Two kids with LDs and ADHD tutor

[Anonymous]

I am seriously considering hiring a tutor 3 hours a day 3 days a week so that we don't all fall apart over here. Anyone done something similar? I realize the $ is crazy but we are desperate.

[Anonymous]

I was in your situation last year. I hired a tutor to come 2-3 times a week to help my ADHD kids keep up with the school work. I found that the tutoring took up so much of the precious downtime my DCs needed. I ended up putting them in a private school that meets all their needs. They get their homework done at school in study hall and life is so much better and less stressful. Tuition is much more than tutoring but the peace of mind makes it worth it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was in your situation last year. I hired a tutor to come 2-3 times a week to help my ADHD kids keep up with the school work. I found that the tutoring took up so much of the precious downtime my DCs needed. I ended up putting them in a private school that meets all their needs. They get their homework done at school in study hall and life is so much better and less stressful. Tuition is much more than tutoring but the peace of mind makes it worth it.

PP, is this because there were more homework in public schools than the current private?

[Anonymous]

Which school did you place your child in?

[Anonymous]

My child gets his homework done in study hall (in aftercare) in public school.

[Anonymous]

I hired a tutor that had a Masters in Special Education. Expensive but the best thing I ever did for my child.

The tutor comes to IEP meetings with us and is familiar with my child's needs. She actually helps to write the goals and objectives that are on the IEP and she is my gauge to understand if what the team is proposing is helpful or harmful for my child.

During the school year, the tutor focusses on the homework that is most challenging for my child and over the summer, she develops special projects for my daughter to focus on areas of weaknesses. For my daughter, her areas of weaknesses are reading and writing assignments. She has taught my daughter organization skills and study tools so over time, my daughter became a more independent learner. The added support helped to break the cycle of tears when it came to homework and has been more beneficial than the special education services my daughter received at school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was in your situation last year. I hired a tutor to come 2-3 times a week to help my ADHD kids keep up with the school work. I found that the tutoring took up so much of the precious downtime my DCs needed. I ended up putting them in a private school that meets all their needs. They get their homework done at school in study hall and life is so much better and less stressful. Tuition is much more than tutoring but the peace of mind makes it worth it.

PP, is this because there were more homework in public schools than the current private?

The work load was heavy and the teachers did not have extra time to spend with DCs to make sure they were grasping the concepts. Also, the curriculum in public is driven by the mandatory standardized testing schedule.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Which school did you place your child in?

McLean School

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hired a tutor that had a Masters in Special Education. Expensive but the best thing I ever did for my child.

The tutor comes to IEP meetings with us and is familiar with my child's needs. She actually helps to write the goals and objectives that are on the IEP and she is my gauge to understand if what the team is proposing is helpful or harmful for my child.

During the school year, the tutor focusses on the homework that is most challenging for my child and over the summer, she develops special projects for my daughter to focus on areas of weaknesses. For my daughter, her areas of weaknesses are reading and writing assignments. She has taught my daughter organization skills and study tools so over time, my daughter became a more independent learner. The added support helped to break the cycle of tears when it came to homework and has been more beneficial than the special education services my daughter received at school.

how did you find your tutor?

[Anonymous]

I found a tutor/educational consultant through Learning Ally who does both the IEP and tutoring.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am seriously considering hiring a tutor 3 hours a day 3 days a week so that we don't all fall apart over here. Anyone done something similar? I realize the $ is crazy but we are desperate.

Do whatever it takes to get over the hump and then reassess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hired a tutor that had a Masters in Special Education. Expensive but the best thing I ever did for my child.

The tutor comes to IEP meetings with us and is familiar with my child's needs. She actually helps to write the goals and objectives that are on the IEP and she is my gauge to understand if what the team is proposing is helpful or harmful for my child.

During the school year, the tutor focusses on the homework that is most challenging for my child and over the summer, she develops special projects for my daughter to focus on areas of weaknesses. For my daughter, her areas of weaknesses are reading and writing assignments. She has taught my daughter organization skills and study tools so over time, my daughter became a more independent learner. The added support helped to break the cycle of tears when it came to homework and has been more beneficial than the special education services my daughter received at school.

how did you find your tutor?

My children were evaluated and diagnosed at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, MD. I requested a referral initially for an advocate in my area to help implement via IEP's the plan KKI recommended for my children. The person they referred me to tutors the kids she advocates for. It gives her a unique perspective to really know the children she is advocating for, especially as their needs change over time.

For me, hiring her took the stress of planning for the IEP meetings as well as the stress of homework battles off my shoulders. Two birds in one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hired a tutor that had a Masters in Special Education. Expensive but the best thing I ever did for my child.

The tutor comes to IEP meetings with us and is familiar with my child's needs. She actually helps to write the goals and objectives that are on the IEP and she is my gauge to understand if what the team is proposing is helpful or harmful for my child.

During the school year, the tutor focusses on the homework that is most challenging for my child and over the summer, she develops special projects for my daughter to focus on areas of weaknesses. For my daughter, her areas of weaknesses are reading and writing assignments. She has taught my daughter organization skills and study tools so over time, my daughter became a more independent learner. The added support helped to break the cycle of tears when it came to homework and has been more beneficial than the special education services my daughter received at school.

how did you find your tutor?

My children were evaluated and diagnosed at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, MD. I requested a referral initially for an advocate in my area to help implement via IEP's the plan KKI recommended for my children. The person they referred me to tutors the kids she advocates for. It gives her a unique perspective to really know the children she is advocating for, especially as their needs change over time.

For me, hiring her took the stress of planning for the IEP meetings as well as the stress of homework battles off my shoulders. Two birds in one.

How often does your tutor come by? We hired a tutor from the Lab school who is very good, and we are having her work on our daughter's area of weakness one day a week for one hour (reading/writing). But then after the tutor leaves, we can't get dd to do her homework because she is exhausted after tutoring and a full day at school. Our tutor is $75/hour, and it seems like it might be best if we have her come twice a week and mostly focus on homework, but that is a lot of money. It is a stretch for us to pay for once a week as it is.