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Q: How can I help a child with ADD/ADHD in the classroom?
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ADD/ADHD and Classroom Assignments
Children with ADD/ADHD often have difficulty keeping up with their peers on classwork and assignments. To help: 1. Allow extra time to complete projects, 2. Shorten assignment to level of childīs attention, and, 3. Modify assignments so child succeeds (less problems, partially done projects. CAUTION: Be aware of how much less the child is doing than others. Allowing a child to fall too far behind the rest of the children may cause the child to be retained and make the problem worse. Visit ADHD for a more detailed explaination of ADHD.
ADD/ADHD and Completing Taks
A child with ADD/ADHD needs to think through the consequences of his/her actions (If I do well on this assignment, I get an extra half hour of television tonight. If I do not do well on this assignment, I will have to do extra homework instead of watching television.)
To assist the child, put the steps in pictures, or visual form for the child to check off one by one. For example, items on the check list might be: Check to see if my name is on the paper Check my spelling Check to make sure I answered all the questions.
Check to see if my name is on the paper
