ADHD & LD: Classroom Strategies at Your Fingertips, Second Edition is an invaluable quick-reference classroom tool for teachers, paraeducators, and all who serve students with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and learning disabilities (LD). This newly updated, six-page (tri-fold) laminated guide by Sandra Rief is also an excellent teacher training/professional development resource for educators in both general education and special education classrooms. Although students with ADHD and LD typically have average or above-average intelligence, without teachers who understand their learning and behavioral difficulties and provide them the extra help and support they need, they often struggle in school and underachieve to their potential. This guide is designed to increase your understanding of ADHD and LD. It provides practical strategies K-12 teachers can use to promote student success. This includes strategies for student engagement and attention, behavior management, organization and time management, reading, writing, mathematics, memory, testing, accommodations and supports, building rapport, teamwork with parents, and more!

This quick-reference laminated guide provides concise answers to the critical questions: What is ADHD/ADD? What is LD? The guide defines and describes these disorders in practical terms, provides a list of key characteristics, explains different iterations of the conditions, identifies common treatments, and reviews IEP (Individual Education Program) / Section 504 eligibility criteria. It also describes practical and effective strategies that teachers (along with teaching assistants, paraeducators/paraprofessionals, aides, etc.) in both general and special education classrooms can use to meet the needs of students with ADHD and LD. Teachers will learn strategies for getting and maintaining students' attention, differentiating instruction, improving students' organization, study skills, and written language proficiency, establishing effective collaborative relationships, and more.

Sandra Rief, leading authority and noted author on educating students with attention, behavioral and learning difficulties, presents a comprehensive and practical reference guide of effective strategies for use in general education environments. Strategies that address: Getting and Maintaining attention Differentiating Instruction Academic Strategies related to organization, study skills, and written language Collaborating and training for success This tri-fold laminated reference guide is a valuable desk reference for teachers searching for proven and successful strategies that work with students who present the characteristics of ADHD and/or LD. It is also a powerful training tool for teacher trainers.

Sandra Rief, leading authority and noted author on educating students with attention, behavioral and learning difficulties, presents a comprehensive and practical reference guide of effective strategies for use in general education environments. Strategies that address: Getting and Maintaining attention Differentiating Instruction Academic Strategies related to organization, study skills, and written language Collaborating and training for success This tri-fold laminated reference guide is a valuable desk reference for teachers searching for proven and successful strategies that work with students who present the characteristics of ADHD and/or LD. It is also a powerful training tool for teacher trainers.

Sandra Rief, leading authority and noted author on educating students with attention, behavioral and learning difficulties, presents a comprehensive and practical reference guide of effective strategies for use in general education environments. Strategies that address:Getting and Maintaining attention Differentiating Instruction Academic Strategies related to organization, study skills, and written language Collaborating and training for successThis tri-fold laminated reference guide is a valuable desk reference for teachers searching for proven and successful strategies that work with students who present the characteristics of ADHD and/or LD. It is also a powerful training tool for teacher trainers.

Dyslexia is a language-based, neurobiological disorder that causes impairment in the development of basic reading (and often spelling) skills. Early intervention is essential. Students identified as having characteristics of dyslexia need to receive “structured language” instruction – the type of intervention proven over decades of research to be effective in teaching children with dyslexia to read. This quick-reference guide by Sandra Rief provides an overview of what teachers need to know about dyslexia and the structured language approach. It also shares multisensory instructional strategies for teaching phonological awareness and early literacy word-level reading and writing skills that all teachers (Pre-K through Grade 2) will find beneficial integrating into classroom and Tier 1 small group instruction/intervention.

Although as many as 10-20% of students are affected by dyslexia, most teachers still receive very little (if any) training about this disorder. Much misinformation about dyslexia exists as well; and until very recently, even the term “dyslexia” was not being used in schools. Fortunately, this is changing. Today, there are a variety of evidence-based tools and programs that schools can use to catch dyslexia early, develop effective interventions, and help students with dyslexia thrive in school and beyond. In addition to listing over 100 specific screening, diagnostic, and assessment tools, this guide: summarizes what we know about dyslexia; discusses state-wide legislation and guidelines; identifies three steps for identifying dyslexia: presents an multi-tiered (RTI) framework for dyslexia intervention; recommends structured language programs and other interventions for students with dyslexia; lists additional online dyslexia resources.