The document is a reflection on a field experience in a 7th grade language arts class, focusing on accommodations for students with ADHD. It discusses strategies for teaching, including classroom arrangements and instructional tools, as well as insights gained from research on effective practices. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of education as a social process and growth.

1. Stephanie Baker
Field Experience
ENG 452L
Alexander Middle School
Ms. Jill Kasler
7th Grade Language Arts

2. Oh, Hello there.
• AYA Integrated Language Arts
• CARE Partnership
• From Massillon, Ohio
• Hope to teach English in
India for a year
• Like travelling, reading,
technology, photography,
geocaching, new foods

3. Why?
• Younger siblings
– Brother’s dyslexia and ADHD
– Sister’s difficulty with writing
• Journalism
• Democracy

4. So, what was it like?
Winning a game of
Chutes and Ladders!
(Finally)

5. What did you do?
• Extra pair of hands
– …and feet… and a brain
• Students below level
• Exceptionalities

6. What did you do?
• Tests
– Helping without giving away the answer
– Scribing without doing it for them

7. What did you do?
• PowerPoint “guru”
– Song Presentations
• Technology integration
• Exposure to technology at home
• Multiple intelligences

8. What was interesting?
• Importance of noticing dress and
behavior
– Personality changes
– Problems at home
– Experimenting with fitting in

9. What was interesting?
• Few students had access to a computer or
Internet at home
– Difficult for students to complete
assignments
– Tech literacy in school

10. What was interesting?
• Students sitting on exercise ball and stool
– ADHD accommodation

11. What led to your research?
• My work in 452L this quarter caused me
to pose the question:
– What are some (more) classroom
accommodations for students with ADHD?

12. How did you do your research?
• To learn more about this, I looked up
academic journal articles and professional
publications about the subject using
Internet databases in EBSCO host.
• Here’s what I learned in my
investigation…

13. Teaching Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder:
Instructional Strategies and Practices.
• Seating arrangements
– Seat the child near the teacher.
– Seat the child near a student role model.
– Provide low-distraction work areas.
• “Students should be directed to this room or area privately and
discreetly in order to avoid the appearance of punishment” (Office
of Special Education Programs 28).
• Instructional Tools
– Pointers
– Egg Timers
• Help students pace themselves
– Classroom lights
– Music
– Furniture
• Must fit properly

14. "The School Supports Checklist: Identifying Support
Needs and Barriers for Children with ADHD."
• “The supports that children with ADHD can receive through
IDEA and Section 504 include adaptations to classroom routines
including instructional delivery, organizational support, and
modification of assignments (e.g., reduced length, reduced time)”
(McKinley and Stormont 15).
• On check list: “Give more
projects (e.g., build models,
do experiments as homework,
collect rocks or shells) instead
of worksheets” (16).
• On check list: “Use prompts
for appropriate behavior” (16).

15. "Arranging the Classroom with an Eye (and Ear) to
Students with ADHD."
• Four difficulties
– Hyperactivity
– Impulsiveness
– Inattention and distractibility
– Disorganization
• Two areas
– General strategies
– Structural responses

17. Table reproduced from page 80 of the article citation.

18. Conclusion
Education is a social process. Education is
growth. Education is not a preparation for
life; education is life itself.
John Dewey

19. Works Cited
Carbone, Eric. "Arranging the Classroom with an Eye (and Ear) to Students
with ADHD." Teaching Exceptional Children 34.2 (2001): 72. Academic Search
Complete. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010.
McKinley, Lori A., and Melissa A. Stormont. "The School Supports Checklist:
Identifying Support Needs and Barriers for Children with
ADHD." TEACHING Exceptional Children 41.2- (2008): 14-19. ERIC.
EBSCO. Web. 17 Nov. 2010.
Office of Special Education Programs, (ED/OSERS). Teaching Children with
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Instructional Strategies and Practices. US
Department of Education, 2008. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 17 Nov. 2010.

20. Image Citations
“Books.” Drawing. n.d. Microsoft Office Clip Art. 17. Nov. 2010.
“Chutes and ladders.”Online image. n.d. Creative-lifestyles.com. Web. 17
Nov. 2010.
“Computer.” Online image. n.d. Sb.fsu.edu. Web. 17 Nov. 2010.
“Girl in black.” Online image. n.d. Cs4fn.org. Web. 17 Nov. 2010.
“Green exercise ball.” Online image. n.d. Thomas.edu. Web 17 Nov.
2010.
“Hand writing.” Online image. n.d. Projectappleseed.org. Web. 17 Nov.
2010.
“PowerPoint presentation.” Online image. n.d. Advancedmcode.com. Web.
17 Nov. 2010.
Baker, Stephanie. “Lego house.” Photograph. 4 Nov. 2010. Personal
image.