Julia Koifman, Beit Ekstein high school, Israel

Programme• IntroductionIntroduction• Recognizing Students with ADHD Recognizing Students with ADHD

SymptomsSymptoms• How are Dyslexia and ADHD connected?How are Dyslexia and ADHD connected?• Technology in the ClassroomTechnology in the Classroom • Audio-Video ActivitiesAudio-Video Activities• Dyslexic Talents Dyslexic Talents

IntroductionIntroduction

Where do Learning Disabilities Come From?

Recognizing Students with ADHD Recognizing Students with ADHD symptomssymptoms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq1ngXLXJ9o

HyperactiveHyperactive KidsKids• They are restless.• They cannot sit still in class, push each other, chat

and answer back to teachers.• They shout the answers before they hear the whole

question• They can hardly wait for their turn in the game.

Daydreamers• They never make any troubles in class. • They listen to the teachers but miss a lot of

information.• They misunderstand the tasks and do the

exercises wrong.

How are Dyslexia and ADHD How are Dyslexia and ADHD ConnectedConnected??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GYRLyt69zYADHD Kids ADHD Kids

• Make a lot of spelling and syntax mistakes.•Cannot read the text loudly since they are afraid of making mistakes. • Read slowly and can be very exhausted from reading. So they prefer books with pictures, graphics and charts.•While writing compositions they write their sentences short and non-informative in order to avoid syntax, grammar and spelling mistakes. •During listening comprehension LD students don't understand what they hear. Therefore some information may be lost.

RemediationRemediation• Give LD students more time to complete their class work and tests. • Reduce the level of distraction in the classroom. Distractible kids should sit away from windows and close to you. • Give pre-teaching activities. Provide plenty of pre-listening,

pre-writing and pre-reading tasks. • Practice pair-work, group-work and class discussions to make

ADHD kids interested and motivated in studies. • Practice multi-sensory teaching. Teach the language using

visual, auditory, mnemonic, tactile and kinesthetic strategies to enhance memory.

Technology in the ClassroomTechnology in the Classroomor Revolution in the Process of Learningor Revolution in the Process of Learning

Due to technologyDue to technology…… LD students…• are highly motivated• always get engaged in classroom activities• are attentive, not disruptive and excited

about learning• check their spelling, grammar and general

understanding• have learner autonomy• get less frustrated and discouraged

Their teachers…•do more teaching and less behavior management•catch the kids’ attention more easily•can conduct frontal lessons using interactive whiteboard•adapt material for LD students in a variety of ways.

Audio-Visual Activities for Class Work

According to R.D.Davis, many dyslexic kids are talented in music. Therefore singing songs is a good way to learn new words and grammar rules. Thus, when the high-school students cannot understand the difference between Past Simple and Past Progressive Tenses, one of the United States' most famous folk song "This land is your land" may help a lot.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeMLaQTwIgU

When the sun was shining, and I was strolling And the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling As the fog was lifting, a voice was chanting, This land was made for you and me.

Beating Dyslexia

www.kwikmed.org

Dyslexic Brain Exercises

http://dyslexicbrian.com/

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Oxford Owl e-books

http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/

Kahoot

https://getkahoot.com/

Joomag

http://www.joomag.com/

Dyslexia and Matriculation Exams

Israeli Ministry of Education practices the following ways to ease the Matriculation Exams for LD Students:•Extra time (usually 25%)•Electronic dictionary•Ignoring spelling mistakes•Computerized exam (optionally)

Dyslexic Talents

Conclusion• There are no bad learners – there are bad methods.• You cannot learn English for your students but you can help.• Textbooks, dictionaries and the interactive web cannot learn

English for your students but they can help.• Be creative, charismatic and supportive.• Help your students find out their God-given talents and

develop them.• Be ready for unexpected situations in the classroom. Always

have another lesson plan in store.• Teach interesting, motivating and success-oriented materials.

Thank you!Julia Koifman

f3djd@yahoo.caTel. 972-52-3781448