Teacher Parent Role Play?

Question

I have to do a role play on ADHD for a class project. How would you start out the role play between the teacher and parent?

Answer 1

yeah! that's good!

Answer 2

As a teacher myself... a teacher can not legally give any indication that they believe a child has ADHD or ADD.  We are not medical doctors and do not have the training to say so.  We can tell the parents different behaviors that we see in the classroom and can do a survey through the counselor.  I would have the teacher and parent shariing observations.  If the parent has seen a medical doctor already...  then the parent should do most of the talking - they know what the diagnosis is.  If the teacher is trying to tell the parents something that is happening in the classroom - they need to be very careful and just share facts and observations in multiple areas of academics and social situations.  It's a parent choice what to do from there.  Best of luck.....

Answer 3

Start talking about something, then stop and talk about something entirely different, keep changing the subject, thats how some ADHD people are i think.

Answer 4

Start with the teacher welcoming tht parents to the meeting.  Then the teacher compliments the kid somhow.  Then the teacher can mention that lil timmy sometime has trouble focusing.   the teacher can then ask if the parents have noticed anything like that at home.blah blah

Answer 5

Teacher:  Thank you for coming to meet with me.  I wanted a chance to talk to you in person about "David."  (Start with the positives.)  He is a delight to have in class.  He is always willing to help out and really seems to have a knack for math.  However, I am becoming concerned because of his tendency of being unfocused and overly energetic most of the time.

Parent:  He seems to enjoy school.  Can you give me some examples of his behavior?

Teacher:  Well, David has a hard time concentrating when I am teaching a lesson and keeping focused during tasks or assignments.  He will frequently get out of seat without being asked and always has a desire to move about.  

It is concerning me because it is affecting his school work.  He does not complete work during class time because he can not seem to focus long enough to complete it.  

Have you noticed any of this behavior at home?

Parent:  It does take a lot of effort to get him to complete homework and I have noticed how energetic he can be.  

Teacher:  How do you handle this at home?

Parent:  Usually I just let him go outside when he has a lot of energy.  When he is doing his homework I have to sit with him the whole time to make sure he completes it.

Teacher:  I see.  I have to give a lot of attention to him in class also to make sure he does his work.  I understand that children naturally have a lot of energy but it has come to a point where it is distracting to me and other students during class time.  His grades are lower than I believe they could be because of his lack of attention and focus.  

Parent:  What do you suggest?

Teacher:  I have thought about it for a coupld of week and talked to other professionals.  I believe that he may be showing signs of ADHD.  Here are the symptoms and signs.....  David is exhibiting most of the signs.  Would you be willing to have him tested for this?

Parent:  I will consider it.  

Teacher:  Okay.  I will get more information and details to you.  You can look over the information and once you have made your decision, please let me know.

I appreciate you coming in to talk to me today.  I want David to excell in school because I know that he can.  I just feel that his impulses are creating a barrier in his learning.

Parent:  I understand.  I will review the information and get back to you.

Answer 6

if it is between a teacher and parent of an individual then have them speak of it as a jumpy situation