To support students with special needs and their families to successfully navigate the support services offered by Knox County Schools and the surrounding community.

Email: advisorycounsel@knoxschools.org
Website: Knoxschools.org/pac
Phone: 865-594-9582

Parents often experience frustration when they feel that they have to repeat directions to their child; such as put away your shoes, and the child acts as if the conversation did not happen. Is the child being difficult? Or is there more going on? Could it be a problem with executive functioning? Executive functioning describes the processes that happen in the pre-frontal cortex of the brain — its operating system.

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One of the best ways to deal with procrastination is to try others suggestions. People with ADHD often find starting to work on a project or activity is the the hardest part. Watch the video below about the "Second Rule" and how it works.

Las capacitaciones de STEP proporcionarán copias de folletos solo en español1.Haga clic en el video para comenzar

1. Haga clic en "CC" para activar los subtítulos

2.Haga clic en configuración (estrella al lado de "CC")

3.Haga clic en "Subtítulos / CC (1)"

4.Haga clic en "Traducción automática"

5.Desplácese hacia abajo y haga clic en el idioma apropiado

In a time when many middle school kids carry around $600 phones that they take for granted, teaching gratitude can feel like an uphill battle. But despite the challenges you might face in helping kids feel grateful in a world that seems to value overabundance, it can be worthwhile.

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Las capacitaciones de STEP proporcionarán copias de folletos solo en español1.Haga clic en el video para comenzar

1. Haga clic en "CC" para activar los subtítulos

2.Haga clic en configuración (estrella al lado de "CC")

3.Haga clic en "Subtítulos / CC (1)"

4.Haga clic en "Traducción automática"

5.Desplácese hacia abajo y haga clic en el idioma apropiado