Telling time and counting money | ADHD Information

Does anyone have any suggestions for helping a child with ADHD learn how to tell time or count money?  My daughter is 9 years old, and receives additional help through Title I math in school.  I have also tried to work with her at home, using workbooks, money, clocks, etc.  She is an intelligent child, but appears to have no concept in either of these areas.  Although she experiences some problems with math in general, through having additional support, she is now about where she should be in most other areas of the subject.  I would appreciate any suggestions that can be offered!How have you been teaching the clocks so far?Has she ever been tested for LD's? Sounds like she may have some additional learning issues that the school can help with, but you'd need her evaluated. I agree about being tested for Learning Disabilities.  Once you have all of that information then you can figure out the best methods to teach the child.  I had a very difficult time with numbers and learning how to tell time and I think it was due to how I process information.  Sometimes you have to figure out the best way for someone to comprehend the information.  I learn by having everything broken down and taught to me step by step.  Once I grasped one step completely, then I learn the next and eventually I put them all together and much of time can do the task better then others that have been doing it much longer then me. 

Unfortunately for me, I didn't learn this about myself until I was much older and I struggled a lot as a child.  My teachers told my parents I had a high IQ but they just couldn't figure out why with numbers I just "couldn't get it".  If only they had known "how to teach me" I would have excelled.  Everyone learns differently and finding out the best way to get them to comprehend the information can be the key.  Sometimes, even the best teachers only  know how to teach one way and that makes it hard for those of us that need to learn differently.   Sometimes it just simply takes a little longer and a different method of teaching but the information can be learned.  Hang in there and please know that she can do well.  It sounds like you are doing everything you can for her.  I so much understand what you are going through.  Hope something I may have said helps just a little.  Dee 

My son is having a problem w/clocks and money to, about the same age as well.  He has a problem  with processing info.  It was suggested to me to use a clock with the movable hands in any situation, such as, set the clock for a time and tell him 'when it's this time you can watch t.v., play videos etc.'  Then have him tell me what time it is now, what time he can watch t.v., how many minutes is that?

I've used it so far to track the time we spend reading together.  He seems to get it but will occasionally confuse the min. and hour hands but when asked again he'll realize what he did and correct himself.

We've worked a little bit with fake money and once again he seems to get it, it's just getting him to slow down to avoid the mistakes.  I'm thinking I need to use real money maybe that will grab his attention better.  What kid doesn't like real money?

 

Thank you for all of your input.  I have not tried to use an actual clock with movable hands as of yet, but have tried drawing the face of a clock on paper.  She can sort of tell the time (sometimes with difficulty), but always has trouble telling how much time has lapsed.  She has this difficulty even with digital clocks.  I have tried actually using real money with her in learning to count money, make change, etc., but she still is not able to comprehend.  I think that maybe I should follow through with getting her tested for LD's.  I have always had a hard time with numbers, but I was the opposite.  These were the two areas that I did not seem to have problems with as a child.  Thank you again!

You can buy a learning clock with the movable hands and ours has a space at the bottom to write the time in.  You use the dry erase markers on it. 

We also use a paper that's full of clocks and he colors in the amount of time spent reading.  He keeps track of his time spent reading to earn little prizes.  It's a double dose, I get him reading and dealing with time at the same time.

Good luck with the LD testing.

bump upThank you, lilbitcrazy, for the great suggestion!  I will try to find one of those clocks.  Thank you also, Auntie!I was going to suggest those clocks as well. I found them at a Teacher's Store in our area as well as at a Kids Market and Science World .. anyhow lol I've seen them a few times and are great!Thanks!  Hopefully there will be a store locally that carries these.  I live in a rather small area.  Otherwise, maybe I can find them over the internet.Yes, we do have a Wal-Mart!  They do have quite a few teaching supplies.  I will check there.  Thanks!I used a book that had a clock with moveable hands. As the story goes along, the child has to move the hands to go with the story. When he got that down I switched to a cut out clock with moveable hands. When he got that down I switched to drawing clocks on paper. My son also has problems in math and for a summer project I had thought about letting him have a Lemonaide stand to go along with our yard sale this summer. I had intended on making him a pic guide on what change to give back to his clients. I hope this idea helps.Do you have a Walmart?  Check there, I want to say I got mine there but can't really say for sure. 

My son is 13 now and still has trouble telling time although if he takes his mobile phone out with him it shows the time in digital so he is okay with that i can't tell you the ammount of times we have sat down and tried to learn him but he gets so cross and angry with himself and us that we have left it as it is he has got a lot beet though over the last year.

 

My son is 7 & has a very difficult time with money, telling time & counting.  He will be tested for Learning Disabilities when school starts again in August.  If you have an IEP, you can request this testing through the school.  Try to get the support of your child's teachers & principal.  I requested this testing in August 2005 & was told that his grades didn't warrant this type of testing.  However, his state tests in math were a year below his current grade level. (2nd)  At the last IEP meeting this year, the principal attended & fought for this testing for me.  If you google Dyscalcula (Math Disability) you will find that these kids have difficulty with money, time, counting, inverting addition & subtraction signs, etc..

Good Luck!

My son has difficulty also with telling time...but on a conventional clock.  Show him a digital and he can tell you how many hours lapsed, how much longer it will take, etc. amazing.  I think he gets confused because the clocks have 1 through 12 and we are counting by fives.  So when the big hand is on the 3, it's really hard for him to think of it as 15, and so on.