Use hands-on activities , as students tend to be more motivated to complete these and thus stay on task longer. When children are finding it difficult to persevere at a task, teach them to focus on what is left to be done and to talk themselves through it. Offer special activities for students who finish their work early. C omputer time, drawing, and word searches are examples. Pay attention to a child's biological rhythm when planning activities.
People DO perform better at certain times of the day.
Try not to schedule your most demanding activities at the child's weakest attentional level. Try to schedule interesting or rewarding activities to follow more difficult tasks. Use carefully planned centres to catch and keep a child's attention. Design lessons around students' primary interests. It can be helpful to use computer packages for teaching certain skills, as they give students ongoing feedback and stimulation, thereby maintaining their attention.