Suggested Modifications for Students with ADD/ADHD Disabilities
Students may need some accommodations in the classroom to succeed. These may include:
- Extended time and/or private room for exams
- Use of a computer or word processor for written work and personal organization
- Permission to tape record lectures
- Eligibility on a case-by-case basis, for a course substitution from an approved list of courses (discussed collaboratively with department head in major field of study)
- Use of a calculator, speller's dictionary, proofreader and/or word processing equipment
- Use of a notetaker based on their inability to concentrate on listening and simultaneously taking notes
- Ability to receive their textbooks on tape
- Technological tools that assist them in compensation for problems with organization that include: personal organizers, tape players, and time management training
- Clear course syllabi with information about their course content, work expectations, and definitive time lines for when work is due
- Use of visual references for auditory instructions such as writing instructions on the blackboard as well as giving verbal directions
- Making eye contact with the student before calling on him or her or giving instructions
- Allowing the student to sit up front in the classroom
- Prompt, explicit feedback, both written and oral
- Use multi-media presentations
Additional accommodations may include those for students with learning disabilities.
Taken from Gugerty, J. and Knutsen, C. (Eds.). 2000. Serving Students with Significant Disabilities in Two-Year Colleges: Office of Disability Services * Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield , Massachusetts . Madison, WI : Center on Education and Work.