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focused, not knowing how to complete the work, having poor time
management, or having trouble balancing their school life with their social
life.
what the student that I worked with, Nicholas, had to deal withis
all very important functions towards being able to excel in the classroom
and beyond.
symptoms of ADHD, these behaviors for those who suffer from the
disorder have it much more severely and much more frequently. So if
most people have these symptoms, how could you be sure that your
student or child, in fact, has ADHD? Some of the telltale signs in children
observing. His biggest struggle was that he was having trouble focusing
on the instructions in his science class. While the rest of the class
but he was having trouble figuring out which articles to look at for
told the instructions. Students were given a worksheet with a map of the
continental United States, and were asked to look at the various sources
the map of the United States. At first, I thought that the student just didnt
hear the directions clearly, but when I carefully described them to him
Some of the ways teachers can deal with this problem include
identifying the problem early (usually by the age of 12), teaching them to
stay organized, and helping them create and work towards accomplishing
various ways I could help Nicholas, I found that there are two primary
treatments of ADHD.
report card (Chronis, 2006). The daily report card is one technique that I
on his attainment of said goals. These goals are set to be challenging for
the student, yet attainable, and are made increasingly more difficult until
method is also a good way for parents to keep track on how their child is
Additionally, there were also methods I could use that promoted self-
focused, it was the most effective way to treat the symptoms of ADHD.
organized. This is exactly what I did with Nicholas to try and help. I took
steps to help him become more of an organized person. One of his main
problems was that his backpack and notebooks were a mess. On one of
could use so he didnt have various worksheets and notes floating around
notes and worksheets by subject. Along with organizing his backpack, one
timely manner. To help him with this, I helped him create a day planner,
so he could write down due dates for homework, dates of tests or quizzes,
goal was to have Nicholas be able to have everything he needs, and know
Although I was not with Nicholas for as long as I wanted to beI only
saw him four times for 45 minutes each timeI definitely saw him make
progress throughout the few days I was able to spend with him. Although I
did not completely fix the problem, I am satisfied with the progress he
made with the allotted amount of time that I had with him. On one of my
last days observing his class, he came in with several late homework
moment for him, the cooperating teacher, and myself, as we saw that
Nicholas had finally begun making some progress with his ADHD.
that my student, Nicholas, was faced with, and millions of other children
across the globe have to deal with. In my case, I was lucky. Working with
face it head-on. In other cases, it may not be this easy. Through the
research I have done and the experience I have gained through working
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