Increasing Memory in ADHD Students
Lecture strategies helpful when dealing with students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or Attention Deficit Disorder
A list of strategies to increase lecture retention for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd), also known as attention deficit disorder (add).
This is a list of tips for teachers of students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), also known as attention deficit disorder (ADD), addressing lecture retention. Not all these strategies will work for every child or every teacher. Don't be afraid to try something and then admit it doesn't work. That's why there's a list of different things! Go ahead and try different things until you find what works for both you and the child.
Increasing Lecture Retention:
1. Always face the student when speaking to them. Use a signal to notify students when you are giving important directions.
2. Maintain frequent physical proximity and eye contact.
3. Repeat and paraphrase.
4. Slow the rate of presentation.
5. Move quickly and be enthusiastic.
6. Use visual aids.
7. Vary the tone of your voice.
8. Shorten lessons that call for sustained attention.
9. Make lesson objectives clear.
10. Write key concepts on the board and state them.
11. Use a pointer (wooden stick or dowel) to indicate materials on the blackboard you want the students to focus on.
12. Probe irrelevant responses for possible connections to the question.
13. Use a soft voice to give direction.
14. Incorporate the children's interests into a lesson plan. For example, if you're teaching rhyme, use a popular song instead of a classic poem.
15. Have children repeat questions before answering.
16. Pause and create suspense by looking around before asking questions.
17. Randomly pick readers so the children cannot time their attention.
18. Provide student with a copy of presentation notes.
19. Allow students to doodle or use fidgeters (stress balls, coloring books, etc.)
20. Actively involve the students.
- Allow the students to write key ideas on the board or hold up their props.
- Use their names or call on them frequently during lessons.
- Never plan on more than 20 minutes of seatwork or inactivity.
For more teaching strategies, see my pages on classroom environment, teaching style, writing assignments and in-class work, homework
and reading strategies.
