Preferential seating
Establish eye contact before giving instructions
Reduced assignments
Alternate assignments
Extended time lines
Special materials such as graph paper, felt tip markers, special
lined paper, etc.
Use of film strips or overhead projector to provide more/better
visuals
Read test orally
Taping of content material
Acceptance of special projects in lieu of reports
Calculators
Multiplication matrix
List of commonly misspelled words
An assignment notebook
A study skills notebook
A daily schedule attached on the inside of notebook to be checked
daily
Multiple choice or true/false versions of test in lieu of essay
completion
Performance contract between teacher and child or parent and
child
Taped reports (as opposed to written)
Credit for class participation
Give one-step, short, simple directions
Call students name to remind him he will answer next question
Assign a peer study buddy to help him get organized and complete
work.
Tap on student's desk to help student refocus on task
Cut assignment in half. Have child finish one half, turn it in,
then complete the other half
Use Highlighting and color coding to help child get main point of
information
Frequent, positive reinforcement
Use color overlay
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Seat Student near the front
Seat student near good role model who can be a "peer study
buddy"
Cut assignments into segments giving student 1 segment at a time
(Example - cut a math paper in half and have child complete task
and turn it at that time give him the other half.)
Use cueing to regain child's attention
(Example - holding up a bright color paper, tapping on desk,
touching shoulder)
Establish eye contact before giving instructions
Give short direct instructions using both visual and oral cues
when possible
Allow child to stand at times
Supervise Transitions
Allow to run errands
Provide extra time to complete work
Shorten assignments
Use multi-sensory methods of teaching (Visual, oral and tactile)
Accept work from typewriters or word processors and tape
recorders
Remind child to check work to see if completed
Help child learn self monitoring techniques
Use daily assignment sheets
Enlist parents help
Use daily assignment sheets
Use one notebook for everything
Check notebook often and positively reinforce good notebooks
These tips were furnished over the years by different physicians
to many parents. They have been compiled by Opal Harris.
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