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Podcast: Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast
Episode: TUTORING FOR TEENS WITH ADHD
Description: Students with attention disorders have difficulty staying on task, sustaining focus, and staying organized–all of which are critical to academic and testing success. Amy and Mike invited educator Jenn Cohen to share strategies for tutoring teens with ADHD. What are five things you will learn in this episode? What kind of learning challenges do teens with attention deficits face? What strategies are most effective in helping students with ADHD excel academically? What makes standardized testing so challenging for teens with ADHD? What should students with ADHD know about testing accommodations? Of the SAT and ACT, wh...