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| My Friend has ADHD Written by Amanda Doering Tourville and Illustrated by Kristin Sorra Publisher: Picture Window Books January, 2010 Grade: K-2 Themes: special needs and ADHD |
Reflection: I like this book a lot! I think the did you know facts on each page are informative. I like that there are two cultures in the book. Marcus is Hispanic and Robby is white. In the back of the book there is an explanation of ADHD and a glossary of some words pertaining to ADHD that elementary students wouldn't know. There are also some book titles listed about ADHD. I like how this book shows that children can still have friends with ADHD and participate in most of the activities children without ADHD participate in. This is a great book to use when talking to children about ADHD especially because so many children are diagnosed with it today.
Pre-Reading: Talk to the children about what ADHD is and the symptoms. Tell the children that you can still be friends with someone who has ADHD and people with ADHD can still participate in the same activities children without ADHD participate in. Go over vocabulary in the back of the book.
Post-Reading: I will give the students a worksheet that says, Today we read My Friend has ADHD one thing I learned is (blank) and the students will have to fill in one thing they learned from reading the book and then draw a picture.
About the author:
Amanda Doering Tourville lives in Minnesota with her husband and bulldog. Amanda loves writing about a variety of topics. She is so happy she gets to help children learn and love to read! She feels being an author is a rewarding job. She likes to read, paint and travel.
About the author:
This book is ideal to share in the classroom because in any classroom, ADHD does exist. The problem is, is that not many children understand it and wonder why kids with ADHD act the way they do. Obviously the children don't know which students have ADHD. This book will help students become aware of that fact that some act the way they do due to circumstances they can't control. And when others make fun of people, it can hurt.
ReplyDeleteYes! That is why I chose this book. So many students have ADHD in classrooms. Children will wonder what ADHD is and why their classmates act a certain way. This is a great book! So informative, but easy for children to comprehend.
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