strategic seating
Placing a child with ADHD close to supportive persons, positive role model i.e student. close to white board, interactive board or visual aids. to keep their focus and limit distractions. with helpful reminders on boards.
providing opportunities for whole class participation to include everyone.
Teacher, overall control of the class
Social Interaction Model:
This model can help students learn from each other by interacting.
The three most common strategies include group project, group discussion, and cooperative learning.
TA in Small Groups
Syeda and Salma
Ways to help children with this behavioural trait of easily losing concentration.
- extra time on tests
- dividing tasks into smaller chunks
- positive feedback
- using technology to assit with tasks
- giving breaks and time to move around
- keep distractions to a minimum
LSA, teacher
Kayleigh, Katie, Gareth
Modelled writing is a guided class activity. A teacher or a TA will give a scenerio that they will write about. There will be an objective. For example, write with the correct punctuation.
A teacher can start from a sentence with description using adjectives and then keep adding more stuff using better punctuation, verbs and then correct punctuation.
A teacher/TA is teaching how to write, describe etc.
A teacher/TA in a classroom
Syeda
utilising technology to the advantage of a pupil. From low level assistance like highlighters and pencil grips, calculator, audio books to high assistance such as computers and speech software. most technologies are used to make it easier for the pupil to achieve.
TA individually or in small groups to help them use the technology and learn
Rapid maths
A programme that helps children to catch up with maths through fun methods including games
TA support in small groups
Kelly (example)
Explain what the model is
What strategies can be used?
Who would do this? (ie teacher, specialist worker, TA etc)
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Strategies for ADHD
Small group support
Assistive Technology
Modelled Reading
