ADHD
Randy was a 5 year old child in my kindergarten class. He was a typical child that was smart in certain areas for his age. The first few days of class I noticed some instances so I decided to log some of Randy's behaviors. I observed that transitions were especially difficult for Randy. I decided to observe Randy for three to four weeks and make a daily log of his behavior in the classroom environment and outside environments before I made any rash decisions such as alerting the parents or the school counselor. I did, however, consult with a more experienced teacher that also taught kindergarten about how she has handled some of these situations. As the days went on I noticed how Randy was having a difficult time with the transition from recess to class. As soon as I would get the class settled down, Randy would always seem to shout out or not sit still. All of the other children noticed and I would try to play it off and not draw anymore attention to him than what he was already receiving by his fellow classmates. I did, however, find myself at times getting angry with him. Sometimes his peers would laugh and giggle. I could see them start to isolate themselves from Randy. Randy could feel this too; he felt like nobod
I sat down with both of them at separate times and we talked about some of the tactics that we could use to hopefully minimize Randy's outbursts. In the end, Randy was tested for ADHD and his parents and I worked on ways to reduce his outbursts in class. If he would get bored with what we were doing or would just wanted to move, he would get up out of his seat and would just wonder around the room. y liked him or at times he felt like he was letting me down. Randy had an inability to sit for long periods of time at his desk. Randy really was a good child and meant well, sometimes things just got in the way of portraying that. You see, it wasn't his fault that he couldn't sit still or that he got so angry some days. I feel like it is my obligation to the students for them to get the most out of my curriculm. I tried my best to make it easier for Randy. At this point I knew that I had to get Randy some help. I felt like I did the right thing because it made the classroom setting more pleasant, and it also helped Randy to learn better and be accepted with his peers. I remember him saying that his child didn't need help. I could tell that he didn't mean to act this way. I started off by patiently ask him to sit back down in his seat.
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