i have a 12 year old who needs help in his reading and spelling,so his teachers told me to use the computer to

Question

he is adhd and i need help with his summer learning .he has been in the middle of a devorce and has been moving back and forth from florida and pa, for the last 4 years in one year he has been in 5 schools. so he is a bit behind and needs extera help in his math and readind and spelling is there any free sites for us parents to go to ? can any one help?

Answer 1

You can actually print worksheets for him. Google 'printable worksheets' or 'free printable worksheets'. A bunch of sites will pop up. Then you can pick and choose and print up what you think he may need. You could also go to Barnes and Noble and buy age appropriate workbooks. Good luck to you!

Answer 2

If you have the financial's take him to a Tooter, if not buy books stuff thats entertaining so that you can and your child can sit together and read. A child will only want to learn when thier parent wants to be cooperative. If a parents wants to watch TV, so will their kid, regardless of gender they just want to be with company either friends or family. Dont let them see the divorce as a bad thing, I was a child that grew up in that turmoil so I speak from experience. Give the other parent as much time as you can with them explain to them and make sure they know that both of your decesions were for the best not for the worst. Re-assure them that their mother/father loves them. But to stay to the subject be their friend - parent don't be their commander They'll just hide behind a wall and not let information come in.

Answer 3

I feel for you. I have just gone through a divorce. When we separated, my then husband went to DC, and my daughter (who was 13 then) and I stayed in PA. She really fell behind at school and got in a lot of trouble. She has ADHD too and a visual tracking problem. Try www.add.org and http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/adhd.cfm. Most important, get the school to give you an IEP (Individualized Education Program), if you don't have one yet. He is entitled to it by federal law if he is diagnozed formally with ADHD. To diagnoze him for free, if you're in a public school, you have to really lobby with perseverence. If you can afford outside testing, do it. It is outrageous, some $3K. Once he qualifies for an IEP, he will get extra time for all his tests and projects, and teachers must pay attention to him in class with simple things like seating him in the front, making eye contact, so he does not lose concentration. Also, he should be on medication. Sure, there are side effects, but the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. We went through a few till we settled on metadate. It might work for your kid or something else might. There are behavioral approaches to ADHD too. You treat them like toddlers. Instant gratification for every good behavior you're trying to develop, like remembering things by himself. I believe you should also try hard to make a permanent stable home for him, at the cost of seeing his father less. Hopefully, his father will travel to see him. My daughter also has a mood disorder. But it's a little over two years since the divorce now and things are looking better. God bless you..

Answer 4

I am really sorry that it is happening to your kid. I don't know any websites but, I know the name of a book that probably it is going to help. This book is a college book, but I am pretty sure this is going to help a lot. You have to read it and then apply the concepts that you learn and explain them to your boy. The name of the book is: The Confident Reader by Carol Kanar Second Edition

Answer 5

Try calling Kino Academy or Plato they both have programs that u can do in the summer and during school , the classes are on th pc. I do not know ur circumtances but stability might help.

Answer 6

there are an abundance of sites available. i am a soon to be elementary school teacher. try these:

www.mathforum.org/drmath (for math)
as far as reading and spelling,
http://www.spelling.hemscott.net/
http://specialed.about.com/cs/literacy/a/read.htm (reading hints)
the best thing to do with reading is just to keep at it. read with him. you have to talk about it, so you should read what he is reading as well. if you can't do it, hire a tutor.

also, with adhd, tv is a no-no as well as video games. they will only detract from his learning abilities.

Answer 7

He would probably respond to ART projects.....Buy books on those subjects you listed that he can write in..PENCIL, CRAYON OR MARKERS...YOU need him to read to YOU....There are many CD's that he can practice his spelling & math with YOU...ADHD students need YOU to work with them. When you see that his attention is starting to go somewhere else...YOU need to focus him back with another subject. Now for the ART projects...Ask him to draw pictures of FUN times in Fl & in PA...Praise him & ask him to spell the colors he used to draw his BEAUTIFUL pictures. Good LUCK & thanks for being such a great & caring parent!

Answer 8

You need to get him interested, I am not expert but if I have to do something because they make me, is totally off, let him or find him a friend and let him IM he will have to write and read, if it is a friend and he gets interested in that friend it will come naturally, I don't know is just an advice

Answer 9

Here are some sites that help parents dealing with ADHD and reading difficulties:
http://www.crossboweducation.com/adhd_and_reading.htm
http://www.creativeteachingsite.com/read1.htm
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4731739
http://everydaymusings.blogspot.com/2005/06/what-to-do-with-reluctant-reader.html
I don't want to overwhelm you with too much info, but these will give you some ideas to fit your situation.

Answer 10

turn his TV off. That'll get it solved within the next school year. And his ability to pay attention will go way up!