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ADHD: What to do and what to avoid – Primary School

Quick guide for teachers

Donatella Arcangeli

Product: Book

Trim size in cm: 14x21cm

Pages: 132

ISBN: 9788859020462

Publication date: 01/01/2020

Suitable for: Primary 1st level (ages 6-7), Primary 2nd level (ages 8-10)


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Teacher Training aims to make teachers understand the cognitive function of children and young people with some type of disorder (developmental, behavioural, psychiatric), so that they can apply specific and therefore more effective teaching techniques, and develop a common language with clinicians who treat the child.

In the style of a Teacher Training notebook, ADHD What and what not to do presents targeted and ready-to-use instructions to successfully face 15 behaviour problems typical of Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder.

 The book is divided into 15 chapters grouped into three macro sections: hyperactivity, impulsivity and inattention, or the typical problem behaviours of children with ADHD in the 6-11 age group.



  • Presentation

  • Introduction


Hyperactivity

  • Chapter 1 – Getting up and wandering around the class

  • Chapter 2 – Laying under the desk

  • Chapter 3 – Playing with materials on the desk

  • Chapter 4 – Chatting and disturbing the lesson

  • Chapter 5 – Playing in a loud and chaotic way


Impulsiveness

  • Chapter 6 – Not waiting his/her turn

  • Chapter 7 – Interrupting and overbearing

  • Chapter 8 – Making the same mistakes

  • Chapter 9 – Reckless behaviour

  • Chapter 10 – Difficulty in being patient


Inattention

  • Chapter 11 – Not writing down homework

  • Chapter 12 – Unfinished class work

  • Chapter 13 – Distraction and daydreaming

  • Chapter 14 – Difficulty with organization

  • Chapter 15 – Losing and forgetting things



  • Conclusion

  • Bibliography

  • Appendices

  • Information sheet

  • Observation checklist

  • Monitoring chart

  • The contract

  • Collecting awards



Adhd – What to do and what to avoid

Quick guide for teachers

PRIMARY SCHOOL


 

In the style of a Teacher Training notebook, this is a quick guide for primary school teachers who have pupils with ADHD, which can help them learn more about the disorder and apply simple but effective strategies to deal with it and manage it in the best possible way.

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BOOK STRUCTURE AND CONTENTS

ADHD – What to do and what to avoid contains “ready to use” focused instructions to successfully deal with 15 problem behaviours that school-aged children (6-11 years old) typically have. 

The book is divided into 15 chapters, grouped into 3 macro-sections: Hyperactivity, Impulsivity, and Inattention:

  1. Hyperactivity
    1. Standing up and wandering around the classroom
    2. Laying down under the desk
    3. Playing with materials on the desk
    4. Chatting and disturbing the lesson
    5. Chaotic and noisy play
  2. Impulsivity
    1. Not respecting his/her turn
    2. Interrupting and dominating conversations
    3. Repeated errors
    4. Difficulty avoiding danger
    5. Lack of patience
  3. Inattention
    1. Not writing down homework
    2. Not finishing class work
    3. Distracted and daydreaming
    4. Difficulty organizing oneself
    5. Losing and forgetting objects.

What to o and what to avoid

The reason for each behavior is initially explained in a few brief sentences (Why does he/she do this?), followed by simple and clear indications for the teacher on the attitudes to be adopted and avoided (What to do, What NOT to do).  A discussion on the topic follows (What to keep in mind) and tools and strategies are provided in How to intervene with regard to some crucial educational and didactic aspects. This is further explored in the paragraphs dedicated to Structuring and collaboration guidelines are then drawn up with parents and other school workers (The educational pact).

 

At the beginning of each chapter, a drawing introduces the analysed behaviour.

• Explanations of the problem behaviour being consideredWhy does he/she do this?Brief and simple indications that can be useful to the teacher as a reference point for quickly deciding What to do and reflect on What to avoid.

• A more in-depth description of the specific problem behaviourbeing worked on: Analysis of the problem behaviour. • The tools and educational strategies to create the intervention: How to intervene.

Each chapter closes with The expert advice: reflections to further understand and enrich the teacher’s “briefcase of educational tools”.

Appendix

In the Appendix there are useful worksheets for the teacher, which can also be downloaded and printed in A4 format from the Online Resources:

  • Informative worksheet about the student, to fill out together with the parents to initiate teamwork between school and family;
  • Observation chart for identifying the presence and intensity of the 15 behaviour problems by using coloured dots (black = very bad, red = bad, yellow = average, green = good);
  • Monitoring chart for evaluating the efficacy of the didactic and educational interventions put into place over the course of 4 weeks;
  • The contract to write together with the student and parents;
  • Collecting rewards to establish which activities or behaviour responsibilities to assign to the child after a certain number of positive behaviours have been accomplished. 

Leaf through the worksheets in the Appendix, which have been translated into English to facilitate your evaluation:

THE AUTHOR

Donatella Arcangeli is a doctor, and a child/adolescent neuropsychiatrist. In her clinic and training practice for health workers, social workers and teachers she dedicates herself to mental health in childhood, with particular attention to children with ADHD. For years she has been dealing with Teacher Training for school staff throughout the territory of the autonomous province of Bolzano, providing teachers with working tools for the management of students with special educational needs or disabilities.

 

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