TIME MANAGEMENT How do we manage our time at home and at school or work? How do we monitor our progress on projects and task lists? People who struggle with this often miss due dates on tasks/ assignments or are late for class or appointments. Time management is a lifelong skill that makes a difference in managing assignments at school, keeping medical or business appointments, and maintaining healthy relationships by arriving at social functions with family and friends in a timely manner. According to the Fairfax County Public Schools Assistive Technology and Executive Functioning Page, “Time management skills are essential for a child’s success at school. It allows a child to complete tasks in a timely manner. To have strong time management skills, a student should estimate the time necessary to finish tasks and make and follow a schedule. Time management involves a child monitoring their own effort and actions, having an appropriate sense of urgency to complete assignments, and having the ability to follow step-by- step procedures.” Students who struggle in this area may benefit from tools and strategies that target time management. We will share more information on specific resources including timers and reminders, schedules and to do lists, calendar tools, completing assignments and goal setting. TIMERS/REMINDERS There are a variety of timers and reminders from low tech to high tech to support memory and behavior for students. On the low tech end, there are a variety of visual timers and counters that work well for students, some which can be customized to the learner’s sound sensitivities for a higher success rate. Strategies for giving reminders complement the tools, as described in the article How to Give a Reminder that Improves Behavior. For high tech, Apple Reminders App or Reminders on Google Play are sophisticated apps with options for both voice and touch access to set up smart reminders. For more details on these features, watch Using Apple Reminders like a pro: 7 Features you need to know. SCHEDULES/TO DO LISTS Everyone depends on written lists such as post-its these days, as there are too many schedules and lists to remember! It’s always wise to have a printed list when electronics are not easily accessible. Here’s some creative ideas for Printable To Do Lists for Kids. When tablets or phones are available, apps such as Choiceworks App or Kids ToDo List come in handy for customizing lists and visual schedules. The Choiceworks App for Visual Schedules provides critical support for students to participate in home and school routines and improve behaviors such as staying calm and waiting.
Google Drawings for Graphic Organizers
Document explaining uses for and how to create graphic organizers with Google Drawing by Eric Curts from Ctrl-Alt- Achieve Website with Tools/Strat- egies and information on Executive Functioning Video (6:40 mins) by College Info Geek. Audience for video is college students but information is relevant for any student. Resource Sheet from Understood.org
Note Taking
SETC Executive Func- tioning web page: Note Taking How to Take Notes in Class: The Five Best Methods
5 Simple Strategies for Note Taking 7 Most Efficient Note Taking Methods Graphic Organizers for Kids
Article by LifeHack.org
Text based graphic organizers for different contexts available for download by Under- stood.org E xample of a graphic organizer
Popplet App
Breaking Down Pro- cesses (Task Analysis)
Breaking Down Assign- ments and Tasks
Video (1:49 mins) by UMD ADHD
Article by Understood. org
6 Steps for Breaking Down Assignments
Visual Chunking: Homework
Video (1:53 mins) by The Watson Institute Website that breaks down assignment into tasks and creates due dates for each task based on date assignment is due Free online tool that simplifies text and has vocabulary building tools Free online tool that summarizes text Video (8:34 mins) from readingwritingtutor.com The ideas presented here work for Windows and Mac also.
Assignment Calculator
Understanding/ Processing Written Information
Rewordify
Text Compactor
Digital platforms to manage information
How to Organize your Google Drive Folders for School
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