School Success Strategies for Children With ADHD

Description

When a child has been diagnosed with ADHD, the first questions most parents will ask will be, “What happens next?” and “How can I help my child succeed in school so they can be a success when they grow up?”

In this guide to school success strategies, the authors of ADHD: A Beginner’s Guide For Parents offer you tried and tested methods for helping your child perform their best in school and during school-related activities, taking into account all of the challenges that ADHD can present for them in the school context.

Download this guide to discover a range of strategies to try and fine-tune your approach based on your child’s age and personal preferences and personality. Learn how to support your child without smothering, spur onto success without suffocating. There are many different definitions of success in life which will be different for each parent and child. These strategies can support your definition of success as you support your child to become an independent learner will the kind of skills they can use well past their school years, to college, and into the workforce.

In this guide you will discover:

+What an Individual Education Plan (IEP) is
+Why an IEP can be a valuable strategy for helping your child within the traditional school system
+Effective steps for setting up an IEP within the school context
+Ways you can support and supplement the IEP through homeschooling activities
+A range of strategies to try with your child to support and encourage them at any age even as you foster a love of learning and a spirit of independence

and much more.

With more children than ever before being diagnosed with ADHD, use this guide to help transform their more negative experiences of school into successful and stimulating ones that will not just transform your child’s life, but your entire family’s for the better.
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School Success Strategies for Children With ADHD:
A Resource Book for Parents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

WHAT’S IN THIS GUIDE

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1: PUTTING TOGETHER YOUR CHILD’S INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLAN

CHAPTER 2: DEVELOPING YOUR CHILD’S IEP: YOUR FIRST STEPS

CHAPTER 3: 10 STEPS FOR SETTING UP YOUR CHILD FOR SCHOOL SUCCESS

CHAPTER 4: WORKING ON YOUR CHILD’S IEP EVEN OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL

CHAPTER 5: THE BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH BEHAVIORAL ISSUES IN A CHILD WITH ADHD

CHAPTER 6: HOLDING FAMILY MEETINGS

CONCLUSION

FURTHER READING

RESOURCES

APPENDIX 1: THE HOMEWORK DIARY AS A VALUABLE SUCCESS TOOL

APPENDIX 2: DEALING WITH THE ISSUE OF HOMEWORK WHEN YOUR CHILD HAS ADHD

APPENDIX 3: AN ADHD GLOSSARY

ACTION STEPS

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Annabelle Stevens and Carolyn Stone are the authors of more than 200 health and self-help guides.

Siobhan McNally has been an educator for more than 30 years. She is the author of more than a dozen study guides designed to help students get the most of out of their study of the masterworks of English Literature.