Study Skills

Don't try to fit a square peg into a round hole. Empower your LD child to take ownership of her notes with these tools.

Use these guiding principles to help your LD child take control of her learning and her note taking.

Learn how to schedule homework before bedtime activities.

There are advocacy groups for learning disabled students and students with ADHD that provide referrals for tutors.

Identify whether your child's inattentiveness to detail is a cause for concern.

When your child pretends that he left his homework at school, his "forgetfulness" may be masking a larger confidence problem.

Learn how to find a good at-home tutor for your child.

All children, especially seventh-graders, have to be taught study skills and organization skills.

The best time for your children to do homework is whenever they're most ready to do it.

How much computer time is too much and how much computer time is just right for three-year-olds?

Use this ADD/ADHD resource to help your LD child understand and follow directions.

Find suggestions and resources to help a child with ADHD get back on track in school.

Find step-by-step instructions for helping a child learn homework organization skills.

Organizational skills are critical for children with ADHD or LD.

Improve your child's attentional processes. Play these games.

Is your child's slowness with schoolwork affecting her confidence?

Pick activities that appeal to your child, to improve his concentration skills.

A mother wonders whether to adopt a hands-off approach with her absentminded son.