15 Strategies to Help Students with ADHD Learn

Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (commonly referred to as ADHD) is a condition that develops in childhood and may persist into adulthood. Its symptoms are summarized by inattention, impulsive behavior, challenges in self-regulation, and hyperactivity.

If you are a teacher of a child with ADHD, this list includes fifteen simple strategies to help you improve how you work with them in your educational environment:

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Classroom strategies:

• State classroom rules concisely, and review them regularly with the student. It is helpful for the child to repeat the rules or other instructions to ensure understanding, and these rules must be posted in a prominent place in the classroom.

• Ask the student to sit near the teacher, as students with ADHD are more vulnerable to risks. Ensure they sit away from anticipated sources of danger, such as doors, windows, or crowded areas.

• Give the student frequent and immediate feedback on the behaviors they display.

• Focus on the student's positive behaviors and reward them with immediate praise, and ignore undesirable behaviors.

• Use rewards and incentives before punishment to motivate the student, and to help maintain an association between school and a positive feeling. Constantly refresh the type of rewards to prevent the student from feeling bored.

• Allow the student to take frequent breaks from sitting; ask them to do some movement-based activities such as: (handing out or collecting materials, erasing the board, drinking water, etc.).

• Give the student breaks from tasks; this method may help them stay on task.

• Write the classroom rules on a card and attach it to the student's desk. Then help them stick to the schedule by reviewing it with them at different times during the day.

• Minimize external distractions as much as possible, including noise, visual distractions, and clutter in the space.

• Ease the burden of long tasks on the student by breaking tasks down into small steps.

• Give brief one- or two-step instructions.

• Place your hand on the student's shoulder, hand, or arm while speaking with them to help them focus on the conversation.

• Schedule the most difficult subjects at the beginning of the school day's morning, as the student (and the entire class) is more active and less tired.

• Use a timer or verbal cues to make clear how much time remains for the student in the activity they are spending time on.

• Assign a study buddy to the student. That is, ask a cooperative classmate to help remind the student or adjust their focus when they get off track.

A successful strategy for teaching students with ADHD includes three approaches: academic instruction, behavioral interventions, and classroom environment modification. Applying them regularly in the classroom benefits students with ADHD and the entire classroom learning environment.

Source

https://www.verywellmind.com/help-for-students-with-adhd-20538

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Originally published in Arabic. This English version was produced with AI-assisted translation; the Arabic original remains the reference.