Flicking the Switch: Reaching and Teaching Students with ADHD

NB: Australian buyers, please go to the Australian Amazon website www.Amazon.com.au to purchase my book. It is always available because your copy is printed in Sydney when you make your purchase. Thank you for your support!Do you need help managing the behaviour of the ADHD students that you teach?Fiona Kearnan has been passionate about teaching ADHD students for over 30 thirty years. She understands how challenging their behaviours can be in the classroom and has written this book to help teachers develop effective, easy to implement, strategies that will make a significant difference to their classroom environments.At some point, every teacher will encounter students with ADHD. These often-challenging students want their teachers to understand the difficulties they face every day at school. They need them to care and have a genuine desire to help them reach their full potential. Fiona Kearnan, in Flicking the Switch, describes many practical, evidence-based strategies that can be easily implemented to teach new skills, reduce inappropriate behaviours, and have a positive impact on teachers’ relationships with these challenging, but misunderstood, students.These include:Identifying the functions of inappropriate behavioursUnderstanding the effect of stress on behaviourDeveloping rapportImplementing positive behaviour plansEncouraging empathy in peersStimulating dopamine production through positive reinforcementAdditionally, Flicking the Switch provides current information about ADHD and explains why students with ADHD struggle to demonstrate appropriate behaviours at school. Understanding the “why” behind problematic behaviour will assist teachers to appreciate the principles underlying the strategies and to implement them with confidence.‘Flicking the Switch’ is for all teachers: primary, secondary, and integration aides. It explains the neurological differences in these students, describes the impact ADHD has on a student’s ability to succeed at school and provides easy to implement strategies that will support students to demonstrate positive behaviour, enabling them to engage positively in class and be successful learners. Read more