Developing Focus
Helping teachers to create an environment which will help students focus longer in school as well as suggestions, tools, and ideas to use to help children focus in class.
Check list to help teachers create an environment for better focus.
Help children to focus by; providing a structured environment and day, keep your voice low, gentle and calm, seat child near the teacher, use a timer for visual reminder of work time.
How the brain pays attention--eye movements, landmarking.
Offers ideas to help children focus in the classroom--movement breaks, gum, figets etc...
Describes ways to alter your classroom to be less distracting to students so they will be able to focus on their work/teacher better.
Visual timer, weighted vests--tools to help children focus.
Girls are not always recognized as easily as boys as needing to be tested for ADHD. Girls often present differently than boys.