How to Reach and Teach Children with ADD/ADHD is filled with practical strategies and techniques to improve the academic, behavioral, and social performance of  students with ADHD. The book is easy to read, includes the most current research-based information about ADHD, and outlines effective treatments.

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

Reviews

"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 for parents, and in a common-sense, no-nonsense writing style, parents and educators will find this book to be highly useful in raising a successful ADHD child."
- Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, and author of Taking Charge of ADHD

"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 You Worry About the Child You Love and Driven to Distraction

"For over a decade, Sandra Rief's How to Reach and Teach ADD/ADHD Children 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 10 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

"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

"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, AD/HD Life Skills & Academic Coach, ADD Resources Parent Support, mother of two children with ADD/ADHD

Contents

Part 1: Key Information for Understanding and Managing ADHD
Section 1.1: Understanding Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Section 1.2: Making the Diagnosis: A Comprehensive Evaluation for ADHD
Section 1.3: Multimodal Treatments for ADHD
Section 1.4: Medication Treatment and Management
Section 1.5: Do's and Don'ts for Teachers and Parents
Section 1.6: Critical Factors in the Success of Students with ADHD
Section 1.7: ADHD and Social Skills Interventions
Section 1.8: ADHD in Preschool and Kindergarten
Section 1.9: ADHD in Middle School and High School

Part 2: Managing The Challenge if ADHD Behaviors
Section 2.1: Classroom Management and Positive Discipline Practices
Section 2.2: Preventing or Minimizing Behavior Problems During Transitions and Less Structured Times
Section 2.3: Individualized Behavior Management, Interventions, and Supports
Section 2.4: Strategies to Increase Listening, Following Directions, and Compliance
Section 2.5: Attention!! Strategies for Engaging, Maintaining, and Regulating Students' Attention

Part 3: Instructional and Academic Strategies and Support
Section 3.1: Reaching Students Through Differentiated Instruction
Section 3.2: Multisensory Instruction
Section 3.3: Reaching Students Through Their Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences
Section 3.4: The Advantages of Cooperative Learning for Students with ADHD
Section 3.5: Organization, Time Management, and Study Skills
Section 3.6: Learning Strategies and Study Skills
Section 3.7: Writing and Reading Challenges for Students with ADHD
Section 3.8: Written Language Strategies, Accommodations, and Interventions: Pre-Planning/Organizing, Handwriting, Assistive Technology
Section 3.9: Strategies for Building Written Expression and Editing Skills
Section 3.10: Reading Strategies and Interventions: Building Decoding Skills, Vocabulary, and Fluency
Section 3.11: Reading Comprehension Strategies and Interventions
Section 3.12: Mathematics: Challenges and Strategies

Part 4: Personal Stories and Case Studies
Section 4.1: A Parent's Story: What Every Teacher and Clinician Needs to Hear
Section 4.2: Case Studies and Interventions (Adam and Vincent)

Part 5: Collaborative Efforts and School Responsibilities in Helping Children with ADHD
Section 5.1: Teaming for Success: Communication, Collaboration, and Mutual Support
Section 5.2: The Role of the School's Multidisciplinary Team
Section 5.3: School Documentation and Communication with Medical Providers and Others
Section 5.4: Educational Laws and Rights of Students with ADHD
Section 5.5: Innovative Collaborative Programs for Helping Children with ADHD

Part 6: Additional Supports and Strategies
Section 6.1: Stress Reduction, Relaxation Strategies, Leisure Activities, and Exercise
Section 6.2: Music for Relaxation, Transitions, Energizing, and Visualization