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| Tutoring the ADD Child |  Children with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) have difficulties with focusing attention on one thing and are with no trouble distracted. They also have difficulties organizing their materials. Their homework assignments are frequently written down partly or not at all, they cannot find the assignments or materials, paying no attention in class, or are just besieged.
Such children can take advantage deeply from being tutored after school. The first thing the tutor can do for these children is help them arrange their materials. It is best for an ADD child to have one notebook with dividers for all subjects. This can be a three-ring folder with folders or a spiral notebook with folders. There should be an assignment pad for homework. The tutor can teach such a child strategies for organizing his or her materials. The role of a tutor is to help a child to find an organization system, for his or her materials and all school work that he or she can use productively.
After helping to organize materials, it is time to organize the homework and corresponding class work in a manageable way. The tutor can go through every subject, one by one, and find out what was done in school during the last few days and what the tasks were. Children may have a calendar to record what should be done every day.
After organizing the calendar, it is time to go through specifics of what was taught. The tutor can re-teach this material and confirm a child can do the problems himself or herself. On the other hand the tutor can keep in touch with the teacher and teach every day's lesson in advance. The tutor may use Math manipulatives, such as poker chips or unfix cubes, to make the material more real. The tutor may use story problems to which a child can relate. Keeping in touch with his teacher and being creative are very significant.
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