Tag Archive for ‘ADHD’
Easy Simple technique to keep a Marble Note Book in the Binder
For those disorganized kids who like to use a marble notebook instead of a spiral note book , here’s a good way to make sure it stays in your binder.
Take a large rubber band, and put the back note book cover, through it until it hits the middle seam and can’t move any further. The part of the rubber band that will be visible on the outside of the note book will be used [...]
I’m nervous about going back to school!
Parents have that smile back on their faces as kids are getting ready to head back to school. The disorganized child may begin to feel a bit anxious and overwhelmed with the thoughts of school- especially if they ended the year on a bad note.
Have a conversation with your child about his feelings towards returning to school. Ask some open ended questions like,
How did you feel about going back to school in a [...]
Disorganized College Students
Recently I’ve had an influx of calls from parents of college students looking for help for their child. It seems that their college student failed a few classes, couldn’t get assignments into the professor on time, and waited til the last minute to start studying for finals. Though disappointed, not one parent I spoke to was surprised by what happened to their child during the semester. From my conversation with the parent, the student has [...]
Brain Dumping
Before your child starts a test, tell her to turn the test over and do some ‘brain dumping”. What? Yes, brain dumping. This strategy instructs the student to write down the information she has been storing in her brain about the test topic before the test. This will reduce the student’s anxiety about remembering certain material for the tests. Explain to your child that by brain dumping, she is giving her memory some free space [...]
Where to place the kids laundry basket
Many of the disorganized kids…what a second….MOST of the disorganized kids I work with have difficulty putting their dirty clothes in the hamper. Moms complain endlessly that they haven’t seen the wood floors in their child’s room because they are coverd with clothes. When I ask if there is a hamper in the room, the moms usually chuckle, roll their eyes, and answer, ‘Yes but it’s useless.”
What is the goal of having a hamper in [...]
Remember to chunk it!
For anxious children, breaking down the time into smaller increments allows him to see that he can actually finish his task in sufficient time. It’s not as overwhelming when you ‘chunk” the time.
Preparing for exams- Flash Cards
For some students, final exams are here. A great way to memorize facts, names, dates and foreign language is to use index cards. I always recommend using colored index cards. For example, use pink cards for feminine words and blue cards for the masculine words when studying foreign languages. Using the colored cards will also act as another cue to recall the word. Remember to use a different color for each subject.
A great technique in [...]
Preparing kids to change tasks
Some of the children I work with, okay, ALL of the children I work with need a warning that a change in task is coming soon. If you want your child to stop playing video games and take out the garbage, it would be in your best interest to give your child a warning such as” Betty, in 10 minutes I want you to shut down you video game and take out the garbage”. Five [...]
School accommodations vs modifications
Love this explaination of the differences of school accommodations and modifications. It’s easy to understand
http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/1443/36739/accommodations
Essay Exams
I love these college sites that offer study skills along with test taking strategies for their students. Check out UNC’s Writing Center for great techniques on how to write an essay for an exam. Many disorganized students I work with, have difficulty formulating their ideas and then putting it on paper. If only they could dictate their answers! Unfortunately, many schools will not let students take tests orally. ( That’s another [...]