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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Accommodations and Modifications	Adults with ADHD
Advocacy Information	Assessment
Assistive Technology	Audio/Video Tapes
Books and Publications	Causes
Characteristics	Classifications and Types
Classroom Management	Definition
Diagnosis	Frequently Asked Questions
History of the Field	Incidence
Medical Issues/Medication	Organizations
Overview and General Information	Parent Information
Prevalence	Transition Services

 

Classroom Management

 

• Article including educational interventions : When the behaviors of impulsivity, inattention, and hyperactivity interfere with the student's performance in the general education classroom, the teacher should try reasonable strategies to assist the student.
• ADHD Owner's Manual-This site, created by a medical doctor, includes information on educational and behavioral interventions, medication, and tips for teachers.
• Increasing compliance-elementary level : list of tips for teachers on working with children with ADHD in the classroom.
• Educational implications of ADD/ADHD: The four fundamental intervention areas of their model are environmental management, instructional accommodations, student-regulated strategies and medical management, which are briefly covered in the paragraphs
• Using worksheets and other tips-elementary level: helpful classroom list for teachers in the classroom with students with ADHD.
• Checklist of activities for teachers: checklist oif suggestions and activities to keep children with ADHD focued and on task in the classroom.
• Improving consistency of performance-elementary level: a variety of methods to use with children with ADHD to increase performance in the classroom.
• Teaching children with ADHD:ADD is a chronic disorder that can begin in infancy and extend through adulthood, having negative effects on a child's life at home, school, and within the community. It is conservatively estimated that 3 to 5% of our school- age population is affected by ADD.
• Increasing time on-task behavior-elementary level : a list of techniques and suggestions to increase on time behavior for children with ADHD.
• What teachers should know: Like other children with disabilities, students with ADD are helped best when the teacher understands the students' special problems and makes some modifications to the instructional program. However, you do not have to face these challenges alone; teachers work as part of a team that includes administrators, special educators, school psychologists, healthcare professionals, and the parents.
• Presenting your lesson to students with ADHD-elementary level: consider the various means of presentation of materials when working with students with ADHD.
• Helping adolescents get homework done-suggestions for parents:Most adolescents with ADHD have difficulties with homework because of their short attention spans, natural restlessness, and impulsivity. Parents need to collaborate with their teenagers to develop an effective homework structure.
• Tips for your students transitioning to college:The transition from high school to college can be difficult for students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders (AD/HD). However, with appropriate foresight and planning, it can be managed successfully.
• Introduction into ADD Coaching:AD/HD coaching has been defined as follows: "AD/HD coaching is an ongoing relationship which focuses on the client taking action toward the realization of their vision, goals or desires. AD/HD coaching uses a process of inquiry to discover ways in which a client can maximize strengths and talents, function optimally with a disability, and be responsible and accountable for actions or lack of action.
• Impulsive behavior-adolescents with ADHD : a list of classroom management techiques for dealing with impulsive behaviors in the classroom.
• Improving social skills-elementary level: a list of helpful activities and suggestions for dealing with social dificulties that may be exhibited by students with ADHD and improving social interaction skills.
• Organizing your students with ADHD-elementary level : a list of very worthwhile suggestions and techniques for helping children with ADHD get organized.
• Classroom management : These pages provide information about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - ADHD/ADD including diagnosis, treatment, classroom management, parent education, behavior modification, communication and family relationships. 
• Teaching children with ADHD: good overview of classroom suggestions and techniques for working with children with ADHD.
• Behavioral charts and forms-elementary level: charts and forms used to monitor and chart behavior for children with attention deficit hyperactive disorder.
• Impulsive behavior-elementary level: a list of classroom management techiques for dealing with impulsive behaviors in the classroom-elementary students.
• Setting up your classroom for students with ADHD-elementary level : a list of practical suggestions and techniques for setting up a classroom for students with attention deficit hyperactive disorder on the elementary level.
• Room setup for adolescents with ADHD: a list of practical suggestions and techniques for setting up a classroom for students with attention deficit hyperactive disorder on the secondary level.
• Presenting lessons to adolescents with ADHD: consider the various means of presentation of materials when working with secondary level students with ADHD.
• Organizing adolescents with ADHD: a list of very worthwhile suggestions and techniques for helping secondary level students with ADHD get organized.
• Using worksheets and giving tests to adolescents with ADHD: Usability" is the design buzzword for the 21st Century. Just as web designers strive to make web sites fast, easy to navigate, and more user-friendly, teachers should strive to make their worksheets easy to understand, easy to navigate, and user friendly
• Increasing on task performance with adolescents with ADHD: a list of techniques and suggestions to increase on time behavior for secondary level students with ADHD.
• Suggested Classroom Interventions For Children With ADD & Learning Disabilities: Children with attention deficit disorder and/or learning disabilities can be a challenge for any classroom teacher.  This page provides some practical suggestions that can be used in the regular classroom as well as the special education classroom.  By looking through a given list of interventions, a teacher will be able to select one or more strategies that are suited to a specific child in a specific environment.
• The Really Big List Of Classroom Management Resources: There are classroom management techniques tailored to elementary and secondary education, discipline ideas for new and experienced teachers, tips for handling special education, suggestions for getting organized, strategies for preventing behavior problems, sample classroom rules, ways of creating a caring community, and information on new products and services.