IT IS ONE MORE STEP AS WE OPEN
BACK UP.
WE WILL SEE IF MORE AND MORE
COMPANIES DO THIS.
DISTANCE LEARNING HAS BEEN
A BIG ADJUSTMENT FOR MINNESOTA
FAMILIES AND IT'S EVEN MORE OF
A CHALLENGE FOR CHILDREN WITH
LEARNING DISABILITIES LIKE
DYSLEXIA OR ADHD, THAT IS AN
ESTIMATED 15 TO 20% OF
STUDENTS.
JOINING US NOW ON SKYPE LIVE TO
TALK ABOUT THIS IS KIM PEEPLES,
THANK YOU FOR TALKING WITH US
ABOUT THIS.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
SO WE KNOW THAT STUDENTS
WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES,
IT'S VERY HARD OFTEN TO FOCUS.
AND FOCUS IS REALLY WHAT YOU
NEED AT THIS AT HOME OR
DISTANCE LEARNING, WHAT ARE
SOME OF THESE STRUGGLES YOU ARE
SEEING?
SOME OF THE BIGGEST
STRUGGLES WE ARE SINGING OUR
CONTENT, SEEING OUR CONSTANT
ACROSS THE BOARD, JUST THE
CONSISTENCY OF BEING A PART OF
THE SCHOOL DAY, FOR STUDENTS
SCHOOL IS A LARGE PART OF THEIR
IDENTITY AND STUDENTS WITH
LEARNING DISABILITIES STRUGGLE
WITH EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING.
EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING IS OUR
ABILITY TO MANAGE OUR TIME, TO
PRIORITIZE TASKS, TO REGULATE
OUR EMOTIONS SO THAT WE CAN
ACHIEVE A GOAL OR PERSIST IN
COMPLETING A TASK.
KIM A I THINK THAT'S THE
HARD PART OF PARENTS TRYING TO
BALANCE THEIR OWN WORK BUT
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH
SHOULD I GET INVOLVED IN MY
CHILD'S WORK? DO YOU HAVE
RECOMMENDATIONS OR ADVICE ON
HOW FAMILIES CAN HELP?
THE ONE BIT OF ADVICE,
ACTUALLY I HAVE TWO BITS OF
ADVICE, FOR ALL PARENTS, YOU
WANT TO GIVE YOURSELF GRACE.
IT'S NOT ABOUT BEING PERFECT,
IT'S ABOUT BEING THERE AND
BEING IN THE MOMENT.
THE SECOND THING YOU CAN DO
GOING BACK TO EXECUTIVE
FUNCTIONING, IS FINDING
OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP DEVELOP
THOSE SKILLS AND YOUR STUDENTS
AND YOU CAN DO IT WITH SIMPLE
GOALSETTING.
SAY FOR EXAMPLE YOU DECIDE YOU
HAVE A GOAL YOU WANT TO COMPLETE
BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK AND
PERHAPS IT IS CREATING A
WONDERFUL DINNER PARTY.
SIT DOWN WITH YOUR CHILD AND
PLAN OUT WHAT YOU WANT THE
DINNER PARTY TO BE.
FIGURE OUT ALL THE THINGS THAT
NEED TO
BE INVOLVED IN IT, WHAT YOU
NEED TO DO, THEN PRIORITIZE
WHEN DO WE NEED TO HAVE CERTAIN
THINGS ACCOMPLISHED SO THAT WE
CAN HAVE THIS GREAT DINNER
PARTY, HOW ARE WE GOING TO
MANAGE THE EXECUTION OF IT AND
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO DAY
ONE, DAY TWO, DAY THREE.
AND THEN ON THE ACTUAL DAY OF
THE DINNER PARTY, CELEBRATE THE
ACCOMPLISHMENT BUT MORE
IMPORTANTLY USE IT AS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON WHAT
YOU DID TO CELEBRATE THIS GREAT
MOMENT, WHAT WENT WELL AND WHAT
WERE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES,
WHAT COULD YOU DO DIFFERENTLY
IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANOTHER
DIMENSION TO A DINNER PARTY
NEXT WEEK.
JUST DOING THAT SIMPLE
ACTIVITY, YOU ARE ACTUALLY
DEVELOPING YOUR CHILD'S
EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING SKILLS.
I LOVE THAT IDEA, HAVING
THEM UNDERSTAND, THIS IS A GOOD
THING TO DO.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING SPECIFICALLY
IT GROWS TO HELP YOUR OWN
STUDENTS?
AT GROVES ACADEMY WE HAVE
THE GREAT FORTUNE OF HAVING AN
EIGHT WE HAVE THE GREAT FORTUNE
OF HAVING AN 821 STUDENT TO
TEACHER RATIO SO IT IS
OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DEVELOP
STRONG RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE
HAVE WITH STUDENTS.
WE ARE USING ZOOM AND MOBILE
CLASSROOM AND MULTIPLE THINGS
THAT WILL HELP US TO STAY
CONNECTED TO OUR STUDENTS.
MOST IMPORTANTLY ALL OF THIS IS
GROUNDED IN SOLID RELATIONSHIP
BUILDING AND ALSO FINDING
OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO
SOCIALIZE WITH EACH OTHER,
PERHAPS IN OUR LOWER SCHOOL OUR
STUDENTS ARE ENGAGING IN
WONDERFUL LUNCHES WITH THEIR
CLASSMATES AND TEACHERS, IN OUR
MIDDLE SCHOOL OUR COUNSELORS
ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE
ZOOM SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR
OUR KIDS, AND IN OUR UPPER
SCHOOL WE HAVE WEEKLY CLASS
MEETINGS WHERE WE ARE MEETING
WITH FRESHMAN'S, SOPHOMORES,
JUNIORS AND SENIORS JUST AS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO GET TOGETHER AND
MAINTAIN COMMUNITY.