This October is ADHD Awareness month. We consider how tutoring could help your child with ADHD.
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This October is ADHD Awareness month. We consider how tutoring may help your child with ADHD who is falling behind with schoolwork.
Does my child with ADHD need a tutor?
If your child has been diagnosed with ADHD then you’re most likely familiar with the struggles he or she has experienced in keeping up with schoolwork. In fact, for a child with ADHD, falling behind with their schoolwork can feel a bit like chasing a train that has left the station: they might feel inclined to want to simply give up and go home. Parents who tune into their child’s needs early by enlisting the support of a trusted one-to-one tutor, for example, make it easier for their child with ADHD to ‘hop back on board’.
Why tutoring you may ask?
Students with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) or ADD, may have difficulty with, among other things:
- getting and staying organised
- following directions
- managing emotions
- managing time
- shifting focus from one thing to another
- getting started on tasks
- focusing on what’s important
- being motivated and confident with schoolwork
One-to-one tutoring provides the much-needed individual attention and individualised approach to learning that will assist your child in these areas and help them perform optimally.
How can you tell if your child needs extra help with schoolwork?
Some signs to look out for include:
- His or her homework is frequently incomplete or inaccurate, no matter how much time he or she spends on it.
- He or she is working hard, but their marks continue to drop.
- He or she shows an increasing lack of confidence and motivation.
- He or she is anxious before tests.
- He or she is often reluctant to go to school.
- He or she seems to have lost interest in learning. The teacher reports that his or her behaviour has begun causing problems in class.
- He or she says, “I’ll never understand this. I give up.” Or worse, you hear yourself saying it.
What will a Bright Heart tutor do differently to assist my child with ADHD?
At Bright Heart we approach tutoring a little differently. We aim to create a nurturing relationship between your child and the tutor where the student feels secure and supported. Each student receives tuition tailored to their unique requirements and learning styles, since no two children are the same.
It is our approach that provides us with the ability to foster a strong personal relationship with each student which in turn creates a space where our tutors can identify any additional learning accommodations that will further promote your child’s success.
One of the known challenges of one-to-one tutoring is finding a good match for your child. This is where Bright Heart does the heavy lifting for you: our free consultation session will help us understand your child’s unique needs and gain an understanding of his or her learning preferences in order to properly match them with an appropriate tutor. Our free trial lesson will allow the tutor to build rapport with your child with no obligation to proceed unless you are entirely happy.
Making a difference - how our tutors approach students with ADHD
In addition to carefully selecting its tutors, Bright Heart provides its tutors with SEN training from nasen to help them suitably prepare for working with all students.
When dealing with students with ADHD, Bright Heart tutors can provide written notes as well as giving instructions verbally. We like our tutors to place an emphasis on eye contact during verbal instruction (only if comfortable to the student) and to break work down into manageable pieces. When working with a child with ADHD, Bright Heart tutors will avoid distracting stimuli in the learning environment and seek to present information in different ways e.g. using pictures or diagrams. Our tutors will aim to test knowledge, not attention.
Get in touch today to start your Bright Heart journey and discover our heart-based tuition.
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