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Study Skills for Lifelong Success

February 27, 2019 by Lisa Bigney Leave a Comment

Difficulty with Studying and Organizing? Students who have not developed necessary study skills are at a disadvantage in the classroom and as future employees. Developing effective study skills is essential to becoming an independent learner, who can function well in both academic and workplace settings. Today's jam-packed school curricula don't teach study and organizational skills. Thus, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: ADHD, Education, eighth grade, exams, Executive function, finals, high school, high school students, organization, organizational challenges, RITES Programs, School stress, seventh grade, sixth grade, study skills, study skills curriculum, Summer Programs RI, Test-taking, Time Management, trouble with high school math, Uncategorized Tagged With: ADD, ADHD, executive function deficit, executive functioning, High school study skills, organizational skills, study skills, study skills rhode island, test taking, time management

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...]

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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...]

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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...]

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Part 4: Living Well with Executive Functioning Challenges

March 10, 2016 by Halley Lavenstein

By Saskia Nilsen, M.A.  Learning Specialist and RITES advocate Good executive functioning is the key to success with life skills. Here are some steps you can take to help your child get more organized and cope with temporary road blocks at home: Model Flexible Thinking: We often make hundreds of decisions a day - chicken or beef tacos for dinner, answer the phone or call back later, etc.  A … [Read more...]

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