Event Title

The Effect of Teaching Study Skills and Strategies to Children with ADD/ADHD

Presenter Information

Amber L. Koziolek, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Location

CSU 253/4/5

Start Date

6-4-2010 8:30 AM

End Date

6-4-2010 10:30 AM

Student's Major

Social Work

Student's College

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Mentor's Name

Laura Strunk

Mentor's Department

Social Work

Mentor's College

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Description

The effect of teaching study skills and strategies to children who have ADD/ADHD was examined. It was determined if teaching these skills have an effect on academic performance within the classroom setting. The hypothesis was that teaching study skills and strategies to children with ADD/ADHD improves academic performance. Three small groups of students with ADD/ADHD were taught study skills and strategies.

Classroom teachers were asked to fill out evaluations on whether the student had improved their academic performance after learning these skills. This research was in the process and results were available by the time of the Undergraduate Research Conference. This research topic was selected because of an interest in strategies for working with children with ADD/ADHD. This disorder affects many children within the K-12 school system and most struggle academically. Learning study skills and strategies could be beneficial to these children and possibly improve academic performance.