Over the years Dr. Davenport has known many students and adults who struggle to use a standard store-bought or school-provided planner. Using a combination of the following tools, these adults and students are now experiencing success. Block Scheduling to Live your Life on Purpose (Teens & Adults) Using a No-Frills Assignment Book or Assignment Sheet […]
Dealing with a Lazy, Impossible, Impulsive, Impatient Child or Student? Please Read This!
Have you ever thought these things about a struggling child or student? “He’s lazy!” She’s awfully impulsive and impatient!” “He’s hopelessly impossible!” I hate to admit it, but I have.
When I catch myself thinking these thoughts, I have learned to refocus on the ultimate model of flexible structuring: One who was able to see beyond the struggles, see the strengths, and recognize the potential.
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Executive…What? These Skills Shed Light on Daily ADHD Challenges! (Revised)
During the past decade, brain researchers have identified a set of abilities that help us manage our time, energy, resources, and talents: these skills are called executive functions (EF). The good news is that weaknesses in these executive skills can be addressed! Read on to learn more. Earlier this month (May 2012), internationally known ADHD […]
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Using a Daily Report Card to Help with Classroom Behavior
Download Daily Report Card The Daily Report Card (DRC) can be a helpful tool to address the classroom behavior problems of children with ADHD. The DRC helps parents and educators collaborate to identify, watch, and improve a student’s classroom behavior. The following steps offer a guide for establishing a successful Daily Report Card. Select the Areas for […]
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How Do You Turn Anger into Passion?
Anger turns into passion only when… pressed through the filter of a parent’s or teacher’s compassion. More to come. (c) 2012, Monte W Davenport, PhD
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Reading between the Lines: Inferring
Sometimes an author doesn’t tell you exactly what’s happening, but gives you just enough clues so you can figure it out yourself. Inferring involves making a logical guess based on facts in the text plus what you already know from life. Making inferences helps good readers better understand the text. Inferring also builds your interest […]
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Reading for Cause/Effect
How to Read for Cause and Effect The idea behind cause and effect can be summed up by the statement “One thing leads to another.” Understanding cause and effect, and the relationship between them, can make you a better reader. Cause: an action or an event that makes something happen or produces an effect Effect: […]
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Reading to Compare and Contrast
Comparing and contrasting is an important skill. It helps you focus on specific details, such as characters or plot that form the underpinnings of a story. This not only helps with reading comprehension, but is an essential skill in writing reports in middle school, high school and college. A Venn diagram can be a helpful […]
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Reading for Details
Details are easy to miss when you are reading quickly in order to get on to more fun and exciting tasks. Reading for details often becomes a boring and monotonous task that can make you tired. Try these suggestions to help yourself focus on the details when you read: Before you start reading a new […]
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ADHD Experts: We’ve Got You Covered!
No matter where you are in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, our experts can serve your needs! Colleyville Coppell Dallas-Fort Worth Grapevine Hurst-Euless-Bedford Keller Plano Southlake We also provide coaching appointments via Skype to all parts of Texas and the United States. Call us at 817.421.8780 to make an appointment today. […]
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Why Flexibly Strutured Discipline?
Flexibly structured discipline emphasizes your child or teen’s strengths while calmly and firmly addressing her need for self control. For example, your child’s “strong will” can easily be reframed as the strength determination, and you can use your child’s determination to improve her self-discipline. Parents quickly realize that the discipline strategies that work for other […]
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Thanks for Reading! 6,000 views during 2011!
The WordPress.com stats team prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 6,000 times in 2011. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 5 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see […]
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