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40BestSchoolAccommodationsforYourADHD
Child
Herearetheaccommodationstorequestinyourchild'sIEPor504plantoassureacademic
success.

ManageImpulsivityintheClassroom
Forachildwhospeaksoutofturn:
>Seathimfrontandcenter,neartheteacher,andawayfromdistractions
>Discussthebehaviorinprivateratherthancallinghimoutinfrontoftheclass
>Havehimsitnexttoawellbehavedrolemodel
>Increasethedistancebetweendesks,ifpossible
>Foryoungerstudents,markanareawithtapearoundhisdeskinwhichhecanmovefreely

HelpforHalfDoneorIncompleteAssignments
>Allowextratimetocompleteassignedwork
>Breaklongassignmentsintosmallersegments,eachwithadeadline
>Shortenassignmentsorworkperiods
>Pairwritteninstructionswithoralinstructions
>Setatimerfor10minuteintervalsandhavethestudentgetupandshowtheteacherherwork

HelpClassroomFocus
Ifyourchilddoesntparticipate,driftsoffwhentakingnotes,orturnsinworkwithmistakes:
>Haveapeerassisthiminnotetaking
>Havetheteacheraskquestionstoencourageparticipation
>Enlisthimtohelppresentthelesson
>Cuehimtostayontaskwithaprivatesignalagentletapontheshoulder
>Scheduleafiveminuteperiodforhimtocheckoverworkbeforeturninginassignments

ToEndDisruptiveClassroomBehavior
>Havetheteacherignoreminorinappropriatebehavior
>Allowthestudenttoplaywithpaperclipsordoodle
>Designateaplaceinadvancewheretoletoffsteam
>Adjustassignmentssothattheyarenottoolongortoohard
>Developabehaviorcontractwiththestudentandparents(shareinfoaboutwhatworksathomeorvice
versa)

FortheDaydreamerinClass:
>Havetheteacheruseclearverbalsignals,suchasFreeze,Thisisimportant,orOne,two,threeeyes
onme
>Allowthestudenttoearntherighttodaydreamfor510minutesbycompletingherassignment
>Useaflashlightoralaserpointertoilluminateobjectsorwordstopayattentionto
>Illustratevocabularywordsandscienceconceptswithsmalldrawingsorstickfigures

SettleFidgety,RestlessBehaviors
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Ifyourchildtapshisfootorpencilnervouslyinclassorgetsupoutofhisseatalot:
>Allowhimtorunerrands,tohandoutpaperstostudents,cleanoffbookshelves,ortostandattimeswhile
working
>Givehimafidgettoyinclasstoincreaseconcentration
>Slotinshortexercisebreaksbetweenassignments
>Givehimastandingdeskoranairfilledrubberdisktositonsohecanwigglearound

KeepTrackofHomeworkandBooks
Ifyourchildforgetstobringhomehomeworkassignmentsorbooks,returnpaperstoschool,ortoputhis
nameonhispaper:
>Useanassignmentnotebook/studentplanner
>AllowstudentstodictateassignmentsintoaMemoMinder,asmallthreeminutetaperecorder
>Stapletheteachersweeklylessonplaninthestudentsplanner
>Reducethenumberofpapersthataresenthometobesigned
>Appointmonitorstomakesurethatstudentswritedownhomeworkassignments
>Allowstudenttokeepasecondsetofbooksathome

PutTimeonHisSide
Ifyourchildhastroublewithduedatesanddeadlines:
>Giveadvancednoticeaboutupcomingprojectsandreports
>Standnexttothestudenttomakesurethattheassignedtaskisbegunquickly
>Presentallassignmentsandduedatesverballyandvisually
>Usetimerstomarktransitionsputtingmaterialsawaybeforestartinganewsubjectorproject

ExpandHerSocialNetwork
Ifyourchildiscluelessaboutsocialcues,doesntworkwellwithothers,orisntrespectedbypeers:
>Setupsocialbehaviorgoalswithherandimplementarewardprogram
>Requestthattheschoolestablishasocialskillsgroup
>Encouragecooperativelearningtasks
>Assignherspecialresponsibilitiesoraleadershiprole
>Complimentpositivebehaviorandwork
>Acknowledgeappropriatebehaviorandgoodworkfrequently

TaketheFearOutofWriting
Ifyourchildischallengedbywrittenassignments:
>Allowmoretimeforwrittenassignmentsandessayquestions
>Shortenreportsorassignments
>Allowstudentstoprintdontrequirecursivewriting
>Allowtheoptionofarecordedororalreportinlieuofwriting
>Encouragestudentstouseacomputerforwrittenwork
>Allowtheuseofspellcheckandgrammarchecksoftware

ReduceMathAnxiety
Ifyourchilddoesnotfinishmathtests,isslowtofinishhomework,orhasproblemswithmultistepproblems:

>Photocopypagesforstudentssotheydonothavetorewritemathproblems
>Keepsamplemathproblemsontheboard
>Allowuseofacalculatorforclassandhomework
>Givereviewsummariesformathexams
>Giveextendedtimeontests
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