TEACHING ENGLISH TO CHILDREN WITH ADDADHD Natalia Turketi

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 Lewis Carroll — (1832 -1898) — Author (Alice in Wonderland) Agatha Christie — (1890 -1976) — Writer Tom Cruise — (1962 -present) — Actor Dustin Hoffman — (1937 -present) — Actor John Lennon — (1940 -1980) — Musician Pablo Picasso — (1882 -1973) — Artist Edgar Allan Poe — (1809 -1849) — Author, Poet Walt Disney — (1901 -1971) (A newspaper editor fired him because Rachmaninov — (1873 -1943) — Composer he had "No good ideas". ) 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:

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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),