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Five great ideas for motivation, including The Shoe Race, Trading Places
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Books and Cassettes for Parents
Sound Health Series
The Sound Health Series™ is a line of
specially designed baroque/classical music CDs. This series contains six
application-specific titles: Concentration, Thinking, Learning, Productivity,
Relax, and De-Stress. Featuring psychoacoustically-refined masterworks, The
Sound Health Series™ creates a positive soundscape for home, school, or work
environment.
More
information on these products
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Journey into the world of RELAXATION as you experience books creatively designed to introduce children and adults to 4 unique simple relaxation techniques
The
Goodnight Caterpillar:
The Ultimate Bedtime Story
A
Boy and a Turtle:
The Children's Visualization Book
A
Boy and a Bear:
The Children's Relaxation Book
The
Affirmation Web:
A Believe in Yourself Adventure
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here for more information on these wonderful, unique books
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Teaching
Children with ADD/ADHD to read
Teaching students with attention problems how to read can be
especially challenging. The Sound It Out Land Reading Program helps teachers and
parents engage and motivate children with attention
problems to learn difficult reading skills. This wonderful musical program
features sing-along teaching songs, animated videos, and interactive games.
Through these enjoyable activites, students learn a step-by-step complete course
in phonics and early reading, including letter sounds, word decoding, and
sentence reading.
Students with ADD/ADHD face a number of challenges when learning to read,
including difficulties with attention, lack of motivation, and
problems with word decoding. Sound It Out Land uses attractive Videos and
Software to overcome these hurdles and let the student rapidly
begin reading on his/her own.
We have found that the most effective way to put Sound It Out Land to work with
a child with ADD is to start with the Phonics 1 VHS Video,
playing it several times each week or daily. Have the child sing and read with
the program. Then introduce the self-paced CD-ROM software and
let him/her play on their own. The child will automatically move from letter
sounds to reading words and then sentences. The matching flash
cards, books, and poster can reinforce the learning from the Videos and CD-ROM.
Here is an excerpt of a letter from Gabrielle Wyant: "My son, Adam, has
P.D.D. (Pervasive Development Disorder) and Attention Deficit. Sound It
Out Land has been a big help. Getting him to sit still for longer than 5 minutes
has always been a great problem but not so with this new program. We were so
amazed at his improvement that we donated a copy to his Special Education class.
They too have had wonderful results. So from my family and all the children and
families at Murdoch Elementary School we would like to say THANK YOU!"
For more information on this product, click here to visit 99v.com
The
Secret Writer's Society
The Secret Writer's Society CD-ROM teaches students to write
effective sentences and paragraphs
using the five-step writing process. Students enter an exciting underground
world where they must write
well to succeed. Action-filled song videos teach key writing concepts in an
enjoyable format. Interactive games reinforce difficult skills like sentence
ordering, keeping to the main idea, and editing for mistakes. On the secret
Level 7, students chose interesting topics and write about them using the
five-step writing process. The program even reads back student's writing using
text-to-speech for
instant feedback!
For more information on this product, click here to visit 99v.com
The ABC's of ADD
a 90 minute session with Dr. Warren Umansky, Ph.D.
Is your child suffering both socially and academically at home and in school? He
or she may have Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD),
a condition that affects millions and can lead to poor self-esteem, behavior
problems, family conflict and failure!
On this cassette Dr. Warren Umansky, a noted Child Development Specialist,
discusses the symptoms of ADD, its diagnosis and treatment.
You'll get proven techniques that help and the latest information on the
available medications that manage this disorder, one of the most
perplexing learning disabilities.
Listen, as Dr. Umansky talks to you about ADD in the comfort of your own home,
or in the privacy of your car.
For more information on this product, click here to visit
WeBehave.com.
ADD: Helping Your Child
Untying the Knot of Attention Deficit Disorders
By Warren Umansky, Ph.D. and Barbara Steinberg Smalley
(Soft Cover, 210 Pages)
Ages: For Adults
From trouble at school to conflicts at home: If your child is stuck in a cycle
of frustration, he or she may be suffering from Attention Deficit
Disorder - one of today's most misdiagnosed diseases and perplexing learning
disabilities.
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD) are organic conditions that affect between three and
ten percent of all school aged children and cause unpredictable and
inappropriate behavior, poor school performance and isolation from peers.
But ADD can be treated.
This book provides:
a thorough explanation of ADD
a comprehensive program to help children with ADD
a breakthrough home-based program, full of practical information
If you think your child has ADD or ADHD, this book is a must!
Comes with a FREE What-A-Kid Coupon Book to motivate and reward your children
For more information on this product, click here to visit WeBehave.com.