ADHD And Math - The Special Ed Wiki. Overview I found two resources that give some suggestions and strategies on teaching math to students with ADHD.
One of the resources highlights a list of tips for teachers which I have summarized and chosen from below. The other resource is an interesting paper linking the cognitive similarities between students with a ADHD and math disabilities. ADD / ADHD and School: Helping Children with ADHD Succeed at School. Setting up your child for school success The classroom environment can be a challenging place for a child with ADD/ADHD. The very tasks these students find the most difficult—sitting still, listening quietly, concentrating—are the ones they are required to do all day long.
Perhaps most frustrating of all is that most these children want to be able to learn and behave like their unaffected peers. Neurological deficits, not unwillingness, keep kids with attention deficit disorder from learning in traditional ways. Gifted Students in the Regular Classroom-cmites.org-1-2-week-summer classes-math-science-roboics-computer programs. Dr.
Ann Lupkowski Shoplik Director, C-MITES Reprinted from C-MITES Information and Resources, 2004 What can be done to challenge and enrich the education of academically talented students in the regular classroom? Let us first consider a variety of options for those students: Tutor Other Children This option is NOT recommended.
Although it seems like a good idea to have bright students tutor others who are having difficulty, it is not a good use of their school time.