What are the characteristics of a structured classroom?
A well-structured classroom, on the other hand, can be highly informal. But it incorporates lots of cues and tools that help children organize their work and stay focused. For example, the teacher may post calendars, daily schedules, and assignments prominently, and refer to them often. Children will have a designated work space. Materials will be well organized–for example, art supplies will always be kept in the same closet; the dictionary will always be kept in the same spot on the teacher’s desk. Short-term and long-term assignments will be written in the same corner of the blackboard. The structure should extend into the child’s personal area as well. For example, books and materials should be organized–and the organizational principles should be clear. ADHD children have notoriously messy desks. Sometimes they think that they’re organizing when they’re really just straightening–putting their books in a neat pile, putting their papers into folders. But if the math homework is s
