RF>This may sound odd, but I thought I would post this.  I have one child who
  >has trouble concentrating and gets mixed up when needed to do several 
things
  >after D.  So I discovered something that is helping him.  We play card 
ame
  >called Rummy.  With this game he is forced to concentrate, put cards in
ADHD kids, and those with LD's, often find it hard to do this. It's one
reason that we were always told in Teacher's College to write
instructions down instead of just verbally giving them - this of course
is true of the rest of the class too..having trouble following
directions/instructions especially those that are quite involved.
Cards games are a great learning tool. I have been using them for years.
There are many books you can buy that have  good games in them.
This summer I did a workshop on using card games and dice in the
classroom. I'm not sure if you can get the books in the U.S. they are
called Box Cars and One Eyed Jacks and there are several volumes. You
can learn about Place Value, Decimals, and even money with them. :)
In fact most games have lots of learning value. My favourites are Snakes
and Ladders, Checkers, and Chess. There are of course other more
expensive games like Monopoly that are also valuable to use.  :)
By the Way, I have one of the books mentioned above suitable for primary
level children.
Concentration card games are used extensively from kindergarten up. I
know several teachers who have several sets for each seasonal unit.  :)
      Glad you have found something that has worked for your son.
                                        Ruth
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