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Strategies for Teaching Children with ADHD

ADHD is a neurobiological disorder characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. To effectively work with children with ADHD, it is important to establish clear schedules and rules, promote self-control, and use engaging, playful methods to maintain their attention. Incorporating active breaks, visual aids, and short instructions can also help in managing their behavior and enhancing their learning experience.

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Strategies for Teaching Children with ADHD

ADHD is a neurobiological disorder characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. To effectively work with children with ADHD, it is important to establish clear schedules and rules, promote self-control, and use engaging, playful methods to maintain their attention. Incorporating active breaks, visual aids, and short instructions can also help in managing their behavior and enhancing their learning experience.

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What is ADHD?

It is a neurobiological disorder that is characterized


for:
✓ Lack of attention, lapses, inattention, lack of listening, distraction, at
they often change from one topic to another, they are unable to follow the
rules or regulations of a game and they struggle to concentrate.
✓ Hyperactivity, motor restlessness, they find it very difficult to stay calm, they move and
they talk a lot, have very short attention spans, most are visual and
kinesthetic.
✓ Impulsivity, impatience, they find it difficult to wait for turns, they respond or act in
impulsive form
How to work with children with ADHD?

✓ Define spaces with clear schedules and rules.


✓ Promote self-control and autonomy when carrying out activities (initially providing...
the security and support but gradually letting go to build self-confidence.
✓ Reinforce their achievements positively.
✓ To attract their attention, we need to address the issues in a very playful manner or
with tangible material that allows them to stay motivated, we need to have the willingness to
involve ourselves in the game.
✓ Include active breaks or relaxation exercises throughout the day to return to
regain the student's attention.
✓ Try to ensure that activities related to the same topic include calm (attention),
memorization, visual support, and manipulation.
✓ To stimulate retention of the topic, work on reading (auditory) and cards or flashcards.
tangible like a riddle or keywords when providing feedback on the reading.
✓ Provide very short and clear instructions since little ones tend to
to get confused while following a long instruction.
✓ Give instructions or make corrections in a medium tone of voice to avoid
the desperation or frustration in the student.
✓ Request each student 1 meter of ribbon
marked at every centimeter.
✓ Establish conduct rules in the group
that must be respected to maintain a
your coexistence.
✓ To pick up on the side of the metro line
the agreements or established regulations.
✓ Agreeing with the students on what amount of
the ribbon will be cut when they are lacking in the
established rules of conduct.
✓ Agree with the students on an activity of
social participation (reflection and repair
of damage) in case of accumulation
determined amount of ribbon cut by
noncompliance with regulations.

✓ Stick it in a visible part of the room


a traffic light.
✓ Establecer en el grupo normas de
behavior that must be respected
for maintain one you
coexistence
✓ Talk to the students about the
operation of the traffic light
conduct and what should be done
when someone is located in the
yellow or red light.
✓ Create palettes or cards with
nombres que se puedan pegar
easily to the traffic light.
✓ Establish repair agreements
of the damage, reflection of the actions
incorrectly made that it
they were led to settle on that color.
✓ Design and place a visible roulette for the group members.
✓ Each roulette image includes a relaxation exercise.
✓ When the group seems dispersed or angry, take a short break and play 2.
roulette exercises.
• Visual traffic light to explain that one must stop and think before acting.
• Turtle: imagine that we all have a protective shell where we can be.
calm and relaxed (relaxation breathing).
• Box of calm: box with some relaxing texture (sand, clay, etc.).
• Calm bottle: design with water, dye, and glitter.
• Stress balls: design with moldable foam, modeling clay, or rice and mash them for a certain effect.
time.
• Hug: to allow and give the space for friends or colleagues to give a hug.
to whom they trust the most.
• Relaxation: perform breathing exercises or yoga.
• Painting and writing: allowing students to use creativity to draw or color.
that they desire.
• Music: play music that allows them to relax.

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