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School mental health research

by smithd198

Apr 24, 2018

My name is Danielle Smith, and I am a student in the Community Health Department at the State University of New York at Potsdam. I am working on an Honors Program research project with Dr. Brent Crow (PhD, CHES), also of the Community Health Department. The purpose of this project is to investigate assess school-wide access, attitudes, quality of s...See More

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SunnyGuy Thanks for info!

Jan 21, 2023

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SunnyGuy Thanks for info!

Jan 21, 2023

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Need help with non-medicated ADHD student

by jean

Mar 15, 2014

I have a 9th grade student who is struggling in English and Math. He doesn’t want to take his medicine for ADHD because it make his stomach upset. But he is having behavior issues in class, too much socialization with others; he forgets to turn in his homework which causes him to have D’s or F’s .What can I do?

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Cristina Collaborative work may be a little 'sticky'. If the student is having trouble and socializing too much, it may backfire, unless you place him with students that are not buddies. During independent work time, mp3 players tend to help with focusing. You might consider sitting with him one on one and talking about how you and he can come up with a 'ga...See MoreCollaborative work may be a little 'sticky'. If the student is having trouble and socializing too much, it may backfire, unless you place him with students that are not buddies. During independent work time, mp3 players tend to help with focusing. You might consider sitting with him one on one and talking about how you and he can come up with a 'game plan' to complete his work. Set short term goals and then sit together every 2-3 weeks, see what was met and what wasn't. Ask why and tackle that.

On 4/20/14, Charlene wrote: > How long are the class periods? For my HS class we have 90 > minute block classes. I try to change the activity we are doing > in class every 15 to 20 minutes. I also use this as an > opportunity for them to move around the room turning in their > assignments or creating materials for the next section. > Collaboration assignments I find create an issue but as Linda > mentioned they must be held accountable for their section of > the assignment. I create a grading rubric for just about > everything and giving it to the students ahead of time allows > the student to see and focus on those expectations. When I see > the students beginning to lose focus I'll ask them what they > have accomplished on the assignment according to the rubric. > > > On 3/16/14, Linda wrote: >> Go to your student each day and specifically ask him for his >> homework. This will eliminate him from forgetting to turn in >> his work. >> >> Unfortunately, you have no control over whether or not he >> takes his medicine. So, don't even press the issue with him. >> Make sure he has opportunities to get up and get a drink, get >> supplies from different areas of the classroom, etc. so he has >> purposeful opportunities for movement. You may even ask him to >> get something for you from a different place in the classroom >> just so he can get up and stretch a minute. >> >> In regards to socialization, provide opportunities for your >> students to work in collaboration by means of pairs, small >> groups, etc. Emphasize that this is work time and >> conversation is to be focused on the lesson. If he, or other >> students, choose to deviate from the topic, they are to be >> held accountable when work is not completed. You can also >> assign roles to each member of the group, such as Time Keeper, >> Reporter, Manager (who keeps people focused), etc. Students >> can rate the performance of the members of the group regarding >> their participation, which also holds each student responsible >> for their choices. >> >> Also, try to relate the lessons to something of the students' >> interests. This will also help hold their attention. >> >> I hope this helps. >> >> On 3/15/14, jean wrote: >>> I have a 9th grade student who is struggling in English and >>> Math. He doesn’t want to take his medicine for >>> ADHD because it make his stomach upset. But he is having >>> behavior issues in class, too much socialization with >>> others; he forgets to turn in his homework which causes him >>> to have D’s or F’s .What can I do?

Jun 25, 2014

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Nancy Burrello I think you could try and use music during testing time away from other students and then let him test! This may help him stay focused during testing! try the head phones in classroom with music and see if that helps him stay quitter! I have found out you have to keep changing thinks to keep them focused! the music idea will work for a while then ...See More

May 2, 2017

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Dyslexia

by emms4me

Apr 29, 2013

I posted this message on the regular chatroom chatboard. Sorry, I haven't been on this site in years. :)

I am trying to help a man who has dyslexia. I've nevered worked with this learning disorder so I hope someone here can help me to help this man. He is very smart, just has this disorder. If anyone can help me I would appreciate it. ...See More

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CJ Hi, i don't know if it would apply to adults, but i've had success with children using a variation of the Orton-Gillingham program called The Writing Road to Reading. i know the Dyslexia Centers that are sponsored by the Masons use Orton-Gillingham for the children enrolled there.

On 4/29/13, emms4me wrote: > I posted this message on t...See More

Jul 4, 2013

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Suzette Richie On 7/04/13, CJ wrote: > Hi, i don't know if it would apply to adults, but i've had > success with children using a variation of the > Orton-Gillingham program called The Writing Road to Reading. > i know the Dyslexia Centers that are sponsored by the Masons > use Orton-Gillingham for the children enrolled there. > > On 4/29/13...See More

Feb 1, 2017

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Peer relationships for students with disabilities

by KristinaS

Dec 1, 2016

Hi! I am doing a class project, on peer relationships and social interactions for students with special needs.The questions has been made from different perspectives found in recent research on this topic, and I want to see how this correlates to those of you who takes this survey. So if you are currently teaching at grade levels 1-12, or knows som...See More

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ADHD

by Dan

Nov 20, 2016

How can I help a student in my class with his pretty severe ADHD. He is currently unmedicated and is making my lessons a struggle with his constant bad behaviour is there anyway i could fix this?

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Technology benefitting learning disorders

by Heidi

Sep 1, 2013

Has anyone come across any forms of technology that benefit a child/teen with a learning disorder in the classroom or even in general?

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jreyes Hey Heidi, I started using Google Docs a lot with my students. My district has Google accounts for all students but even if yours doesn't it is free to set one up. There are a lot of free apps through Google Chrome that have helped some of my students (4-8th) with varying levels of disabilities.

For example, I use text to speech apps for ...See More

Jun 11, 2014

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Telma DaSilva My thoughts in using a dictation instead of writing is that I see some kids that is using it not because of a disorder, but because o laziness. there is so many miss diagnostics of disorders and kids are getting smarter then us.

Apr 26, 2016

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