ADHD
I teach cosmetology and a great period of my student's day is spent working independently on applications. How can I keep students with ADHD on task during this time?
rose,
More time, yes. Less questions, no. We never want to consider watering down the curriculum as a means of accommodation.
Dr. Jane Jarrow
These students are usually hands on learners. There brains are like us sitting and watching tv on fast forward. They can do anything the other students can do, they usually just need more time. Or, if you give a test of 20 questions to all the students, give your ADHD student more time or less number of questions.
Erica,
That depends on what the stated job responsibilities are for your disability services folks. Teaching organizational skills and foster *success* are not part of the legal mandate, but many institutions do expect their disability services folks to wear more than one hat, and another of those roles may be to teach study skills, tutor, and so on.
Dr. Jane Jarrow
Great advice. Will the Disability personnel assist the student with organizing thier steps so they may be successful?
Lauren ,
It is THEIR responsibility to keep on task, but there are some things you might be able to do to help. One would be to make sure they go into their independent activities with a list of the steps, in order, that they are to accomplish. Another would be to give them an idea of how much you think SHOULD be accomplished by a given time throughout the extended period they are working, so they have checkpoints to shoot for. ADHD often means that the students have trouble organizing their activities and focus. Anything you can do to help in that organization would surely be appreciated.
Dr. Jane Jarrow
