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May 14, 2019 by Suzanne McDonald Leave a Comment

Tips and Strategies to Help Your ADD or ADHD Child It can feel like losing battle sometimes, getting your child to focus on their homework or to study for a test. The important thing to remember is that ADD and ADHD can be manageable, especially when your child is getting support both at home and in the classroom. Here are just two things that parents and teachers can do to help students perform … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ADHD, Education, eighth grade, Executive function, Executive functioning, fifth grade, first grade, Grades, Help, help for home, Homework, learning difficulties/differences, RITES, RITES Programs, second grade, seventh grade, sixth grade, struggling, study skills, summer, third grade Tagged With: academic skills, academics, ADD, ADHD, educational assistance, Educational summer programs RI, executive functioning, homework, k-12, learning disabilities, personalized tutoring, Rhode Island Tutorial & Educational Services, tutoring, tutoring for adhd

Is Getting Out the Door in the Morning a Struggle?

October 24, 2018 by Lisa Bigney Leave a Comment

Managing The Morning Rush

Minimize the Stress at the Start of the School Day For many families, getting out the door each morning is often a struggle. In these moments, it is clear why time management is important. In particular, for families with ADHD, school mornings can feel like a nightmare: “Where is your backpack?” “Why didn’t you brush your teeth?” “Don’t you have gym today?” “Why didn’t you pack your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Executive function, Executive functioning, Executive functions, Help, help for home, organization, organizational challenges, Time Management, Uncategorized Tagged With: ADD, Attention Deficit Disorder, executive function, executive function deficit, executive functioning, executive functions, get ready for school, home organizing, organizing, time management

Teaching Your Students with ADHD: Adding Tools to Your Toolbox

July 25, 2018 by Lisa Bigney Leave a Comment

Recommend for teachers of pre-K through 3rd    Date: Monday August 13, 9:00-11: 00 a.m. Location: RITES Learning Center in Pawtucket: 334 East Avenue, Pawtucket, RI Description This teacher workshop provides educators with an understanding of the vast diversity of symptoms associated with ADHD and often co-existing conditions. Participants will gain skills and strategies that help students to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ADHD, Education, Executive function, Executive functioning, Executive functions, learning difficulties/differences, organization, organizational challenges, RITES, struggling, Teacher Workshop, Uncategorized Tagged With: ADHD, executive function, executive function deficit, executive functioning, executive functions, organizational skills, organizing, teacher workshop

Executive Function Series, Part 3: Help with Organization

March 19, 2018 by Halley Lavenstein Leave a Comment

In Part 1 of our Executive Function series, we identified what challenges look like for those who struggle with executive function. Part 2 dug deeper into how to help a child with executive function issues achieve goals. With Part 3, we offer tips to help with organization at home. The first step to helping people who are overwhelmed with the task of organizing is assessing which executive … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Achievements, ADHD, anxiety, anxiety, Education, Executive function, Executive functioning, Executive functions, Grades, Help, Homework, learning difficulties/differences, organization, organizational challenges, Programs, RITES, RITES Programs, School stress, struggling, study skills, Tutoring Tagged With: academic skills, academics, achievements, awareness, children, executive function, executive function deficit, executive functioning, executive functions, High school study skills, homework, learning, learning differences, learning disabilities, organization, overcome, parents, Rhode Island Tutorial & Educational Services, Rhode Island Tutorial and Educational Services, RITES, RITES program, skills, struggling, students, study skills, stuggling, Summer learning, Summer Programs, tutoring

Executive Function Series, Part 2: Helping Your Child Achieve Goals

March 12, 2018 by Emilia Carrillo Leave a Comment

Executive function_Achieving goals_RI Tutorial

Image credit - Flickr Commons The topic of “Executive Functioning” is currently receiving a lot of attention. As scientists and educators learn more about the brain, they are better understanding the critical nature of these skills that allow us to function effectively in our daily lives. Many students have difficulties with initiating, planning, organizing, and monitoring progress toward a goal. … [Read more...]

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