1. Thinking positively: how some
characteristics of ADHD can be adaptive and accepted in the classroom
http://www.wou.edu/~tbolsta/web/texbook/09_Thinking_Positively.pdf
http://www.wou.edu/~tbolsta/web/texbook/09_Thinking_Positively.pdf
The journal
article is published in Childhood
Education in the summer of 2006. The article takes on an alternate
perspective on ADHD, and suggests that by thinking positively about ADHD and
recognizing all children's unique strengths can play a significant role when
helping children reach their goals. It also suggests as looking ADHD not only
as a “disorder”, rather look for the child’s strength and abilities to assist
when planning differentiated instructions.
They also recommend ways in which to incorporate strategies that will
help the student succeed in the classroom. Finally, the useful chart they display
towards the end of the article to demonstrate the child’s strength in relation
to the multiple intelligences can be implemented with students in our
classrooms. Often any “disorder” carries a negative connotation, however if we
begin to do the opposite to think positively, as this article suggests we may
find ourselves become more successful
when dealing with students with ADHD.
2. Online Journal Article posted
on Helpguide.org
ADD
/ ADHD and School: Helping Children with ADHD
Succeed at School
The
article is primarily intended as a parent resource which focuses on how to
participate in the success of their children in the classroom when their child
has been diagnosed with ADHD. Alongside the advice the article poses to
parents, it also refers to teachers and the significance of their role in the
classroom. The article focuses on providing parents and educators on tips: to
support teachers, how to manage symptoms, how to make learning fun in the
classroom, and tips on how to work through homework. This article also provides a tip sheet loaded with teaching strategies to assist children with ADD/ADHD in the classroom. http://ccf.buffalo.edu/pdf/school_daily_report_card.pdf
This article can be of significance for teachers, as it can be used during a parent/teacher interview or when communicating with a parent who is dealing with a child who has been diagnosed with ADHD. This can be used as a tool to build a positive relationship with parents and at the same time work on the same goals for the child.
This article can be of significance for teachers, as it can be used during a parent/teacher interview or when communicating with a parent who is dealing with a child who has been diagnosed with ADHD. This can be used as a tool to build a positive relationship with parents and at the same time work on the same goals for the child.
3. Arranging the Classroom with
an Eye and Ear to Students with ADHD
http://www.cec.sped.org/Content/NavigationMenu/AboutCEC/International/StepbyStep/ResourceCenter/ClassroomEnvironment/VOL.34NO.2NOVDEC2001_TEC_Article.11.pdf
http://www.cec.sped.org/Content/NavigationMenu/AboutCEC/International/StepbyStep/ResourceCenter/ClassroomEnvironment/VOL.34NO.2NOVDEC2001_TEC_Article.11.pdf
This article focuses on the environment of the classroom and how structural modifications can impact in ADHD behaviours. The article is easy to follow,
4. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder:
mountain or a mole hill?
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3673/is_n2_v118/ai_n28697182/?tag=content;coll
As teacher’s research keeps us up to date with the latest
inventions, interventions and strategies that can have a wide range of use in
the classroom. This article is a more traditional one in which focuses on
introducing ADHD, the historical content, the definition of ADHD and how it is
classified, the etiology and prevalence of ADHD, treatments and interventions,
and classroom interventions. This article focuses more on the medical model
however, can be useful to any teacher as background knowledge from a different
perspective.