I am currently preparing to become an elementary school teacher. I have a question about children with ADD/ADHD. How can I effectively teach children with a learning disability such as ADD/ADHD and not make them feel unintelligent?
Re: Teaching students with ADD/ADHD
I am not a teacher. I am a mother of a child with adhd. Do not talk to them like they are stupid. My child is very bright. she is three. she knows
her phone # ,address, abc, and 123;s. They need alot of one on one
time.
hands on projects
good luck
Re: Teaching students with ADD/ADHD
they will always feel left out, treat them as a person, which they are and you will get alot more respect then most teachers will. Focus on the good and not the bad, then you will get alot further then you think.Comming from an A.D.D.er, we look for attenchion, good and bad.
It’s a good question but rather a big one too. There’s no easy - quick fix answer to it. Any child, AD/HD or not, is helped to feel intelligent by your words and your manner toward the child. Design your assessments so that students may be successful with them. Avoid trick questions and the like. Try not to see education as ‘raising the bar’ - that phrase is sadly over used in modern education. Focus on acquisition of basic skills - reading, writing and ‘rithmetic and see the rest of school as wonderful enrichment not needing tiresome drill.
Avoid a sit still classroom and plan for activities with some opportunity for movement. Observe other teachers and find those who work well with ADD children and learn what you can from them-
Read Mel Levine’s Educational Care book. A little dry it has good information in it.
Good luck.