Students diagnosed with ADHD often struggle with note-taking. ADHD-related inattentiveness makes it hard for them to stay focused during a lecture and when they must split their attention between listening and writing, they may be unable to keep up with writing the...
Study Skills
An ADHD Tutor’s Advice on Helping Distracted Kids Study
If you have a child with ADHD, you probably know they don't relish studying for tests. The challenge is that test-taking anxiety makes ADHD symptoms, such as hyperactivity and low impulse control even worse. I want to share with you what methods work best for me as an...
Download these Free Planning Tools
HomeworkCoach has developed two worksheets to help your child stay on top of schoolwork. Our hope is this may be especially useful during the pandemic when your student has to track multiple online assignments. Daily Planner Most useful, perhaps, is the daily planner....
3 strategies to get your child started on homework
How often have you nagged your child to start their homework, only to see them sit down then immediately jump again. Here are three strategies to get them going on homework.
Help your ADHD Child Conquer Test Anxiety
All students occasionally show test anxiety, but research suggests that children with ADHD and other learning disabilities are especially likely to experience anxiety before and during test taking. These students may have cognitive difficulties that interfere with...
Ways Parents Can Help their ADHD Child Succeed in School
All the research shows that parental involvement is essential to a child’s academic success. The earlier parents become involved, the greater the beneficial impact. When your child has been diagnosed with ADHD, it can be difficult to know the best ways to offer your...
Getting the Most out of your Homework Coach
Usually we address our blogs to the parents, but this month, we are writing for our students. Perhaps you can print this and give it to them, saying something like: "Honey, you know we are happy to get you a homework coach if it will help you in school. The...
Tutors Who Understand ADHD
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