Monday, May 25, 2015

Vindication for Fidgeters: Movement May Help Students with ADHD Concentrate

NPR.org/ Anya Kamenetz/ May 14, 2015

Link to article

Key Points: Students with Adhd can be more successful learners if allowed to move while working.  The results of a study point to the success students with adhd have while "fidgeting" and learning.  Basically, children were asked to complete a task while spinning on a swiveling chair.  Students with adhd were able to do it while neuro -typical kids could not do it.

Intended Audience: Teachers, Administrators, Parents

Relevance: I referred to this article in my last blog post so I thought I'd share it.  Again, as teachers we need to be prepared to understand and help accommodate our students who might have these kinds of needs in our classroom.

No comments:

Post a Comment