How do you handle a child who gets easily distracted? It seems like saying things like stay focused, do your work, ect constantly doesn't help a thing.{Noelle}
I am finding it very interesting to learn about the temperament traits and how we are able to distinguish the levels of each trait in people of all ages. Having knowledge of these traits will be a huge benefit in a future career with children. My question today actually focuses on me because I am very easily distracted. Are there any techniques that can be used to help me ignore things around me at work? I have issues with rhythmical sounds such as clicking or tapping. Although people are on the phone all day around me at work, I can tune that noise out. However, I will instantly lose concentration if someone is clicking their shoe on the bottom of a chair. Is there hope for me? :) Thanks! Laura Roos
I made this comment under Activity Level but I guess it may fit here, too. But the question was regarding a little boy and his lack of attention span. Is there a way and/or ideas to slow him down and get him to focus on something longer?
My question is similiar to the others, how do you get a child to be focased on a paper, or activity when they are easily distracted? Even the smallest things will distract them and it can be disruptive to the other children? ideas?
While i was subbing in a 3rd grade classroom there was a student who was more concerned with being named the "class clown" than actually listening to me or doing his work... How can you get a child to go from disrupting the class to be funny back to working on their work?
I have seen situations in classes from 3 years old to 2nd grade in which children are quietly listening to the teacher and one student raises his hand. The teacher would be expecting a question or comment related to what she is speaking of, but this child who was obviously not focusing on the topic begins to tell a story to the class that is completely off the subject. I would assume this would also be distracting to other children in the class so I would like to know what you feel is the best way for the teacher to respond to that distracted child. Should he be allowed to continue his story out of respect for his feelings or should the teacher politely cut him off during his story in an attempt to re-route the entire class back to the topic as quickly as possible. Thanks! Laura Roos 227
I have a child in my two year old class, who is not very distractible. When he wants to do something (like lead a book), he doesn't want to do anything else even if the class is in the middle of another activity. Is there some way that I can get him back on task or should I just let him read the book on his own while the rest of the class? What should I do if he insists that I read the book instead of doing the other activity (he can be very sensitive and persistent also)?
There is a child in the class I volunteered in who finds it so hard to concentrate. How do you help him to find it interesting and help him concentrate?
Is it an opinion or right to ask your superintendent or principal for paraprofessional help in the classroom with a child who is easily distracted? (ECE 227)
This is an area that I feel really strong about. When I was in 2nd grade my teacher told my parents that she thought I had ADD. My parents took me to a place and they evaluated me and said that I had a slight case of ADD. I was immediately put onto Ritalin and that really messed me up from then on. I think that those drugs really harm a child more then they help them. Now as an adult I am able to control my "slight case of ADD", and no longer need medication. But, all of the trauma that this "ADD" caused in my life has made me real passionate about helping kids who are hyper, or who can't pay attention as good as others. ECE150
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How do you handle a child who gets easily distracted? It seems like saying things like stay focused, do your work, ect constantly doesn't help a thing.{Noelle}
How are we suppose to teach students that get distracted by the simplest things? (such as someone beside them coughs or sneezes?)
I am finding it very interesting to learn about the temperament traits and how we are able to distinguish the levels of each trait in people of all ages. Having knowledge of these traits will be a huge benefit in a future career with children. My question today actually focuses on me because I am very easily distracted. Are there any techniques that can be used to help me ignore things around me at work? I have issues with rhythmical sounds such as clicking or tapping. Although people are on the phone all day around me at work, I can tune that noise out. However, I will instantly lose concentration if someone is clicking their shoe on the bottom of a chair. Is there hope for me? :) Thanks! Laura Roos
I made this comment under Activity Level but I guess it may fit here, too. But the question was regarding a little boy and his lack of attention span.
Is there a way and/or ideas to slow him down and get him to focus on something longer?
My question is similiar to the others, how do you get a child to be focased on a paper, or activity when they are easily distracted? Even the smallest things will distract them and it can be disruptive to the other children? ideas?
While i was subbing in a 3rd grade classroom there was a student who was more concerned with being named the "class clown" than actually listening to me or doing his work... How can you get a child to go from disrupting the class to be funny back to working on their work?
I have seen situations in classes from 3 years old to 2nd grade in which children are quietly listening to the teacher and one student raises his hand. The teacher would be expecting a question or comment related to what she is speaking of, but this child who was obviously not focusing on the topic begins to tell a story to the class that is completely off the subject. I would assume this would also be distracting to other children in the class so I would like to know what you feel is the best way for the teacher to respond to that distracted child. Should he be allowed to continue his story out of respect for his feelings or should the teacher politely cut him off during his story in an attempt to re-route the entire class back to the topic as quickly as possible. Thanks! Laura Roos 227
I have a child in my two year old class, who is not very distractible. When he wants to do something (like lead a book), he doesn't want to do anything else even if the class is in the middle of another activity. Is there some way that I can get him back on task or should I just let him read the book on his own while the rest of the class? What should I do if he insists that I read the book instead of doing the other activity (he can be very sensitive and persistent also)?
There is a child in the class I volunteered in who finds it so hard to concentrate. How do you help him to find it interesting and help him concentrate?
Is it an opinion or right to ask your superintendent or principal for paraprofessional help in the classroom with a child who is easily distracted? (ECE 227)
This is an area that I feel really strong about. When I was in 2nd grade my teacher told my parents that she thought I had ADD. My parents took me to a place and they evaluated me and said that I had a slight case of ADD. I was immediately put onto Ritalin and that really messed me up from then on. I think that those drugs really harm a child more then they help them. Now as an adult I am able to control my "slight case of ADD", and no longer need medication. But, all of the trauma that this "ADD" caused in my life has made me real passionate about helping kids who are hyper, or who can't pay attention as good as others. ECE150
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