Celebrating ADHD Awareness Week with a Giveaway

In honor of ADHD Awareness Week (Sept. 15 - 19, 2008), I am giving away one item from my Affordable ADHD & LD Products blog. Want to know how to enter to win? It's so simple.

Just leave a comment on this post telling my how you plan to help spread ADHD awareness. If you are not a registered Blogger user, be sure and leave your contact information ( your email address is fine). This giveaway is open to residents of the United States only. I will use random.org to choose a winner on Sept. 22, 2008. Good luck!

July Feed Drive Winner

First of all, thanks so much to those of you who subscribed to my blog feed during the month of July. You made my July Feed Drive a huge success!

Now for the good stuff... the winner of any item of her choice from Affordable ADHD & LD Products is Heather! I've already been in contact with her and she chose Sandra Rief's book, The ADD/ADHD Checklist. This is a wonderful book (one of my favorites) that I know she will enjoy and refer to often. Congratulations, Heather and happy reading. Stay tuned for more giveaways to come!

We Have Two Winners!

Sandra won Let's Get Ready For Kindergarten and Jenn won Let's Get Ready for First Grade.  Congratulations girl!  Thanks to everyone who stopped by during the Bloggy Giveaway.  Come back soon.

Five Things Kindergarteners Need to Know & a Giveaway!

Today's guest blogger is Stacey Kannenberg from Central Valley Publishing and Mom Central. She is also the author of Let's Get Ready For Kindergarten! and Let's Get Ready For First Grade!

Thirty-eight states complain that children are not showing up ready for Kindergarten and yet where are the public service announcements alerting parents on the 5 things that kids need to know for that first day of school? Make sure to pass this information on to all your friends with kids getting ready for that first day of school.

The following are the 5 Things Kindergartener’s Need to Know and will be tested on within the first month of Kindergarten:

1. The upper case alphabet out of sequence or mixed up. Kids will be asked to name the letters listed, such as: B, D, X, K, J, M, O, etc.
2. The numbers to 10, out of sequence or mixed up. Kids will be asked to name the letters, listed, such as: 2, 5, 9, 8, 1, 3, 4, etc.
3. Kids will be asked to identify basic colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple
4. Kids will be asked to identify basic shapes: circle, diamond, rectangle, triangle, oval and square
5. Kids will be asked to identify basic coins: penny, nickel and dime

As the year progresses, Kindergartener’s will need to know both upper and lower case letters and numbers to 30, out of sequence. More colors and shapes will be added including hexagon and octagon and more coins such as quarter and dollar. Children need to know their name, address and phone number and be able to get dressed for outside play and use the bathroom independently, to make that first year a success!

And now, the giveaway...

If you have found your way here via the Bloggy Giveaway Carnival, welcome! I'm so glad you stopped by. If you're a regular reader, welcome back. I will be giving away one of each of the books mentioned above. All you have to do to enter is leave a comment on this post. Be sure and leave contact information and tell me which book you'd like to have if you win. Also, let me know if you or someone you know is affected by ADHD or learning disabilities. That's it! Pretty easy, right? I will pick two winners at noon on Saturday, August 1st. U.S. shipping only.





2008 Copyright Stacey Kannenberg, Cedar Valley Publishing, Author of Let’s Get Ready For Kindergarten and Let’s Get Ready For First Grade!

ADHD & LD Resource Blog's July Feed Drive

What in the world is a "feed drive?" Well, I'm so glad you asked! The entire month of July I am attempting to double the number of people who subscribe to this blog's feed. Just in case you're wondering....... if you subscribe to this site's feed, you will be notified by email any time I write a new post. It's super easy and convenient. I subscribe to countless feeds and get all caught up on my reading in no time. So, if you'd like to help me with my "July Feed Drive," just click on the button below and sign up. It's painless, I promise.

Subscribe in a reader

On July 31 I will randomly select one subscriber and he/she will win one item of their choosing from my Affordable ADHD & LD Products blog!

Now, back to our usual ADHD & LD related posts.........

Affordable ADHD & LD Products & a Giveaway

Today is the official launch of a new feature on the ADHD & LD Resource Blog! You can now find affordable, quality ADHD & LD books right here.

When my son was first diagnosed with ADHD & LD in 2003, I wanted to learn as much as I possibly could about both. I know many of you are the same way or you wouldn't be here. Due to my desire to research these conditions, I have accumulated a large number of books. I rarely, if ever, pay retail for these books. I find them on clearance racks, yard sales, library sales and Goodwill. I am now passing this savings on to you.

I hope you'll take a moment to browse through my selection and see if there is something that interests you. If you ever have a question, please email me. I'm quite friendly...really!

Affordable ADHD & LD Products

For your future convenience, I have also added a button/link (labeled 'Purchase Products') in the menu bar located in the top, right corner of this blog.

And....to celebrate my little "grand opening" I'm hosting a giveaway! I'm giving away a book of your choice to one lucky reader. To enter, just visit my products page and browse around. Then, come back here and tell me which book you would choose if you won and why. That's it, it's that easy. The contest will be open until midnight June 13, 2008. The contest is open to U.S. and Canadian residents only. Good luck!!

We Have a Winner

Thank you to all of you who entered my first giveaway here at ADHD & LD Resource Blog. I was so pleased with the response. Now for the big news..........the winner is........

Tara from, Tara's View of the World.

In her entry she wrote...

I would love to win this! My son is in the process of being assessed right now. Please enter me.

Well, not only did I enter you, but you won. Congratulations and happy reading! Be sure and come back in three weeks for my next giveaway.

"Your Defiant Teen"... a book review & giveaway

This book's product review has been moved to its permanent location on my companion blog, ADHD & LD Product Reviews.