As a fourth grade teacher in a rural, low SES area,
I have a large (and growing) number of students that have been diagnosed with ADHD, but are not receiving any therapies nor taking medication to help with the symptoms of ADHD. I'm not here to discuss what should or should not be done from a parent's perspective. I am simply here to say we have students with untreated ADHD...so what can do we do about that? A study was done of the most and least used strategies and the most and least effective strategies for students with ADHD. Hopefully you can find one or two strategies that can help you to better serve students in your class with ADHD.
Strategies from Walker (2013)
1. Call students name, touch student, use a private signal word, or move closer to student
2. Praise any effort in waiting for turns
3. Give verbal compliments for improved work or social behavior
4. Use teaching activities that encourage active responding (talking, moving, organizing, working at the board)
5. Allow student to sit closer to teacher
6. Ask student to explain back to you his/her understanding of the directions and/or assignments
7. Allow directed movement in the classroom or a change in seating that is not disruptive
8. Allow standing during seatwork, especially during end of task
9. Give child an activity reward such as running an errand, cleaning room or organizing teacher’s desk
What has worked for you? Please leave a comment about strategies that you use in your classroom.
Reference
Walker, A. (2013). Classroom support strategies for students with ADHD: Frequency of use, level of effectiveness, and roadblocks to implementation. (Order No. 3605622). Available from Education Database; ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global.
I have a large (and growing) number of students that have been diagnosed with ADHD, but are not receiving any therapies nor taking medication to help with the symptoms of ADHD. I'm not here to discuss what should or should not be done from a parent's perspective. I am simply here to say we have students with untreated ADHD...so what can do we do about that? A study was done of the most and least used strategies and the most and least effective strategies for students with ADHD. Hopefully you can find one or two strategies that can help you to better serve students in your class with ADHD.
Strategies from Walker (2013)
1. Call students name, touch student, use a private signal word, or move closer to student
2. Praise any effort in waiting for turns
3. Give verbal compliments for improved work or social behavior
4. Use teaching activities that encourage active responding (talking, moving, organizing, working at the board)
5. Allow student to sit closer to teacher
6. Ask student to explain back to you his/her understanding of the directions and/or assignments
7. Allow directed movement in the classroom or a change in seating that is not disruptive
8. Allow standing during seatwork, especially during end of task
9. Give child an activity reward such as running an errand, cleaning room or organizing teacher’s desk
What has worked for you? Please leave a comment about strategies that you use in your classroom.
Reference
Walker, A. (2013). Classroom support strategies for students with ADHD: Frequency of use, level of effectiveness, and roadblocks to implementation. (Order No. 3605622). Available from Education Database; ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global.
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