Recent Posts in the Back to School Category

• Reading Rockets shares Summer Reading Guide for 2020

  Jul 7, 2020
  Looking to get your child a good line-up of books this summer? Reading Rockets is sharing its Big Summer Read—a Summer Reading Guide for 2020. The lists are divided up by age: 0-3, 3-6, 6-9 and 9-12. ...
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• Personal Brain Training May Help Combat the Covid Slide

  Jun 29, 2020
  Did you know that experts are predicting that students will likely lose twice as much during the Summer Slide due to Covid-19 school closures? It's true. Normally, the Summer Slide--significant ...
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• 7 Secrets to Engaged Online Learning for Students with ADHD; Tip #7

  Jun 1, 2020
  The final tip in ADDitude Magazine's piece on "7 Secrets to Engaged Online Learning for Students with ADHD" is "Help them learn better keyboarding skills now." The article suggests sites like ...
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• 7 SECRETS TO ENGAGED ONLINE LEARNING FOR STUDENTS WITH ADHD; TIP #6

  May 26, 2020
  Tip #6 in ADDitude's piece on "7 Secrets to Engaged Online Learning for Students with ADHD" is about drawing. For some students, using crayons, markers or colored pencils to brainstorm ideas before ...
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• 7 SECRETS TO ENGAGED ONLINE LEARNING FOR STUDENTS WITH ADHD; TIP #5

  May 19, 2020
  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 #5: Tap into the visual power ...
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• 7 Secrets to Engaged Online Learning for Students with ADHD; Tip #4

  May 11, 2020
  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 ...
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• 7 Secrets to Engage Online Learning for Students with ADHD; Tip #3

  May 4, 2020
  Today we're sharing Tip #3 from ADDitude Magazine's article on strategies to help children with ADHD get started and stay motivated to finish their school work. This tip—"Use audiobooks to improve ...
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• 7 Secrets to Engaged Online Learning for Students with ADHD; Tip #1

  Apr 27, 2020
  If we look hard enough, most of us can find some benefits to our current e-learning situation: no worries about bullying, easier mornings, flexible schedules, and homework in pajamas—to name a few. ...
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• 5 Home Learning Experiences for Elementary Students

  Apr 23, 2020
  Edutopia has a great article recommending activities for elementary-aged kids that incorporate speaking and listening, math, science, art, drama, reading and writing. From puppet shows and composing ...
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• Tip #10 for Schooling Kids with ADHD from Home: Follow your child's lead.

  Apr 22, 2020
  ADDitude Magazine has a great article on "Schooling Kids with ADHD from Home" and we've been sharing the tips over the last couple weeks. Tip #10 comes from the idea that every child is unique and yet ...
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