Classroom Management and Teaching Stategies for Students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Abstract

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, also know as ADHD, is becoming a more common diagnosis among students. There are three subcategories of ADHS: (1) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, prdominately hyperactive; (2) impulsive type, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, predominately inattentive type; and (3) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, combined type. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is primarily a neurological condition, also influenced by hereditary, biological and environmental factors. Some parents have sought pharmaceutical strategies to help aid their child with ADHD, while teachers approach ADHD behaviors from a cognitive and behavioral perspecive. However, due to recent legislation, medication may not always be an option. Therefore, it is important for teachers to know and use other forms of behavioral management strategies. Also, educators should focus their attention on the subjects that give students with ADHD the most trouble, such as reading. The author provides several strategies for classroom management, teaching and reading instruction of students with AHD, some from a cognitive approach while others are from a behavioral approach.