Unfocused / Inattentive

The student may:

Frequently off task

Easily distracted

Need frequent redirection and refocusing

Unable to follow multi-step directions or even finish one step directions

Get lost in the middle of tasks, sentences, conversations, explanations, etc

Frequently looking out window, around room, at objects, people, etc

Appear confused when assignment begins

Needs frequent restating of instructions

Often say’s “what?” or questions what has been said or asked

Appear confused, disoriented, or lost

Often fail to give close attention to details or make careless mistakes

Have difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or play activities

Frequently switches from one activity to another

Rarely completes one task before beginning another

Seem scattered and disorganized

Have a chaotic thought pattern, jumping from one topic to another with no connection or transition

Often doesn’t seem to be listening when spoken to directly or looks through speaker

Often not follow through on instructions and/or fail to finish schoolwork

Have difficulty organizing tasks and activities

Often avoid or is reluctant to engage in tasks that require sustained mental effort

Often lose things necessary for tasks or activities

Be easily distracted

Be forgetful

- - Try multiple interventions
  - Try each intervention for a minimum of 4-weeks and over 1 intervention may be implemented at the same time.
  - Further details on each intervention is linked here.

Page updated

Report abuse