Tina
Success in Learning!
Energy-Enthusiasm-Creativity-Problem Solving-Investigation-Inquiry-Critical Thinking-Hands on Experience -LEARNING! I am a learning specialist with 40 years of experience working with students in Kindergarten through 5th grade in a Learning Center, in a regular self-contained classroom and in a departmentalized program, as well. Half of those 40 years have been spent working with children with learning differences and providing enrichment opportunities for all students in the lower elemen...
ADD/ADHD
My qualifications include my 16 years of experience working as a learning specialist with students in Kindergarten through 5th grade. Students with ADHD/ADD require strategies that help them focus and engage multiple modalities for learning. Tasks should require short bursts of attention, the environment should be free of distractions, and the student should be praised for his best efforts so that learning behaviors and skills are reinforced and become embedded in daily academic performance. ADHD may sometimes accompany dyslexia; working with those students requires one-to-one sessions, multiple learning strategies, and lots of review and drill to acquire a solid foundation of basic skills on which to build future learning.