Right-Brained Children in a Left-Brained World : Unlocking the Potential of Your ADD Child

Jeffrey Freed and Laurie Parsons provide an effective method for helping children with Attention Deficit Disorder excel in a classroom setting. In straightforward language, this book explains how to use the innovative "Learning Styles Inventory" to test for a right-brained learning style; help an ADD child master spelling—and build confidence—by committing complicated words to visual memory; tap an ADD kid's amazing speed-reading abilities by stressing sight recognition and scanning rather than phonics; access the child's capacity to solve math problems of increasing, often astonishing complexity—without pen or paper; capitalize on the "writing and weaning" technique to help the child turn mental images into written words; and win over teachers and principals to the right-brained approach the ADD child thrives on. For parents who have longed to help their ADD child quickly and directly, Freed and Parsons's approach is nothing short of revolutionary. This is the first book to offer them reason for hope and a clear strategy for enabling their child to blossom. This is probably the best book I purchased to assist me with my ADD kids. Rather then yet another book that debates medication, this book offered insight into what their strengths are, and provided tips and tricks to help them succeed in school, and to show them they are smart, and capable in ways the other kids may not be. 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 Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is described in current medical literature as a neurological syndrome that has three primary symptoms: impulsivity, distractibility, and hyperactivity or excess energy.

Jeffrey Freed and Laurie Parsons provide an effective method for helping children with Attention Deficit Disorder excel in a classroom setting.

Outlines a program to help children with ADD learn through the use of their powerful visual memory and heightened perceptions