Tag Archives: ADHD
Help the Poorly Organized Student. Please.
I’m the poorly organized student’s mom. Let me tell you: the poorly organized student needs all the help she can get. Don’t get me wrong: I think the poorly organized student needs to be responsible for her homework. She needs to write down assignments in her student planner. She needs to put completed homework in her folder and take it to school. She needs to clean out that locker and she needs to stop leaving socks all over the living room. Continue reading
Top Ten Things I Learned about Teaching This Year
The school year’s almost over, or maybe it is over for some of you lucky people. You’re checking in books, correcting exams, and closing up the grade book. You know that some of your lessons really met the objectives and the kids learned a lot. They caught the spark and you could see how the new understanding captured their interest.
But what did you learn? Did you catch that spark? Did you have an ah-ha moment? I’m out of the classroom and able to talk education experts. Here are my ah-ha moments: Continue reading
5 Ways to Help ADHD and Special Education Students Organize and Manage Time
As secondary school teachers, we often assume that students come to our class with organization skills. They know how to record assignments in their assignment notebooks. They plan their projects to meet a deadline. They understand the steps to take to accomplish a task without direction.
However, many students need extra support to organize their work, especially special education and ADHD students. They might understand your class’s content, but have trouble organizing their materials, allotting their time, and understanding what to do. Continue reading
Changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act and Effects on Section
Last September, President Bush signed the ADA Amendments Act (ADAA) of 2008, which amended the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and lowered standards for determining disability and broadened the major life activities that constitute impairment.
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act falls under ADA’s umbrella and follows the same definitions and standards as the ADA. So, when the ADAA took effect on January 1, 2009, it changed Section 504 as well. Continue reading
Posting Homework Online: Is It a Benefit for Students and Parents?
Lexi (named changed) has ADHD. She writes her assignments in her assignment notebook, but she doesn’t come home with all the books and materials she needs to complete her homework. Nearly every night Lexi asks her mother to drive her back to school to collect a missing book or packet.
Some nights Mom spot-checks Lexi’s assignment notebook against the homework the teacher posted online. It helps prevent missing assignments, Mom said. Continue reading
Book Review: The ADHD Book of Lists: A Practical Guide for Helping Children and Teens with Attention Deficit Disorders
Did you know that…
- Three times as many ADHD teens fail a grade, have been suspended, or have been expelled from school as their peers.
- Teachers should have well established classroom procedures that become automatic for students, especially ADHD students.
