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So I just got back from my first field trip with a bunch of 2nd graders.  We went to the local nature center.   I was assigned to a group of 6 kids, including dd.  We were at a nature center learning all different kinds of things about rocks in a smallish group setting.  OK.  Here is the thing.  DD learned NOTHING.  She just sat and spaced off 95% of the time or hung to the back of the pack.  What a complete waste of time.  She didn't listen to anything anyone was teaching about.  It seems that if the teaching isn't one-on-one, she isn't going to pay attention at all.  How do you teach kids that can't pay attention?  She could have cared less but she actually likes looking at rocks!  She just doesn't feel the urge to learn about them?  OMG my head is going to explode.  If anyone has any resources on how to teach an ADHD-I child, I sure would appreciate the info.  Thanks for listening. Arggggggh!I've noticed that my son has periods when he just completely spaces out, other times when he's quite with it, and times in between. I don't worry about it. His grades and testing show that he's learning. Are you saying that she is always like this? Maybe it was just a spacey day?Esmom, you might want to google sensory processing disorder to read up on sensitivity to loud noises.  There is a lot of good info out there on that.Denmom, I have a question about auditory processing.  You don't mean trouble hearing, right, but how the sound is processed by the child?  In other words, sensitivity to loudness?  Can you explain how that impacts the child and his or her behavior?  I may need to check this out for my son.  He's had a hearing test and has no trouble hearing, but he appears sensitive to loud noises.  Thanks!We had to go to the school district audiologist, who then did her tests.  I wasn't present in the room, so I didn't observe the tests being performed.Yes, she is on 30 mg Ritalin LA during the day. 

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Is she on meds? My daughter who is combined ADHD is hyper at home and almost everywhere else, but is spacey and totally non-interactive in the classroom setting. It is like she shuts down with the stimulus of classroom discussion. We would not have known this except the principal would go to the classroom to observe and reported this to us. The teacher never mentioned it (go figure). Anyway, it is good that you had the opportunity to observe this so that you can discuss it with your daughter's doctor.in the past i have had to just lightly touch my sons arm to get him back with the program. in whatever setting we are in. usually though if it is something that he enjoys and just not somebody talking he will do fine. was there alot of talking about rocks or more hands on? i have found that with my son the more he can actually do something the more attention he pays to it. sitting and listening isnt his style of learning. never has been

My daughter is combined, and is much like vickie described her daughter.  I am the inattentive type.  I have noticed that my daughter learns much better if I "drill" her over spelling, math facts, etc.  If I leave her to review these on her own before a test, she seems to get nothing out of the review.  I think that most of the time in the classroom, she is daydreaming or distracted by other students.  It seems that the "drilling" helps keep her on track much more, or if she does become distracted, there is someone there to bring her back to task.  Looking back, this method also worked well for me when I was in school. 

I have also heard of a device for ADHD children that helps them to stay on task at school that can be timed to "remind" them every few minutes to pay attention.  I cannot remember what it is called, but have thought about trying to find one for my daughter.

[QUOTE=cr12345mr] So I just got back from my first field trip with a
bunch of 2nd graders.  We went to the local nature center.   I was
assigned to a group of 6 kids, including dd.  We were at a nature center
learning all different kinds of things about rocks in a smallish group
setting.  OK.  Here is the thing.  DD learned NOTHING.  She just sat and
spaced off 95% of the time or hung to the back of the pack.  What a
complete waste of time.  She didn't listen to anything anyone was
teaching about.  It seems that if the teaching isn't one-on-one, she isn't
going to pay attention at all.  How do you teach kids that can't pay
attention?  She could have cared less but she actually likes looking at
rocks!  She just doesn't feel the urge to learn about them?  OMG my head
is going to explode.  If anyone has any resources on how to teach an
ADHD-I child, I sure would appreciate the info.  Thanks for listening.
Arggggggh![/QUOTE]
I still tend to do the same thing. Sorry but i think the only way to teach is
one on one.I also have a daughter with add and capd, I am just curious , how did the school test her for this? 

OMG, Vickie, our daughters are so alike!  I don't know what kind of classroom interventions can be done for this.  Also, last year I did the drilling, but she fights me on it.  Perhaps I'll get a tutor for drilling. 

As for auditory processing, she was tested through the school system per our request for CAPD last October.  She doesn't have it.  She does score low in receptive language, low enough to get her an IEP.  So learning by listening isn't her learning style at all, unfortunately.

Have you had her tested for auditory processing? I know it might just be her ADHD but my daughter has both ADD and auditory processing, and once we had the auditory part addressed, she does tend to pay attention better. Her situation was that if there was background noise, she couldn't hear so she'd tune out.