ERIC Number: EJ530119
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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Understanding Children. Labels Can Last a Lifetime.
Armstrong, Thomas
Learning, v24 n6 p41-43 May-Jun 1996
This paper discusses the overuse of medications to deal with attention deficit disorder (ADD) in the classroom, offering suggestions related to teaching strategies, classroom environment, school environment, and home environment to help keep students' attention without resorting to medication. A chart shows the difference between ADD and other conditions. (SM)
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification, Classroom Environment, Educational Environment, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Family Environment, Labeling (of Persons), Special Education, Special Needs Students, Stereotypes, Student Behavior
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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