Washington Post: Distance Learning Not Working? Strategies to Try.
Note from Carrie: This piece examined some of the difficulties that kids are having with remote learning during the pandemic, and it offers some strategies for families to try.
By Carrie Goldman
@CarrieMGoldman
Dec. 1, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. CST
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It was too much for Tanner, a seventh-grader in the Northridge area of Los Angeles, who is twice exceptional — she is gifted and struggles with ADHD and generalized anxiety disorder.
“She couldn’t take it. We had to make changes,” McPherson said. Now Tanner sits in a sensory swing in her room and bounces on an exercise ball for breaks. When she grows overwhelmed by the noise of the whole class, her teachers move her into a Zoom breakout room by herself. “She can push a button to ask for help. This works well to block out the sensory overload.”
Read the rest of the article on Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/12/01/remote-learning-strategies-covid-parenting/
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