Academic performance refers to the child's understanding of math, spelling, reading, writing, social studies, and all other subjects. ... Children with these characteristics need to be identified as soon as possible, so that the proper help and education can be provided for them. ... By educating oneself about the different ways students learn, having the ability to notice when there appears to be a gap in a child's intelligence and the skills s/he has achieved and being familiar and educated about what you can do to help each child fulfill his/her potential can only make for a bette...

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Academic performance refers to the child's understanding of math, spelling, reading, writing, social studies, and all other subjects. ... Children with these characteristics need to be identified as soon as possible, so that the proper help and education can be provided for them. ... By educating oneself about the different ways students learn, having the ability to notice when there appears to be a gap in a child's intelligence and the skills s/he has achieved and being familiar and educated about what you can do to help each child fulfill his/her potential can only make for a bette...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Some children excel in an artistic curriculum; others do well in math and science. ... For children and young adults with ADHD, medications like Ritalin helps them remain focused on learning, and allows them to get ahead in school, they have less problematic impulsive behavior, it can increased their self-esteem, and they can have more appropriate social interactions, however the physician must take the time to diagnose this condition carefully. ...

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Some savants are highly capable at math, others can calculate the exact day of the week that any date occurred, and others can memorize entire bus schedules. ... The more I learn about learning, cognition, memory, and the factors that affect each, the more certain I am that my ultimate goal is to assist students in order to help them be successful learners. ... It would seem logical then that the 'experts' would understand this and adopt better practices for teaching our youth. .For me personally, this knowledge has simply fueled my desire to help teachers and students understand ho...

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While some medical professionals believe that ADHD is being diagnosed and medication is being prescribed to help children through everyday life, others worry that ADHD is being overdiagnosed and ADHD medication is harming the youth. ... Many physicians believe that ADHD is not being over prescribed and the drug Ritalin and Adderall are needed to help children focus. ...

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The Study of Attention Deficit Disorder And Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity The purpose of this paper is to review the contemporary literature related to the cooccurrence of attention-deficit disorder (ADD), with and without hyperac...

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