Teaching Strategies For Home School Students with ADD

Today's guest post is from Mimi Rothschild, the founder of Learning By Grace, the parent company of the Jubilee Academy, which is the online school my 17 year old is using.

More and more homeschooling parents have asked me about Attention Deficit Disorder and the best way to homeschool their children who have ADD or ADHD. I found this list of ADD/ADHD resources online, I thought I’d share it with everyone.

“Excerpted from Teaching Strategies: Education of Children with Attention Deficit Disorder.

Effective classroom teaching requires knowledge about attention deficit disorder, a solid grounding in behavioral management, skill in instructional design, and an awareness of the disorder’s medical components. This understanding is enhanced when strong relationships are built between professionals and families.

The following articles outline suggestions and strategies to use when working with students with ADD/ADHD:”

Getting Help for Students with ADD/ADHD

• A Teacher’s Identification Role — Getting Help for Students with ADD

Classroom teachers play a key role in identifying students who are ADD/ADHD. The first step in identification is being clear as to what attention deficit disorder is and what it is not.

• Understanding the Purpose of School-Based Referral — ADD/ADHD

A brief description of why schools have teams consisting of qualified professionals, on which medical professionals often serve, to identify students with attention deficit disorder.

• Collecting Educationally Useful Information for Students with ADD

Suggestions on ways to find useful information on identifying students with ADD/ADHD.

• A Team Effort — Getting Help for Students with ADD

Tips and suggestions for working as a part of a decision-making team to evaluate the assessment data for students with ADD/ADHD.

• Formal Assessment — Getting Help for Students with ADD

This article briefly explains formal assessment guidelines when working with a student with ADD/ADHD.

Teaching Students with ADD/ADHD

• Planning for Success — Teaching Students with ADD

This article describes the diverse needs of students with ADD and how to meet these needs.

• Modifying Instruction — Teaching Students with ADD

Suggested modifications to make for students with ADD/ADHD.

• Managing the Classroom — Teaching Students with ADD

Strategies and suggestions on managing a classroom with ADD/ADHD students.

• Working Together with Families — Teaching Students with ADD

This article describes successful ways to communicate with an ADD child’s family.

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