7 Secrets to Engaged Online Learning for Students with ADHD; Tip #4

Continuing our series from ADDitude Magazine's tips on how to help your child with ADHD stay motivated to finish school work during distance learning, we're sharing Tip #4: Personalizing the writing process.

Whether it's required or just helpful, some children benefit from creating a writing and editing checklist (e.g., with capitals, punctuation, introduction, examples, etc.). To personalize the process, parents can incorporate the student's interests into a checklist theme. The three examples given in the article from ADDItude Magazine are:

1. Baking: "Writing Is Like Baking—You Need the Right Ingredients"

(images of cakes on the edges of the paper)

2. Harry Potter: "Writing Is Like Magic"

(images from Harry Potter)

3. Sports: "Elements Needed to Win the Championship"

(sports-related images)

By personalizing the writing and editing checklist, you may help give your child's motivation a boost!