ADHD in the classroom is easy to mistake for carelessness, defiance, laziness, or a learning difference. Here are the 7 ADD symptoms that educators seldom recognize at school — and solutions for each.
ADHD sometimes manifests in obvious ways — like when a second grader blurts out an answer or when a high school student forgets her completed assignment at home . Just as often, though, signs of ADHD in the classroom are more subtle and easily overlooked because they don’t align with stereotypes. Here are seven less-recognized waysThe teacher gives a two-minute warning to the class that independent reading time is about to end.
They also need to know the location of their supplies, avoid distractions during each step, return their attention to the teacher, and do all that quickly enough to keep up and get settled in time to absorb the lesson. This is a strain on ADHD brains.Avoid telling the student how to start the next activity before finishing the current one. Some students with ADHD have short-termRecognize that planning skills aren’t acquired automatically by some people, who need repeated explicit instruction.
Meet with them privately or assign partners to check progress. Make your daily activities as predictable as possible.Provide a visual sequence of the task to be completedA student seems to be disliked by her peers. She is socially isolated, eats alone, and doesn’t join other kids in school activities.can annoy peers. ADHD impairs communication when it causes kids to miss details in a conversation, or struggle to organize their thoughts quickly, which is a working memory-related task.
Even when a student is gifted, he may shut down if he feels overwhelmed. Therefore, we must break assignments into small steps, encourage the student to set earlier deadlines than what may be required, and provide him with tools that can make the assignment easier to complete. Appropriate accommodations can be life-changing for students, even when their grades are good.
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