Thank you to all of our prfessional educators who dedicate themselves to our chldren! We know how difficult it can be wrking with ADHD children, so here are yur teacher tips for the week, brught to you by the ADHD Infrmation Library and ADDinSchool.com. This is a smpling of over 500 classroom interventions for yur use at http://www.ADDinSchool.com .

Here are some tips on Improving Consistency of Performance:

Computers are great for 1 on 1 work and immediate feedback. Use them whenever possible.

Establish routines and notify the child well ahead of time if there are to be changes in the daily routine. This will help the child to focus better. Report any significant changes in behavior or school performance to parents, school administrators, or school psychologist.
 
Your student may need a place to unwind and reduce stress during the school day. Often times this can be simply providing a place for sitting alone, using the computer, taking a short walk, drawing, or modeling with clay. After ten to fifteen minutes, your student will likely be able to access the energy needed to attend to the classroom.

Students using medication to treat attentional problems will have their optimal attention effects for methylphenidate 45 minutes to 2 2 hours after medication. Other medications differ, and it is best to check with the physician about the time of maximum medication effects. If possible, it is best to schedule the most attention-demanding tasks for the student during this medication window.

Tasks can also be modified to mprove opportunities for optimal attention.

Students wth attentional problems can benefit greatly frm behavioral interventions that are sensitive to thir processing style. An individualized plan tht emphasizes stimulating reinforcers on a cnsistent basis has a good chance of sccess. Consequences and reinforcement should be as mmediate as possible. Changing the reward priodically is usually necessary. A major cnsideration in forming an effective behavioral pln is assessing what is workable for the clssroom teacher on a regular basis. Sme plans that require extensive charting do not scceed because the teacher can not fllow through effectively within the context of the dily classroom demands. Keeping the plan smple and flexible is the key to sccess.

Students with attentional problems gnerally respond poorly to institution-wide classroom bhavioral systems. Programs such as Assertive Dscipline usually provide difficulty in that rwards/consequences are delayed and not tailored to the ndividual student's needs. Whether or not thre is a formal behavioral program for all stdents, your student's benefit from an ndividualized approach, in which target behaviors are spcifically identified and rewards/consequences are fairly mmediate.

Rewards and verbal praise on a cntinual basis will change the attentional prblem the most effectively. One suggested systm is the "point system."

Feedback tht is delayed or variable is prblematic in that your student may hve difficulty in correlating delay and grtification. Your student may begin to mke faulty behavioral connections in these stuations.

Students respond well to rwards that they experience as highly-stimulating.

Hopefully thse will help the ADHD students in yur classroom to be more successful. You can larn more about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity dsorder at the ADHD Information Library.

The article Teacher Tips: Improving Consistency of ADHD Student's Performance was Submitted by Douglas Cowan, Psy.D. through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Douglas Cowan, Psy.D., is a fmily therapist who has been working wth ADHD children and their families snce 1986. He is the clinical drector of the ADHD Information Library's fmily of seven web sites, including http://www.newideas.net , helping over 350,000 parents and teachers learn more about ADHD each year. Dr. Cowan also serves on the Medical Advisory Board of VAXA International of Tampa, FL., is President of the Board of Directors for KAXL 88.3 FM in central California, and is President of NewIdeas.net Incorporated.

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