Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder: (ADHD)

When an ADHD child is put into any class it is very important that the teacher understands what to expect. It's hard for these children to control themselves all the time, you have to give the child a break once in a while. In order to do this you need to distinguish big problems from little disturbances. Most importantly you as the teacher must keep time structured, ADHD children are more likely to misbehave if they're bored.

The following are ideas to consider when planning a lesson:

• first talk to another teacher who has had this (ADHD) child in the past, find out what worked and what didn't
• provide an outline to the child prior to the start of class with the key concepts listed
• you must decrease the length of demonstrations
• Be enthusiastic, if your not excited the students won't be either
• provide a variety of activities and teaching styles throughout a unit (ex. reciprocal is very good because someone can help them to understand)
• minimize possible distractions, you don't want them to get to get sidetracked (ex. have your student facing away from the others when giving one on one feedback)
• when giving instructions try and make eye contact with the ADHD student, move around, don't make yourself obvious.

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