ADHD Learning Strategies
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This document provides learning strategies and study tips for students with ADHD. It outlines quick tips for time management, sleep, self-care, studying and test-taking. Some key recommendations include keeping a planner, starting assignments early, taking breaks, using all senses when studying like color-coding notes, and asking for accommodations like extra time on tests. A variety of tools are also suggested to help with focus, writing and listening to lectures. References for additional resources on studying with ADHD are provided at the end.
ADHD Learning Strategies
- 1. ADHD Learning Strategies MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
- 2. Outline Quick tips Sleep & self care Time management Studying Test taking Tools you can use What works for you? Questions
- 3. Quick Tips: Sleep & Self Care Sleep problems are associated with a poorer working memory (Sciberras, et. al., 2015) Routine helps: get up & go to bed the same time each day Avoid caffeine after noon Avoid screens before bed time Exercise can help focus Eat nutritious foods for your brain Relax and do something you enjoy
- 4. Quick Tips: Time management plan Keep a planner: Add due dates to a calendar Set reminders! Break up large tasks If you have to write a 10-page paper, try breaking it up into 3 or 4 sections and writing one per day. If you have a test, break it up into small sections or chapters
- 5. Quick Tips: Time management plan, cont. Start assignments early schedule time at least the week ahead for assignments & study time Take breaks Plan rewards!
- 6. Quick Tips: Before Studying Do a body check: are you hungry? Thirsty? Cold? Etc. Make yourself comfortable Start with a 2 minute mind-dump: write your to-do list, what your thinking or worried about Re-read your assignment Consider making a list of the criteria, such as word count, number of references for a paper, or number of chapters or sections to study
- 7. Quick Tips: Plan Your Environment Turn off your phone Listen Use Earplugs Practice studying in a similar sounding environment as a test Touch Use fidget toys, stress balls, etc.
- 8. Quick Tips: Use all your senses Visualize Color-coding your notes gives you visual cues to spark your memory. Try to associate pictures with certain words or reading passages. This triggers your brain to remember them better. Create your own Venn diagram to break things down. Smell & Taste Use the same chapstick, lotion, etc. with a specific scent when you are studying, and then taking an exam Chew gum, or eat a Jolly Rancher of the same flavor
- 9. Quick Tips: Studying Study with a partner, if it works for you This helps verbalize what you are learning Organize material into sections before an exam Review what you know first, quickly Spend the majority of time reviewing what you don’t know Three-times rule: “Make sure you go over everything at least three times, even if it’s a subject you’re good at” (https://psychcentral.com/adhd/adhd-study-tips#study-tips)
- 10. Quick Tips: Test Taking Review what you know and feel confident about right before the exam Plan your time: Look through the entire test first and answer the easiest questions first. This will help to reduce your anxiety. Use the entire exam period rather than rushing through the test. Read the question carefully and analyze what the teacher wants in the answer. If the question has several parts, use these parts to structure your answer. Ask for extended time or accommodations, if you haven’t already, to minimize anxiety
- 11. Tools you can use Time Management tools Listen to text: Speechify NaturalReader Writing Grammerly Writing Center or writing tutor, for human help Smart Pens & lecture recording
- 12. References & resources E. Sciberras, A. DePetro, F. Mensah, H. Hiscock, Association between sleep and working memory in children with ADHD: a cross-sectional study, Sleep Medicine, Volume 16, Issue 10, 2015, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2015.06.006. https://psychcentral.com/adhd/adhd-study-tips#helping-a-loved-one https://www.additudemag.com/learn-more-in-less-time/ https://www.healthline.com/health/adhd/study-tips-for-adhd#dig-deep https://depts.washington.edu/dbpeds/ADHD_College_Success.pdf https://careertools.binghamton.edu/blog/2021/04/15/study-tips-for-students-with-add-adhd/ https://learningcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/resources-and-tips-for-students-with-adhdld/online-and- remote-learning-tips-for-students-with-adhd/ https://www.nursing.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/ADHD%20Study%20Tips.pdf https://www.montana.edu/counseling/selfhelp/adhd.html
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