How to teach students with ADHD in a comfortable and inviting environment.
This site is great because so many students need a little bit of extra confidence and sense of welcome when entering a new classroom. Being a mother of a child with ADHD it is important for teachers to understand that these children don't always do great with transition and expectations. You can't offer too many expectations; you have to keep it short and sweet.
Offer these children the same guidelines as you would your others, but allow it to be in a more simpler context. Sometimes offering multiple warnings before transition is what it takes in order to maintain a state of calmness for them.
I have learned the power of the 10 min, 5 min, and 2 min warning, even going as far as to say okay your time is up, finish this last bit and your done :) This has worked wonders on my son and I am hoping that next year the transition process will be just as smooth as it has been at home.
I found this article and it really shed some light on how to deliver the expectations to the children. Remember: When one child hears quietly raise your hand, another one hears raise your hand and then get up and ask the question. Not everyone gets the information delivered in the same manner, which is why teachers have to get creative.
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