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Learning Disabilities: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Tips for Teachers

  1. Learn more about AD/HD. The resources and organization all over the internet will help you identify behavior support strategies and effective ways to support the student educationally. We've listed some strategies below.
  2. Figure out what specific things are had for the student. For the example,one student with AD/HD may have trouble starting a task, while another may have trouble ending one task and starting the next. Each student needs different help.
  3. Post rules,schedules and assignments. Clear rules and routines will help a student with AD/HD. Have set times for specific tasks. Call attention to changes in the schedule.
  4. Show the student how to use an assignment book and daily schedule.Also teach study skills and learning strategies and reinforce those regularly.
  5. Help the student channel his or her physical activity(e.g. let student do some work standing up at the board).Provide regularly schedule breaks.
  6. Make sure directions are give step by step, and that the student is following the directions. Give directions both verbally and in writing. Many students with AD/HD also benefit from doing the steps as separate tasks.
  7. Let the students do work on a computer.
  8. Work together with the students's parents to create an educational plan tailored to meet the student's needs, Regularly share information about how the student is doing at home and at school.
  9. Have high expectations for the student, but be willing to try new ways of doing things. Be patient. Maximize the student's chances for success.

  -Adapted from the National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities of America