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4 Ways to Grow Confidence in Struggling Learners
By Ezra Werb, M.Ed., author of Teach for Attention! A Tool Belt of Strategies for Engaging Students with Attention Challenges Are you a confident person? Perhaps you’re confident in specific activities, but with others you feel you don’t have a … Continue reading
Diagnosis: Awesome! The Benefits of ADHD
By Eric Braun, coauthor of How to Take the ACHE Out of Mistakes This post was originally published on February 24, 2014. For many parents, my wife and me included, the journey toward a child’s diagnosis of ADHD begins with … Continue reading
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Tagged ADD, ADHD, Free Spirit author, improve focus, improve focus in children
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3 Visual Teaching Strategies for Students with ADHD
By Ezra Werb, M.Ed., author of Teach for Attention! A Tool Belt of Strategies for Engaging Students with Attention Challenges Classrooms are busy little ecosystems: 20 to 35 students buzzing around, whiteboards covered with notes and reminders, each individual desk … Continue reading
10 Strategies for Helping Students with ADHD Cope with Frustration
By Katherine Quie, Ph.D., L.P. As a child psychologist, I have years of experience working with children and adolescents with ADHD who struggle to cope with frustration. My therapy and testing referrals often have behaviors like: fighting skipping classes throwing … Continue reading
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ADHD and Gifted Students
By Richard M. Cash, Ed.D., author of Self-Regulation in the Classroom: Helping Students Learn How to Learn Part of our Cash in on Learning series by Richard M. Cash, Ed.D. Click to read other Cash in on Learning posts. Most … Continue reading