Make sure the pupil understands the questions before they start answering them. Allow the pupil to make questions or to have access to the initial instructions at any time during the exams, since quite often they forget part of the instructions or get confused or disorganized. When the pupil also has writing difficulties or is very slow at writing we need to simplify this task or even change it for another one to be able to find out what he knows and not “how difficult it is for this pupil to answer the questions the way I make them”. Supervise they have answered all the questions before handing in the exam, beware sometimes they forget to turn over the page or they get disorganized and leave questions unanswered by mistake even though they know the right answers. Train the pupil to “double check” their exams before handing them in. Help them to keep concentrated during the exam without calling their names aloud: touch them in the shoulder if you see they are distracted, stop beside them and give them “short reminders” that can be useful such as “point at a question they have left unanswered”, “remember to stop and think before answering”, “I am sure you know that so breath in and read it again”, etc. Do not penalize them for spelling mistakes on written exams. It is something we can work on and evaluate in a different and specific way. When pupils with ADHD focus on a complex task such as “answering exam questions” they tend not to pay attention to “minor” aspects such as spelling that they should be able to do correctly and automatically but have not yet achieved. 5.3. ICT for ADAH Apps for ADAH Name Platform Prize Languages Description- age ADHD Prepared Free English Using the Vanderbilt Scales published by the American Tracker 1.0 for iPhone Academy of Pediatrics “ADHD Tracker” makes 5 completing and submitting a behavioral assessment Supporting easier for parents and teachers of children ages 4 iOS 5.1+ through 18 years who have already been diagnosed and treated for ADHD. ADHD Requires $9.99 English Based on the latest scientific literature. Treatment - iOS 8.0 or Neurocognitive therapy has been clinically shown to Brain later. improve executive functions in as little as three Training Compatible months in several double-blind studies. Until now
Make sure the pupil understands the questions before they start answering them. Allow the pupil to make questions or to have access to the initial instructions at any time during the exams, since quite often they forget part of the instructions or get confused or disorganized. When the pupil also has writing difficulties or is very slow at writing we need to simplify this task or even change it for another one to be able to find out what he knows and not “how difficult it is for this pupil to answer the questions the way I make them”. Supervise they have answered all the questions before handing in the exam, beware sometimes they forget to turn over the page or they get disorganized and leave questions unanswered by mistake even though they know the right answers. Train the pupil to “double check” their exams before handing them in. Help them to keep concentrated during the exam without calling their names aloud: touch them in the shoulder if you see they are distracted, stop beside them and give them “short reminders” that can be useful such as “point at a question they have left unanswered”, “remember to stop and think before answering”, “I am sure you know that so breath in and read it again”, etc. Do not penalize them for spelling mistakes on written exams. It is something we can work on and evaluate in a different and specific way. When pupils with ADHD focus on a complex task such as “answering exam questions” they tend not to pay attention to “minor” aspects such as spelling that they should be able to do correctly and automatically but have not yet achieved. 5.3. ICT for ADAH Apps for ADAH Name Platform Prize Languages Description- age ADHD Tracker 1.0 Prepared for iPhone 5 Supporting iOS 5.1+ Free English Using the Vanderbilt Scales published by the American Academy of Pediatrics “ADHD Tracker” makes completing and submitting a behavioral assessment easier for parents and teachers of children ages 4 through 18 years who have already been diagnosed and treated for ADHD. ADHD Treatment - Brain Training Requires iOS 8.0 or later. Compatible $9.99 English Based on the latest scientific literature. Neurocognitive therapy has been clinically shown to improve executive functions in as little as three months in several double-blind studies. Until now