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Alert and Attentive: Strategies to Support Focus and Concentration - Paperback

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Category: Child Development

Do children in your classroom have a hard time starting or completing activities? Do they struggle to remember directions? Are they easily distracted? Do they have a hard time making and keeping friends?

Alert and Attentive

offers practical strategies to help young children develop the attention skills they need to thrive. Learn how self-regulation and executive function skills work together to support attention and focus. Discover ways to create a calm and supportive learning environment that fosters concentration, helps children ignore distractions, and promotes learning.



Discover how to:
  • Boost self-regulation skills to manage emotions and behaviors in response to classroom distractions
  • Support children's skills in navigating transitions and negotiating conflict
  • Develop children's problem-solving abilities
  • Create optimal learning environments that promote focus and minimize distractions
  • Use games and activities to strengthen executive function skills such as attentional flexibility, working memory, and inhibitory control
  • Harness the power of sensory input to support attention and concentration
Alert and Attentive

is your go-to guide for creating a classroom where children thrive. With practical tips, real-world stories, and evidence-based strategies, you'll empower young learners to reach their full potential.


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Customer Reviews (4.0 / 5 · 3 reviews)

Owen I. ★★★★★

I’ve got a few kids who constantly lose the thread of directions, and this book breaks down the why behind that in a way I could actually apply the next morning. The chapters on starting and completing activities gave me concrete prompts to try, and I noticed a real shift in how long they stayed wit

Timothy ★★★★☆

The chapters on handling distractions and building friendships feel especially practical for my 7-year-old, though the paperback’s layout gets a bit dense to skim mid-lesson. Still, the example dialogues for redirecting a wandering kid have already saved me twice this week.

Aurora ★★★☆☆

The strategies are clearly laid out and practical, though it reads a bit more like a textbook for teachers than a book for everyday parents. I found the sections on giving clear directions helpful, but the classroom examples didn't quite translate for home use.