ADHD is one of the most common childhood disorders and can continue through adolescence and adulthood. Most of the teacher face problems in dealing with this kind of students. There are many tips for the teacher to use as a treatment to deal with ADHD students:
- Before starting with the treatment, UNDERSTAND the problem.
- Educate yourself about it.
- Cooperate with parents and discuss the teaching strategies with them so they can be carried on at home too.
- Follow special modes of teaching.
- Ask the child to think before responding.
- Use visuals, charts, pictures, and color coding.
- Teach them study strategies.
- Seat the students away from the windows and away from the door.
- Give instructions and put time limits on tasks.
- Work on the most difficult materials early in the day.
- Create a quiet area free of distractions for test-taking and quiet study.
- Introduce rewards-penalty strategy (if they stay in their place 5 minutes they will get a reward.
- Be patient.
- Divide the tasks into manageable chunks.
- Allow short breaks between tasks.
- Praise positive achievement and behavior and be specific.
- Give them stress toys because they can help young people to concentrate and stop fidgeting.
