A Learning Styles Assessment is right for you if you answer most of these questions "Yes!" •Are you frustrated with your child's low grades or lack of motivation? •Is your homelife stressful due to homework hassles and poor report cards? •Have you tried absolutely everything to help your child get higher grades? •Do you have a bright child who seems to know information, then forgets it during the test? •Are you truly serious about doing something different to help your child succeed? Finding out your child's learning style with is key to helping your child really … [Read more...]
Modification for Classwork – Helping Kids Stay Focused
May 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
"With math homework we modify doing odds or evens if there are more than 10 questions. Also we just implemented a "dot" system. When she is doing classwork, she has to check in after doing X amount of problems and if she stays on track and finishes it in class she gets Dots. This encourages her to keep focused and helps the teacher know when she is struggling and needs help. The Dots are then sent home for us to use on assignments. We then uses the dot's on homework. One dot for one question she doesn't have to do. For example, if she has ten math questions, but earns five Dots in class, she … [Read more...]
Three Most Important Ways to Take Charge of Your Child’s Education
May 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Today's blog post features a couple of things specifically for families with children or adults with ADHD. The first is an article written especially for our newsletter by Alana Morales, the author of Domestically Challenged: A Working Mom's Survival Guide to Becoming a Stay at Home Mom. In addition to being a writer, Alana is also a veteran English teacher and the mom of two ADHD kids. Despite being an English teacher, she dearly values her Psychology degree and is impressed at how often it comes in handy. You can learn more about Alana at her website, www.AlanaMorales.com. One of the … [Read more...]
Helping an ADHD Child Remember
May 1, 2009 By 2 Comments
I Facebooked back and forth a couple of weeks ago with a mom. She told me a story that is so textbook ADHD-Inattentive, that I asked her if I could share it with you. I had planned to put it all in the newsletter, but changed my mind and have given it an entire webpage... Tonight, I sit here feeling like I am failing as a parent of an ADHD child. My daughter is such a good kid, but her forgetfulness, impulsiveness and disorganization has become an all time high. She has just received her 3rd after school detention for the same thing-not turning in her homework. She is in middle school and … [Read more...]
