Attention and Academics
Challenges with attention can impact stamina and maintaining place or train of thought during academic tasks.
Challenges with attention can impact stamina and maintaining place or train of thought during academic tasks.
Reading | |
Break reading into 10 or 15-minute segments to assist with sustained attention | |
Use the Stop and Start technique: read a paragraph or section and then paraphrase what was read (put it in your own words) | |
Use digital books, so the length/thickness of a book is not visible, making it appear less daunting | |
Take notes while reading to help remain focused | |
Link reading with game-like activities to maintain attention and interest | Examples:
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Math | |
Cover answers when checking back over work, then place a check mark by each answer to indicate that the item was checked and arrived at the same answer | |
Talk through math problems to help maintain train of thought | |
Link math to games | Examples: playing store, Dominoes, Monopoly, Connect 4 Geometry games |
Apply math to practical use | Examples: building projects, using geometry in architecture, balancing a budget, planning for a road trip Algebra in Life |
Writing | |
Express excitement about a story idea and encourage the child to tell you the story | |
Help the child create an outline to remember and organize ideas | |
Write about topics of interest | |
Complete written papers in segments; for instance, create a rough draft with phrases, then change to complete sentences (e.g. add ‘a’, ‘the’), then do a search & replace (e.g. replace the word ‘thing’) | |
Night Zookeeper writing program |