The Paragon - NWET&D - Teaching Strategies-2

- Improving performance:
- Provide extra time to complete assignments and tests.
- Consider providing oral testing instead of or in addition to written tests.
- Remind the student to slow down.
- Give extra weight to the content of an assignment when grading, and do not take off points for
poor handwriting or minor spelling errors.
- Protecting self esteem:
- Avoid humiliating children who perform poorly in front of the other children.
- Give positive feedback when she stays on task, pays attention or works hard at an assignment.
- Find things that she has special interest or strength in and encourage her to do these activities.
- Improving behavior and impulse control:
- Provide special signals or cues when she is beginning to misbehave.
- Give clear expectations of what behaviors are expected in the classroom.
- Be consistent in your expectations and in the consequences for misbehavior.