Enhancing academic achievement for children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: Evidence from school-based intervention research

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2008

Abstract

Although children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) exhibit significant academic difficulties in school settings, considerably less attention is devoted to remediating their academic problems when compared to behavioral and social difficulties. The purpose of this article is to review empirically supported academic interventions for children with ADHD. Specific evidence-based academic interventions are described under the categories of reading and mathematics, with examples that illustrate teacher-mediated interventions focusing on basic skills (e.g., phonological awareness in reading, mathematics computation) and higher-level cognitive skills (e.g., collaborative strategic reading, CSR, schema-based instruction, SBI). Finally, implications for educational practice and directions for future research on school-based academic interventions for students with ADHD are discussed. © 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

Publication Title

Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volume

14

Issue

4

First Page

325

Last Page

330

Comments

This article was published in Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, Volume 14, Issue 4, Pages 325-330.

The published version is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ddrr.39.

Copyright © 2008 Wiley.

This document is currently not available here.

COinS