This was a shorter class, mainly focused on talking about presentations from the previous week, and talking about ADHD. What really struck with me, that I’ve been trying to implement is the idea that a child with ADHD needs IMMEDIATE feedback/consequences. I had been giving a lot of feedback, but I had to do it too much and didn’t really have consequences.
Since the class, I have tried to find a way to give immediate consequences. I found some really great ways to do that, and have now settled on a way to handle-it:
No warning,
Initials on the board with checks:
1 check = 1 minute after class
2 checks = 2 minutes after class
3 checks = 3 minutes after class
LD = Lunch Detention
R = Referral
And then they would get kicked-out of class.
But this way I have FIVE interventions before a principal’s referral, and if necessary, it would be easy to document. Also, the first three have an IMMEDIATE consequence, so the student can understand what they’ve really done wrong.
