I really enjoyed the article I found about ADHD. The article is titled "ADHD in the Classroom: Effective Intervention Strategies." I decided to research intervention strategies because I feel as if we hear so much about ADHD and the behavior that arrives from it, but the only treatment I ever really hear about is medication. I was curious to read some more information on ideas on how to accommodate students with ADHD.
This article really has great information. It discusses several types of intervention ideas for students with ADHD. It talked about antecedent- and consequence-based intervention. Antecedent-based interventions include things, such as posting rules for students on their desk, or allowing them to choose between two different assignments to complete. Consequence-based interventions would be things like a token reinforcement for good behavior, or taking the token away if negative behavior occurs. The article also mentions self-regulation, where the student monitors his/her own behavior. Academic intervention can include peer tutoring, or using technology to help teach and reinforce. Home-school communication intervention with a constant communication between parent and teacher was also discussed in the article.
As I was reading this article, I was actually remembering doing some of these interventions with a student I had. This student was not diagnosed with anything and was very young. He had behavior, such as, running out of his seat whenever he had a chance, putting his hands on other students, shouting out, complaining and throwing tantrums when he had to do work, and taking off his shoes and throwing them. I remember creating little picture cues of what a good listener looks like and taping them on his desk. He did okay with that for about a week. It just didn't seem to bother him that he wasn't listening. I decided to do a token reinforcement plan. He was obsessed with Angry Birds Star Wars. I just so happened to see these Angry Birds Star Wars figurines and Target in the dollar section. I put them in an envelope and the student kept the envelope under his desk. He was not allowed to touch it. It was a secret and no other students knew about the envelope. If the student completed all of his work, then the last 10 minutes of the day, the social worker would take him and his envelope to her room and he was able to play with the figurines. If he was demonstrating poor behavior, I would take the envelope. If he stopped and was able to get back on task, I would give it back. He was only allowed three warnings. After I took the envelope a third time, then it would stay mine and he wouldn't play that day. It really worked. This behavior plan moved with him to first grade.
All in all, I really liked this article. I felt like it had great intervention ideas that would benefit students with ADHD.
DuPaul, G. J., Weyandt, L. L., & Janusis, G. M. (2011). ADHD in the Classroom: Effective Intervention Strategies. Theory Into Practice, 50(1), 35-42. doi:10.1080/00405841.2011.534935
I enjoyed your personal connection and was glad to know that some of the strategies worked for you. I also used a behavior incentive similar to yours. My student was able to earn extra computer time at the end of each day for 10-15 minutes, also with 3 warnings. It was a 3rd grade student and it didn't last very long. He realized after 3 strikes he lost the privilege of computer time. He then continued his disruptive behavior and was not very successful for the remainder of the year. I was grateful we were approaching 4th quarter. Nice to know that it actually worked for you.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your summary of the article and learned a lot from the different types of interventions. I have a student in my class who I just recently discovered has ADHD and really feel that antecedent-based interventions would be something good to introduce for him. It seems that I've already been using consequence-based interventions, but I believe I need to incorporate a little more positive reinforcement. Your post has encouraged me to do more research and find better ways to deal with my own student.
ReplyDeleteLove the intervention! I used a similar intervention strategy for a child with ASD who was very motivated by Angry Birds!
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