inclusive classrooms and serves as a quick reference for helping students practice appropriate behavior.
Contents
List of Figures
Foreword by Marty Appelbaum
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. How to Handle Students With ADHD
ADHD Inattentive Type
ADHD Hyperactive-Impulsive Type
Both ADHD Inattentive and ADHD Hyperactive-Impulsive Types
2. How to Handle Students With Learning Disabilities
Strategies for Succeeding With Students With LD
A Concluding Story
3. How to Handle Anger and Oppositional Defiant Disorder
The Stages of Anger and Strategies for Each Stage
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
4. How to Handle Bullying
Strategies for Understanding and Handling Bullying
5. How to Handle Students With Bipolar Disorder
Strategies for Succeeding With Students With Bipolar Disorder
6. How to Handle Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Strategies for Succeeding With Students With ASD
7. How to Handle Students With Asperger Syndrome
Strategies for Succeeding With Students With AS
8. How to Handle Students With Tourette's Syndrome and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Characteristics of Tourette's Syndrome (TS)
Characteristics of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Psychological Consequences of TS and OCD
Strategies for Succeeding With Students With TS and OCD
9. How to Handle Students Who Are Disruptive
Skill One: How to Handle Tattling
Skill Two: How to Handle Complaining
Skill Three: How to Handle Constant Chatter
Skill Four: How to Handle Blurting Out
Skill Five: How to Handle Talking Back
Skill Six: How to Handle Power Struggles
Skill Seven: How to Handle Student Conflicts
Conclusion
References
Index
