Sorry, I have a lot of questions today!
DS1 hasn't had accommodations for ADHD since 8th grade (he's currently in 11th). However, distance learning is CHALLENGING. I wouldn't say that he's having a terrible time, but I feel like we're struggling with some things and I'd like to make sure he has processes in place to protect him before he has more pronounced negative effects (in things like grades). We're planning to continue remote in lieu of going to hybrid learning.
Some things I'm considering (and I'm love to hear your thoughts) include,
Switching him from the B Cohort to the A Cohort. The rest of my kids are in A Cohort and so when he's on his live classes there is a lot of confusion and noise (despite our best efforts!) during his class time. Switching Cohorts would mean that all 4 of my kids are on calls at the same time and therefore quieter, allowing him to better concentrate.
Giving extra time on exams and quizzes. He gets really anxious and scattered during some of the formats for online quizzes and texts. It would be nice if he could have extra time.
What I'm really looking for too is some kind of procedure for better communication with the teachers. I feel like he spends a lot of time working on waiting for email responses from the (understandably really busy!) teachers. Normally he'd just ask in class
He's very reticent to butt in during zoom meetings. I don't know a fix for this.
Any other thoughts of things I could ask for?
Thank you so much in advance!