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Insta-edits: A sneaky solution to level up your ADD child’s writing skills
They were all filled with errors. His copy underneath his pictures and graphics? They were an embarrassment to me, his now English teacher. I researched this habit with the goal to change his behavior.
My son, like many ADD students, finds little interest in grammar. I couldn’t help but notice this as I scrolled through his Instagram posts. Here’s the problem. But where’s the solution?
The Complexity of the Embarrassment Strategy
Heard these horror stories? The ones where teachers use embarrassment to point out errors in student work? This happened often to ADD students in my elementary school years. It’s sad. I’ve even watched it happen in today’s classrooms.
Although I don’t agree with this strategy, it does have some truth to it. Embarrassment does bring the student’s attention to the error. Plus, the cause of the error is a lack of focus.
So, as an educator I’m also an advocate to use what works. But only within the context in which it’s respectful of the ADD and ADHD learner.
The challenge was there before me. How? How do you get your kid to care about grammar? Especially when there are so many examples of bad grammar around them. The answer? Insta-edits!
