TEACHING ENGLISH TO CHILDREN WITH ADDADHD Natalia Turketi
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TEACHING ENGLISH TO CHILDREN WITH ADD/ADHD Natalia Turketi MAT 41
OUTLINE What does ADD/ADHD mean? What difficulties may ADD/ADHD students have? How to teach English to ADD/ADHD kids?
What does ADD/ADHD mean? ADD Attention Deficit Disorder ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADD/ADHD 3 -5 % of school age children
WHY ? (UCLA Laboratory of Neuro Imaging) • Reduction of Frontal and Temporal Lobe Sizes • Between 10 percent and 24 percent MORE gray matter in ADD/ADHD than those of the average control subject ADD /ADHD patients have lower levels of dopamine receptors and transporters
Difficulties/Symptoms Mental Energy Inconsistent Work Patterns Lack of Concentration Fidgeting
New Informati on. Known Informati on o o T / e l t t i Too l much Processing y l l a i c i f r e Too sup y l p e e d o o /T Exciting, Stimulating activities Sustain Attention/Switch Attention
Production Prediction of Outcomes Strategy Sense of Time Quality monitoring Too quickly/ Too slowly
Some Famous People with ADHD Jim Carrey — (1962 -present) — Actor Dustin Hoffman — (1937 -present) — Actor Lewis Carroll — (1832 -1898) — Author (Alice in Wonderland) John Lennon — (1940 -1980) — Musician Agatha Christie — (1890 -1976) — Writer Tom Cruise — (1962 -present) — Actor Pablo Picasso — (1882 -1973) — Artist Walt Disney — (1901 -1971) (A newspaper editor fired him because he had "No good ideas". ) Edgar Allan Poe — (1809 -1849) — Author, Poet Rachmaninov — (1873 -1943) — Composer George Bernard Shaw — (1856 -1950)— Thomas Edison — (1847 -1931) — Playwright Inventor (His teachers told him he was too stupid Will Smith — Actor, Singer to learn anything) Albert Einstein — (1879 -1955) — Physicist Robin Williams — (1952 -present) — Actor and there are many more. .
What can an ESL teacher do? OFFER CHOICES MOVE TOWARD A PROJECT-BASED CLASSROOM GIVE KIDS THE TOOLS TO COMPENSATE FOR SHORTCOMINGS MAKE DIRECTIONS AS EASY TO FOLLOW AS POSSIBLE MONITOR PROGRESS USE ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENTS TO MEASURE LEARING.
Some Teaching Tips Generated by my Wonderful Audience:
MAXIM TURKETI
Effective teaching and learning strategies for children with ADD/ADHD are beneficial for all students
Resourses Bender, W. (1997). Understanding ADHD: A Practical Guide for Teachers and Parents. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice Hall. Fiore, T. (1993). Educational Interventions for Students with Attention Deficit Disorder. Exceptional Children, 60(2), 163 -73. Gardill, M. (1996). Classroom Strategies for Managing Students with Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder. Intervention in School and Clinic, 32(2), Hallowell, E. (1994). Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood through Adulthood. Tappan, NJ: Simon & Schuster. Hartmann, T. (1993). Attention Deficit Disorder: A Different Perception. Novato, CA: Underwood-Miller. Reeve, R. (1996). A Continuing Education Program on Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Reston, VA: Council for Exceptional Children. Rief, S. (1997). The ADD/ADHD Checklist. An Easy Reference for Parents & Teachers. Reston, VA: Council for Exceptional Children. Robelia, B. (1997). Tips for Working with ADHD Students of All Ages. Journal of Experiential Education, 20(1),
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