I like 6+1 writing traits...it comes as a book that is a very fun read -
6 + 1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide, Grades 3 and Up by Ruth Culham (2003)
I think it's good for Gifted kids with ADHD because it's very conceptual. You can teach it by analysing other people's writing and that makes the child more aware of what the writers are doing and how they do it.
Learning to type is a great bost to ADHD kids with slow processing because if the brain is moving fast and the fingers are moving slow that can be frustrating. Also good for our perfectionist kids because nothing is ever ruined - everything is editable.
Getting an audience is a key to developing writing. Is there a forum devoted to a favorite activity that you can let him participate in?
Teaching grammer as a seperate topic is a good idea.
http://www.criticalthinking.com/series/097/index_c.jspCritical thinking might have some other series that are appealing.
I also like teaching specifics about genre...a lot of unwritten rules about when animals are allowed to talk and when they aren't.
If you watch TV, he can discuss the unwritten rules about various genre's of TV shows, and you can ask him if there is an analogy in the world of written media.
Another famous way to teach writing is to read something and then ask him to write a 'part 2' or an alternate way of looking at the story, perhaps from a different character's perspective, or perhaps in another Genre...there is a funny Youtube that tells the story of the 3 bears as if written by Shakespeare.
(but I can't find it right now)
Anyway, having a real life goal makes wanting to write much easier. Is there a local organization that needs help with it's website?
Good luck!
Grinity
