The Kids Behind the Label

by Knowles, Trudy

• ISBN13: 9780325009674
• ISBN10: 0325009678
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-07-19
• Publisher: Heinemann

Summary

You've had them in your class. Their behavior has troubled you. Their lack of academic focus has frustrated you. And the problem of what to do about them has stretched your every professional nerve to its breaking point. So imagine what school is like for them.

Author Biography

Trudy Knowles is a professor in the education department at Westfield State College in Westfield, Massachusetts

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Speaking From the Heart	p. 1
What Is ADHD? Like a Ping-Pong Ball Shooting Everywhere	p. 10
Jennie's Story: Half Off in the Middle of Nowhere, Always	p. 22
Symptoms of ADHD: I See It All, I Hear It All	p. 35
Creating Safe Learning Spaces	p. 54
Jenny's Advice to Teachers: Every Student Is Different	p. 66
What to Teach and How to Teach It: A Look at Curriculum and Instruction	p. 69
Tying Symptoms to Learning: What Teachers Can Do	p. 83
Insights From Teachers	p. 103
Medication: My Eyes are Metal and the Teacher is a Magnet	p. 113
Jessie's Story: This Wasn't Supposed to Be My Life	p. 121
Final Thoughts: My Sermon	p. 128
Afterword: Storytellers Update	p. 131
References	p. 139
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