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Recommended Teaching Strategies
Without the appropriate supports, students with AD/HD may experience long-term difficulties in academic, social, and emotional functioning. However, there are a number of strategies that can be taught to these students to enable them to have more control over their own educational outcomes:
• Allow extra time for these students to shift from one activity or environment to the next.
• Teach these students specific techniques for organizing their thoughts and materials. Organize the classroom accordingly, and keep all materials in permanent locations for easy access.
• Allow extra time for finishing assignments or for testing.
• For more complex activities, simplify steps to make them more manageable.
• Seat the student close to the teacher and away from any peers that might be distracting.
• Post a daily and weekly schedule that clearly delineates each activity. These schedules can then be used as prompts to direct the student back on task.
• Keep these schedules as consistent as possible, and keep unstructured time at a minimum.
In a more global sense, teaching these students to create their own goals and objectives can help them learn to manage their lives across any number of environments and activities. This process includes the following steps:
• Clearly define your goal.
• Develop objectives to achieve this goal.
• Define the actions necessary to achieve the desired outcome.
Teaching this process gives control back to the individual, allowing for greater motivation and self-awareness.
Source Retrieved 4/23/2012
• Allow extra time for these students to shift from one activity or environment to the next.
• Teach these students specific techniques for organizing their thoughts and materials. Organize the classroom accordingly, and keep all materials in permanent locations for easy access.
• Allow extra time for finishing assignments or for testing.
• For more complex activities, simplify steps to make them more manageable.
• Seat the student close to the teacher and away from any peers that might be distracting.
• Post a daily and weekly schedule that clearly delineates each activity. These schedules can then be used as prompts to direct the student back on task.
• Keep these schedules as consistent as possible, and keep unstructured time at a minimum.
In a more global sense, teaching these students to create their own goals and objectives can help them learn to manage their lives across any number of environments and activities. This process includes the following steps:
• Clearly define your goal.
• Develop objectives to achieve this goal.
• Define the actions necessary to achieve the desired outcome.
Teaching this process gives control back to the individual, allowing for greater motivation and self-awareness.
Source Retrieved 4/23/2012