50 Sept. 19 - Oct. 2, 2009
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Run for Chandler Education LearningRx battles ADHD
Foundation
In support of National Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Awareness Month, Matt Owen of LearningRx in Chandler offers advice for parents
SanTan Sun area families are invited to take the Chandler Challenge, a 5K and
on how to increase children’s cognitive skills and attention levels with three
10K Run/Walk sponsored by the Chandler Education Foundation in conjunction
different special techniques.
with Chandler’s Day of Play on Sat., Oct. 17, at Tumbleweed Park.
“Sustained Attention” allows a child to stay on task for a long period of time.
Cost is $10 per child 10 years old, $20 for early registration by Oct. 4, $25 until
Parents can use a stopwatch while their child does a small task or homework
Oct. 15 and $30 on event day. Proceeds benefit the Chandler Education Foundation
assignment and note when the child loses focus. If the child starts playing or
and Chandler Unified School District’s Student Crisis Fund.
looking around after one minute, the parent should stop the time, and then give
Registration is available online at www.4PeaksRacing.com. For more info, visit
the child a goal of trying to focus for longer and longer periods of time. The game
www.chandleraz.gov.
should include prizes or special privileges for the child to look forward to upon
attaining the goal.
“Selective Attention” prevents the child from being easily distracted. Parents
New season brings changes
have the child do the same activity done in “Sustained Attention” but add
small distractions to see if the child tries to stay on task. As the child masters
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handling these small distractions, distractions can increase. The task must be
done in a game-like setting, and again, be awarded a small privilege or reward for
Chandler Children’s Choir kicks off its second season in September with a completion of a goal.
schedule of upcoming holiday performances, the launch of an Advanced Choir “Divided Attention” allows the child to do more than one thing at a time. Parents
and two new staff additions. can purchase a game like Simon or Perfection that has a timing and attention
CCC’s new Advanced Choir is geared toward middle-school-aged singers, with component. The child starts the game and the parent asks for other information
three-voice parts, sophisticated uniforms and slightly longer rehearsal times. The while the child is playing. Small goals should be set and then increased, thereby
Advanced Choir will be CCC’s Showcase Group, performing smaller numbers and strengthening the child’s ability to multitask.
more frequently. “At LearningRx, we use these types of exercises to dramatically increase
CCC also welcomes new staff members Tia Coates, director for the Junior Choir, cognitive skills,” says Owen. “Most kids who are diagnosed with ADHD jump three
and Tiffany Davis Brock, accompanist. Brock recently received her Master’s of to five grade levels after going through a LearningRx program, about half of them
Music in Collaborative Piano from ASU. no longer need medication and some lose the ADHD label altogether.”
Holiday concerts this year are held at 7:30 p.m. Sat., Dec. 12 at Epiphany LearningRx offers a free screening tool that evaluates attention problems and
Episcopal Church in Tempe; and at 2 p.m. Sun., Dec. 13 at Sun Lakes United other learning issues. Copies of the Learning Skills Rating Scale are available at
Methodist Church in Chandler. www.learningrx.com.
A Valentine’s Day dinner concert begins at 6 p.m. Fri., Feb. 12 at a location to For more info about LearningRx of Chandler, contact Matt Owen at 480-855-9099
be announced. A spring concert follows at 7:30 p.m. Sat., May 8 at First United or mowen@learningrx.net, or visit www.learningrx.com.
Methodist Church of Mesa, featuring soprano Erin Morley from the Metropolitan
Opera.
Chandler Children’s Choir is located at 5413 W. Fairview St. in Chandler.
For more info, call 480-705-9345.
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