Dannha's Case Study: ADHD Behavior
Last week during one of the IR&S team meetings, we were presented with one of the cases that got us all concern. Dannha a first grade student who is presents oppositional defiant characteristics as well as ADHD behavior was not being accommodated due to the school lock of persistence in this case. The student had being acting in ways that put the school, the staff as well as other students in jeopardy. The teacher is frustrated due to the fact that Dannha is doing things such as taking things away from other students, taking their personal items and given it to other students, creating chaos in the classroom. The student is not respecting others. She is taking advantage of other students, taking their costumes from them and erasing mom’s permission
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What were you thinking and feeling? Reflect on the event.
After learning the outcome of this case and the different things and strategies that the teacher is following such as:
Chunking the information, modifying the tasks as well as creating behavioral charts in order to encourage student to actively participate in class as well as producing and getting engage in the task, the student is not responding positively to any of the action plans, as well as to the strategies. Student needs constant attention and when she does not get it, she finds ways to get it, such as taking things away from others, irritating others by teasing them or telling on them.
This case is very challenging. The teacher is not getting the support that she needs and the student is not responding to the interventions. While reflecting on this case, it came to me that the best thing that we can do in cases like this, the school needs to be more imperative. We need to give the teacher more support, find ways to give the student more intervention programs. Perhaps designed an extended learning program for the student, not only for academic purposes but also to teach her how to make the correct choices and learning about rituals, routines and
What were you thinking and feeling? Reflect on the event.
After learning the outcome of this case and the different things and strategies that the teacher is following such as:
Chunking the information, modifying the tasks as well as creating behavioral charts in order to encourage student to actively participate in class as well as producing and getting engage in the task, the student is not responding positively to any of the action plans, as well as to the strategies. Student needs constant attention and when she does not get it, she finds ways to get it, such as taking things away from others, irritating others by teasing them or telling on them.
This case is very challenging. The teacher is not getting the support that she needs and the student is not responding to the interventions. While reflecting on this case, it came to me that the best thing that we can do in cases like this, the school needs to be more imperative. We need to give the teacher more support, find ways to give the student more intervention programs. Perhaps designed an extended learning program for the student, not only for academic purposes but also to teach her how to make the correct choices and learning about rituals, routines and