Dear Camp Director: Preparing for a Terrific Summer Experience
With the school year coming to an end, many families are looking forward to kicking back and relaxing in the sun. For those of you choosing to send your child with LD and ADHD off to camp, don’t forget to prepare him and the camp staff for the experience.
It’s not uncommon to want to free your child from academic “labels” in the summer, and you may be reluctant to let the camp know about his learning difference. But with the right preparation, camps can match the right counselors or activity schedule to your child’s needs, creating a summer experience that is relaxed, fun, and productive.
Kids with LD often have trouble in social situations, with fine or gross motor skills, or with attention issues that can make transitioning from a well-structured school environment to a more relaxed camp environment a bit of a challenge. Informing the camp director about your child’s strengths and challenges can make the summer more successful than you or your child ever hoped. Read how one parent told her son’s camp about her child’s NLD in “Dear Camp Director.”