Post by Amtram on Aug 24, 2014 14:41:13 GMT -5
From the National Center for Learning Disabilities, a guide for parents and teachers to recognizing ADHD in the classroom.
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Starts Assignments but Doesn’t Complete Them
What the teacher sees: Your child starts to work independently in class, but gets irritated by the noise another child is making.
What the teacher sees: Your child starts off participating in a group project but then drifts off and stops contributing.
What the teacher sees: Your child goes to look something up in a book and just keeps reading, instead of going back to her work.
The issue: Kids with ADHD can be easily distracted and get derailed in the middle of assignments.
Doesn’t Work Well in Groups
What the teacher sees: Your child is argumentative and always has to have the last word.
What the teacher sees: Your child won’t let other kids make a presentation and insists on being the one to talk.
What the teacher sees: Your child calls other kids “stupid” and puts down their ideas.
The issue: Kids with ADHD can get frustrated when they don’t get what they want. They might have trouble filtering what they say and understanding how they come across to others.
Is Always Talking
What the teacher sees: Your child interrupts with questions or comments during instructional time.
What the teacher sees: Your child irritates other kids by talking during quiet work time.
What the teacher sees: Your child has trouble getting to the point when she answers a question.
The issue: Kids with ADHD often talk excessively and blurt out their thoughts.
Appears to Be “Spacing Out” During Lessons
What the teacher sees: Your child asks “what?” even when she seems to have been listening.
What the teacher sees: Your child doesn’t remember the teacher’s directions.
What the teacher sees: Your child doesn’t know what items she’s supposed to have for a project.
The issue: Kids with ADHD often have trouble focusing and paying attention.
What the teacher sees: Your child starts to work independently in class, but gets irritated by the noise another child is making.
What the teacher sees: Your child starts off participating in a group project but then drifts off and stops contributing.
What the teacher sees: Your child goes to look something up in a book and just keeps reading, instead of going back to her work.
The issue: Kids with ADHD can be easily distracted and get derailed in the middle of assignments.
Doesn’t Work Well in Groups
What the teacher sees: Your child is argumentative and always has to have the last word.
What the teacher sees: Your child won’t let other kids make a presentation and insists on being the one to talk.
What the teacher sees: Your child calls other kids “stupid” and puts down their ideas.
The issue: Kids with ADHD can get frustrated when they don’t get what they want. They might have trouble filtering what they say and understanding how they come across to others.
Is Always Talking
What the teacher sees: Your child interrupts with questions or comments during instructional time.
What the teacher sees: Your child irritates other kids by talking during quiet work time.
What the teacher sees: Your child has trouble getting to the point when she answers a question.
The issue: Kids with ADHD often talk excessively and blurt out their thoughts.
Appears to Be “Spacing Out” During Lessons
What the teacher sees: Your child asks “what?” even when she seems to have been listening.
What the teacher sees: Your child doesn’t remember the teacher’s directions.
What the teacher sees: Your child doesn’t know what items she’s supposed to have for a project.
The issue: Kids with ADHD often have trouble focusing and paying attention.