Almost every day I hear a horror story from a parent as to how much their child dislikes school.
Today, more than ever before, teachers have many demands on their time and talents. It is increasingly difficult to meet the individual demands of every child in the classroom. Below are my suggestions as to how to better assist students with attention deficit disorder. They have worked very well for me and the staff at Excel Achievement Center. My hope is that they will benefit the classroom teacher as well.
Suggested Techniques:
· Teach concepts using real-world objectives and portray the relevance in what the students are doing
· Teach concepts using manipulatives
· Have the students verbalize what and how they are learning in their own words
· Have the students learn and apply visualizing strategies to increase their visual memory
· Teach the students to compare new concepts to former ones learned
· Give appropriate processing time
· Teach the students how to draw visual representations of concepts or rules learned.
· Provide space for group work where students can collaborate
· Provide correct lighting and environment
· Give positive direction (Right-brained children thrive on praise!)
· Promote active vs. passive learning
· Coach students to break larger projects into smaller, more manageable parts
· Have a sense of humor!
· Incorporate movement
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