ATTENTION SKILLS IN CHILDREN

Attention refers to how we actively process specific information in our environment

Some students are in need of acquiring more appropriate attention skills because they tend to have difficulty attending to a task/assignment and struggle with sitting still. They may be disorganized and have trouble controlling their impulses, resulting in frequent calling out or off topic talking in class.

The following environmental strategies are offered for enhancing attention and managing attention problems:

BY SHARMILA NARENDRAN, PSYCHOLOGIST FROM ASK THE THERAPIST