It’s hard to believe that finals are just around the corner for our seventh and eighth graders.  This time of the year always brings with it all the emotions: nervousness, uncertainty, anxiousness and just an overwhelming feeling of being overwhelmed.  The pressure to do well often weighs heavily on students’ minds.  These feelings are often exasperated for our middle school friends with learning differences.  Whether a student has dyslexia, dysgraphia, or even ADHD, studying, in general, is challenging so we spend a lot of time in ESS classes preparing for finals. Here are some ideas that I use in my class that could be beneficial for your students at home: