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ADDitude Magazine
Getting kids to stop, listen, and comply in the classroom is a challenge for teachers.
While some instructors interpret inattention as defiance, the truth is that children with ADHD have legitimate reasons for not hearing directions: the inability to stop and disengage from what they’re doing and/or working-memory weaknesses.
Here are strategies to help ADHD students follow instructions in the classroom.
1. Wait until it is quiet, and you have students’ attention, before giving instructions.
Do not talk over students’ voices. Always face the class and speak up when you give directions.
This article comes from the Spring 2009 issue of ADDitude.
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