Author name: Devora Samet

I’ve had the wonderful privilege and opportunity to observe many, many, children in their classrooms countless times. I’ve also noticed an oft-repeated pattern: The teacher complains that the student is very distractible. When the teacher tells the entire class to take out their math books, he doesn’t. When the teacher tells all students to turn …

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If your child needs to learn how to have an organized knapsack, the following are some of the skills he may need to learn. Typically, the disorganized knapsack features the red behaviors below, and your child might need to learn their green counterparts. ORGANIZED every paper has a home homework in homework folder supplies in …

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Call the special time, “Special time with mommy” or “Special daddy time.” Call it anything you wish, but give the “time” a name. It is not enough to just say “alright, now we’ll do something fun…” since the child will not appreciate it. Plan: Set a consistent time each week Anywhere between 15-30 minutes to …

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Below is a list of eating manners organized as reds and greens. Use the list as a guide for figuring out precisely which eating habits need to be taught. NON-MANNERS Eating with mouth open Nibbling Stuffing Mouth Messy face and fingers Sitting far from table Eating with fingers Picking with fingers out of a public …

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If you read the article on Immediate Re-practice, you might recall that Judy had a tendency to double-dip, yet warnings not to do it again didn’t seem to work. With mom’s instructions, Judy did an Immediate Re-practice and practiced right then and there how to stop herself from double-dipping via a one-time practice using self-control …

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Do you find yourself repeating questions before you finally get an answer? Do you sometimes wonder if your child or student suffers from selective hearing loss? Have you been told that your student has Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD) and therefore might not understand what you are saying? Is that a reason why you keep …

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