Effective classroom accommodations vary from child to child, grade to grade, and sometimes teacher to teacher. A daydreamer may benefit from working collaboratively with other students, whereas a hyperactive student may need movement breaks and special “jobs” around the classroom.
Abbreviated homework assignments may help students; others may need quiet rooms for test taking. To find the right fit, seek input from your child, their teacher, their healthcare provider, and other caregivers of children with ADHD.Here, learn how other ADDitude readers answered the question, Which classroom accommodations for ADHD or learning differences have been most helpful for your children?“A ‘check-in’ with the teacher at the end of the day helps. She summarizes what my child did that day.
I ask how she and the teacher feel about it, and we discuss unfinished projects.” — An ADDitude Reader“My kids’ teachers use subtle hand signals instead of verbally redirecting (and identifying) them in class.
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