Monday, April 7, 2008
Teaching Students with ADD
For teachers, teaching students with Attention Deficit Disorder can be really difficult. These students can cause disruptions in the class because of uncontrollable restlessness, blurting out of answers, and an inability to pay attention. The link that I have given is a website that gives some ideas on how to teach students with this disability.
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I thought the article was interesting. I have studied ADD and ADHD a lot in my classes and so many students are diagnosed with these behavioral disorders that all teachers need to know startegies to help cope with this in their classroom because these students can be very disruptive at times.
Yes, it is difficult teaching students with ADD or with ADHD. It is even more difficult for other students to function around these particular students (ADD students), so they are usually placed seperatly in classes called Behaviorial Disorder (BD). From my experience, it is not uncommon for these children to ultimately be diagonosed with learning disabilities as well. I think that if students are diagonosed with ADD then they should be put in seperate classes until middle school. Afterwards, they should go to a school interchangable classrooms as most high school students do, this would cut down on student disruption. This would allow them to be able to not sit in one place for long time, focus in short burst, and gain maturity faster.
I really like the suggestions that the article provided. As a teacher, it can be very difficult teaching a student who has ADHD. The article made the suggestion of using self monitoring, and also using a beeper to signify if the student is not on task. I believe that such a method could be distracting. Perhaps the teaching and the student can agree on a specific hand gesture, to signify whether the student is on task or not.
My brother suffers from ADHD and I know what a hard time he has had in school. It is not only the teachers and the other students who suffer, but the student who has the ADD that suffers as well. With the right medicine the student will not be disruptive in class. My brother usually took his medicine before he left the house in the morning and usually didn't have too many problems throughout the day. When he didn't take his medicine it was a whole other world. He was teased a lot by his classmates and his teacher didn't help the situation at all. Since my step-dad is in the Army they moved around a lot so each new teacher had to get used to the idea of having him in their class if they didn't have a ADHD student already. I believe that teachers need to be more aware of how to handle students like these so that they don't feel like a burden and ruin their self-esteem. It may be difficult to teach students with ADD, but it is only as difficult as you make it. It doesn't have to be difficult if you use the right strategies.
This was a great link! The topic is so important because of the fact that it will definitely be an issue for all of us who are soon to be teachers. Most importantly I agree that a main goal for a school system is to have teachers who are well informed of ADHD and all the condition invovles. Another thing I hold of high importance that the link mentioned is "positive talk". A child with ADHD has to be aware when they are and when they are not on task. The best way to do this is by constantly enforcing their good actions with encouraging words.
Teachers need to be well aquainted with ADD and ADHA. It is very important that they are able to distinguish between those who have this disorder and those who are simply misbehaving. In order to teach well, a teacher has to know his students well. This means knowing their strengths and weaknesses. Communication between parents and teachers is also very important.
Bryan Norbut
I don't agree that students with ADD or ADHD should be seperated into different classes. I guess it would take the teacher's judgement to decide how disruptive the student actually is. But isn't being seperated from your friends and being taught in a "special" class kind of drastic and traumatizing for some students? One girl in my graduating class had really bad ADD but she was in all the honors Englishes class and she excelled in all of her schoolwork. It just took her longer then it did the other students. I definitely didn't think she needed to be in a seperate class from the rest of the students.
I think it is a good idea for teachers to be aware of how to deal with children with ADD. Many children just need the right approaches and a little time and they will excel. Many schools today put these students in special classes with teachers that do not care and this is horrible. I believe that there needs to be an increased awareness in ADD in our school systems.
Yes it is difficult to teach a student with ADD. I am sure it is even more difficult to be that student. I am glad that students with ADD are now being understood. When I was young, the kids got in trouble for acting out.
I got my own ideas, slap them upside the head and tell them to shut the f*** up (Nah im just playing). One must be patient when it comes to dealing with students with ADD. There are certainly responsible disciplinary actions one may take when disruptions become excessive. Teachers should research effective strategies to deal with students with ADD and ADHD.
I agree with bnorbut on this issue. it is indeed very important for teachers to be well acquainted with ADD and ADHD. These disorders are over-diagnosed do to doctors, parents, and teachers not having enough patience with children or good communication in general. The suggestions in this article should prove helpful though.
--bonnie
It is my opinion that almost everyone has some form of ADD or ADHD - maybe not to an extreme extent... but it's hard for people to pay attention and keep focus sometimes.
WOAH! What a wealth of information! There was so much on that site that would be helpful... it was encouraging the teacher to be creative in order to help the student... I think that everyone acts a little "add or adhd" in aboring class so the tips would be helpful to decease monotony in the classroom too!
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