• Teachers 

• Advisors

• Resource Centers

  • ERC

    • Meetings with Director

    • Meetings with Peer Tutors

    • Meetings with a Professional Tutor (extra cost to family)

  • QC

    • Meetings with Director

    • Meetings with Peer Tutors

  • Writing Center

    • Meetings with Director

    • Meetings with Peer Tutors

If a family, student, and the Director of Educational Resources in consultation with teachers and advisors, feel that a student would benefit from more support, the Director will make recommendations.

To be considered for academic accommodations, a student must have a current Neuropsychological Exam Report (within the past four years) sent to the Director of Educational Resources. Academic accommodations at Pingree are based on the recommendations in the Neuropsychological report and our ability to provide the specific accommodations.  

Academic Accommodations may include the following:

• Extended time on tests and in-class writing assessments (50%).

• May test in a separate setting if requested and reasonable.

• May use a computer for notetaking and in-class writing assessments.

• May use a calculator for science and math exams.

The Director of Educational Resources will create an individualized Pingree Learning Plan (PLP) and will meet with students to discuss their accommodations and how to access them. The PLP will be shared with advisors and teachers. 

Prior to requesting to use your academic accommodations make sure that all your paperwork is on file and updated with the ERC. 

Checklist for Requesting to use your Academic Accommodations for Pingree Assessments: 

1. 1. Let your teacher know by email that you want to use your accommodations for an upcoming assessment. In the email, include:

• The date of your test

• The block of the class

• When during the day of the test (block or time) do you plan to use the extended time

1. 2. Copy (CC) or forward Mrs. Lyons the email. 

Checklist for Requesting to use your Academic Accommodations for SAT / ACT: 

For PSAT / SAT: 

• Mrs. Lyons will need to submit an application for you to the College Board at the beginning of your sophomore year. Make sure that all documentation is submitted and up to date. 

For ACT: 

• Follow the instructions from ACT.org. Register on the ACT website and get a ACT ID number. After you have registered, contact Mrs. Lyons so she can submit your request. All ACT testing with accommodations is done at a national testing site. 

• Time Management

  • Make a To-Do-List

  • Set Priorities (complete the tasks that are due the next day)

  • Tackle the most difficult tasks first

  • Remove distractions (phone)

• Study Planning

  • Study Plan Google Doc Template 

  • Assignment Tracker Template

• Downloadable Calendar

  • Weekly 

  • Monthly

• Effective Study Strategies

• Note Taking

  • Cornell Notes (Google Doc Template with Instructions / Blank Google Doc Template )

• Overcoming Procrastination 

  • 5 Research-Based Strategies for Overcoming Procrastination from the Harvard Business Review

  • Understanding and Overcoming Procrastination from Princeton University

• Test Taking Strategies

• Strategies for using flashcards

  • Use mnemonics-this helps with recalling and retaining information.

  • Add time to your daily routine to review flashcards.

  • Mix up the order of the flashcards when reviewing.

  • Add pictures as this can help with memorization. 

• Strategies for building focus 

• Graphic Organizers:   You can find several graphic organizer templates at this link in Canva.

Learning Style Assessment

Executive Functioning Skills: 

• Planning and Organization: Putting thoughts and tasks in order

• Working Memory: Intake of new information, hold and retrieve information

• Initiation: The ability to start a task or problem solve

• Task Monitoring: Monitor your performance against a standard for completion of the task

• Self-Monitoring: Monitor your own behavior and adjust as needed

• Inhibition: Stop behaviors when needed 

• Emotional Control: Determine your feelings and guide emotional responses.

• Shifting: The ability to move from one situation to another.

"Executive Functioning Strategies for Students." Your Therapy Source. 

Attention Deficit Disorder:

Diagnosis of ADHD:

There is no single test to diagnose ADHD, and many other problems, like sleep disorders, anxiety, depression, and certain types of learning disabilities, can have similar symptoms.

How is ADHD diagnosed?

Healthcare providers use the guidelines in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fifth edition (DSM-5)1, to help diagnose ADHD. This diagnostic standard helps ensure that people are appropriately diagnosed and treated for ADHD. Using the same standard across communities can also help determine how many children have ADHD, and how public health is impacted by this condition.

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/diagnosis.html

Dyslexia: