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ERIC Number: ED489814
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Dec
Pages: 4
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
15 Strategies for Managing Attention Problems
Thorne, Glenda; Thomas, Alice; Lawson, Candy
Center for Development and Learning
In this document, 15 strategies are offered for enhancing attention and managing attention problems. This listing is by no means exhaustive, but rather is meant as a place to begin. The best resources for strategies are the creative, inventive minds of enlightened assessment professionals, teachers and parents, in partnership with the students they serve. Together they can create multiple alternative strategies. The strategies include: (1) Take the Mystery Away; (2) Understand Consistent Inconsistency; (3) Explore the Option of Medication; (4) Allow for Movement and Breaks; (5) Vary Instructional Strategies; (6) Use Signals; (7) Leverage Interests; (8) Minimize Noise & Other Distractions; (9) Develop Previewing and Planning Skills; (10) Use Behavior Modification and Self-Assessment; (11) Discourage Frenetic Work Patterns; (12) Get Organized; (13) Use Daily Planners; (14) Set Up a Home Office; and (15) Allow Time to Wind Down.
Center for Development and Learning, 208 South Tyler Street, Covington, LA 70433. Tel: 985-893-7777; Fax: 985-893-5443; e-mail: learn@cdl.org.
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Parents; Teachers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Center for Development & Learning, Covington, LA.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A