ADHD - Educators

Ways to help students who have ADHD in your classroom

• Use flexible seating: foot rests, resistance bands on desks or chairs, wiggle chairs, ball chairs, or anything else you have found that works

• Have a quiet workspace in the class if possible

• Offer preferential seating at the front and away from areas students walk by a lot

• Have your schedule written out and clear (this also helps students with autism spectrum disorder)

• Use a clear way to organize assignments either written or digitally

• If you can let students with ADHD have two sets of books - one for school and one for home - that can be very helpful

• Provide them with your notes or have a buddy take notes for them

• Give instructions multiple ways (out loud, in writing on the board and on the assignment)

• Provide rubrics that are well-organized and clear

• Help students chunk assignments

• Allow comprehension to be shown in different ways

• Give credit for work done and minimize punishment for partial or late work

• Allow extra time and a quiet workspace for assessments (this is often on IEPs or 504 plans so make sure this is possible)

• Have a behavior plan or reward system

• Talk through behavior problems one-on-one

References

Morin, A. (n.d.). Classroom Accommodations for ADHD. Understood. Retrieved June 22, 2022, from https://www.understood.org/en/articles/classroom-accommodations-for-adhd