Focusing

Tier 2: Classroom Supports

• Distractions

  • Mini office - to block out distractions outside desk space

• Fidget tools

• Alternate seating arrangements - wiggle stools, cushions, sitting on the floor, standing desks

• Visual timer

• I do/you do

• Eliminating stuff on desks

• Strategic seating placement (i.e. at the front of the room or near the teacher)

• Memory games - flip and match the pairs, what is missing from the tray of objects, draw a series of letters or shapes on their back and have students remember what was drawn.

• Switching between an unpreferred task and preferred task using a timer