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What can Teachers do to Help Children with ADHD?(Part 3)

Teaching techniques for students with ADHD


Here are some teaching techniques that help students with ADHD focus

and maintain their concentration on your lesson and contribute to the

class.


Starting a lesson

❖ Signal the start of a lesson with an aural cue, like a bell or a ringer.

Using these aural cues helps children with ADHD

compartmentalize and switch from one task to another or one

subject to another. You can use the same cue to signal a change

in classes or subjects.

❖ Establish eye contact with any student who has ADHD – this helps

them to focus their attention better.

❖ List the activities of the lesson on the board – visual cues like this

help them plan their day and feel more in control. Knowing what

their day is going to look like helps them be prepared and feel less

overwhelmed.

❖ At the start of every class, tell students what they’re going to learn

and what your expectations are. Tell students exactly what

materials they’ll need and what they are expected to accomplish.


Conducting the lesson

❖ Keep instructions simple and structured. Use props, charts, and

other visual aids. Try to make lessons as engaging as possible to

help them stay focused and keep their attention


Communication is key!
















❖ Break up a lesson into parts and communicate the end of each

section using visual or auditory cues. (having a schedule on the

board and striking off activities as you finish them will help

❖ Vary the pace and include different kinds of activities. Many

students with ADHD do well with competitive games or other

activities that are rapid and intense.

❖ Have cue set up with the student who has ADHD, such as a touch

on the shoulder or placing a sticky note on the student’s desk, to

remind the student to stay on task. Discuss this with the student in

advance and stay consistent with the cue.

❖ Allow a student with ADHD frequent breaks

❖ Try not to ask a student with ADHD perform a task or answer a

question publicly that might be too difficult.


Ending the lesson

❖ Summarize key points. If you give an assignment, repeat it a few

times, make sure the student has made note of it – but don’t single

them out! Make general reminders to the class as a whole.

❖ Students with ADHD can benefit from a reward system at the end

of every day to highlight things they did well – like listening to a

session, not disrupting a class, etc. This kind of reinforcement

helps children feel encouraged and supported.

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