Tips & Tools from Sandra
Click on the links below to access some of Sandra’s articles/writings, management charts/ forms, and other resources for parents and teachers.
Great Educational Resources (Online, Apps, and More)
Over 100 links to recommended sources for learning games, activities, and fun ways for engaging kids in learning during the summer and beyond.
*This is a list I compiled to accompany my June 27, 2013 webinar for ADDitude Magazine on “Fun Ways to Boost the Academic Skills of Your ADHD Child This Summer (ages 6-12) ” The webinar is now available to listen to if interested on the ADDitude’s ADHD Expert Series page if you miss the webinar and want to still listen.
For Parents
- Communicating So Your Child Will Listen Better and Pay Attention
- How to Help My Child With Writing – Home Supports
- Educational Rights of Students with ADHD (IDEA & Section 504)
- ADD/ADHD Pinterest Board
- Dyslexia & Other Learning Disabilities (Pinterest board)
- ADHD & LD Organizations & Resources (Pinterest board)
- Time Management (Pinterest board)
- Home Organization & Homework Areas (Pinterest board)
- Fun Activities & Stuff for Kids (Pinterest board)
- Parenting (Pinterest board)
For Teachers
- Engaging and Maintaining Students’ Attention
- What Teachers Can Do To Help With Time Management
- Preventing Behavior Problems During Transitions and “Challenging Times” of the School Day
- ADD/ADHD Pinterest Board
- Teaching & Learning Strategies (Pinterest board)
- Class and Behavior Management (Pinterest board)
- Class Organization & Time Management (Pinterest board)
- PBIS – School-wide Positive Behavior Support (Pinterest board)
- Brain Breaks & Classroom Games (Pinterest board)
- Response to Intervention (Pinterest board)
ADHD Management Charts & Forms
To view or download to print, click on the link at the top of the page. Note: Daily Reports such as these are research-validated behavioral interventions for students with ADHD.
- Daily Report-A (____’s Daily Report)
- Daily Report-B (Daily Report – Middle School/High School Option A)
- Daily Report-B (Daily Report – Middle School/High School Option B)
- Daily Report-C (for Primary Grades)
- Daily Report-D (Example of Steven’s Daily Report)
- Daily Report-E (William’s Awesome Chart)
- Daily Report-F (smile/keep trying)
- Daily Monitoring Report (for Home-School Communication)
- Self-monitoring behavior log
- Daily reminders item list
- Scheduling organizer
Learning Activities
See my Pinterest Boards at http://pinterest.com/sandrarief/ for 50 boards of wonderful learning activities that will be of interest to parents and teachers:
Phonological & Phonemic Awareness
Writing Strategies & Activities
Handwriting & Fine Motor Skills
(These are some of the early learning activities in Alphabet Learning Center Activities Kit, a book I co-authored with Nancy Fetzer)
- Alphabet Apron (These are some of the early learning activities in Alphabet Learning Center Activities Kit, a book I co-authored with Nancy Fetzer)