Book Report Help For ADHD Child

Jan 4
16:11

2013

Donna Chavez

Donna Chavez

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My ADHD son is now in middle school. I was a lot more worried about his starting the sixth grade than he was. I knew what was in his future...lockers, health club class, harder assignments and... BOOK REPORTS HELP!

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My ADHD son is now in middle school. I was a lot more worried about his starting the sixth grade than he was. I knew what was in his future...lockers,Book Report  Help For  ADHD Child Articles health club class, harder assignments and... BOOK REPORTS HELP!

To say my son is really a reluctant reader could be the understatement in the decade. How would he ever read (a whole book) and then report on what he read?! He frequently loses interest inside a book right after just a few pages. I decided to cross that bridge when we came to it and not dwell on the inevitable.

Nicely, that bridge (plus the inevitable) came the second semester of this school year. His English teacher announced that the class will be needed to read any biographical book in the school library and compose a book report on what they'd read. She assured me, along with a few other concerned parents, that she would make it a good experience. I had my doubts.

My son chose the biography of R.L. Stine, the author of the Goosbumps book series. Intriguing, I thought. The book was about precisely the same length of most books inside the series, 136 pages. That, even so, seemed insurmountable to my son.

I am pleased to report that he finished the report on time as well as got a B+ on the assignment. How did it do it? Having a tiny assistance from me along with a lot of creativity from his teacher, it was quick.

Tips for book report help accomplishment:

1.  Allow the student a lengthy amount of time to "read" the book. My son's teacher allowed them six weeks to read a little over 100 pages... this amounted to somewhat over 3 pages each day!

2.  Allow the student to listen to the book on CD although following along inside the book. This appeals to both visual and auditory learners.

3.  Allow the student to sort the report. The thought of hand writing a book report will overwhelm lots of students. Inform them they will form it on a laptop or computer along with the anxiety will be immediately lessened.

4. Allow the students to function in teams. Students will feed off of each other.

5. Allow the students to offer oral, rather than written, book report help presentations.

 

These are just a few things that my son's teacher did to make certain her class' success. It is possible to come across more tips on the ADDitude Magazine internet site. When your child's teacher mentions these two dreaded words...book report...there's no need to have to cringe!