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Blog Post 2/22/19 Classroom Environment

As you prepare your classrooms, please keep in mind that less is more. I see many Pinterest and Instagram posts revealing how colorful and creative their classrooms are going to be. I appreciate all the effort and expense they are putting into their classrooms. There is a great deal of research about how classrooms can be overstimulating especially visually. This is particularly true for students with ADHD. I have been teaching for over 40 years and have had teachers experiment with environmental modifications. The data that they have collected also supports this concept. If you are curious to learn more here are some citations. If you want any advice on how to implement these modifications in your classroom please contact us.

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Cloud, J., A small study by an ADHD researcher in Florida finds that children with the condition may use their hyperactivity to help them focus. Wednesday, Mar. 25, 2009

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1887486,00.html

Stewart, D.J., M.Ed.Classroom clutter clutters learning in preschool

February 24, 2012

http://www.teachpreschool.org/2012/02/classrom-clutter-clutters-learning-in-preschool/

Nauert, R., PhD Classroom Clutter a Distraction to Students?

http://psychcentral.com/news/2014/05/28/classroom-clutter-a-distraction-to-students/70471.html

Kuhaneck, H.M., PhD., OTR/L, FAOTA; Kelleher, J., PhD., Development of the Classroom Sensory Environment Assessment (CSEA), The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, November/December 2015, Vol. 69, Number 6

Long, C., (2018) Hygge: The Classroom Design Word That Means Calm, News and Features from the National Education Association, neatoday.org July, 17, 2018

http://neatoday.org/2018/07/17/hygge-in-the-classroom/

How Comfortable Classrooms Lead to a Better Student Community

Posted October 19, 2012 in Featured Stories

http://education.cu-portland.edu/blog/news/welcoming-classrooms-better-students/

Cloud, John (2009) Kids with ADHD May Learn Better by Fidgeting. Time

http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1887486,00.html

Disruptive Decorations

http://www.cmu.edu/homepage/society/2014/spring/disruptive-decorations.shtml

Fisher, Anna V and Karrie E.Godwin, and Howard Seltman (2014) Visual Environment, Attention Allocation, and Learning in Young Children: When Too Much of a Good Thing May Be Bad. Department of Psychology and Department of Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University: Psychological Science 1–9 © The Author(s) 2014 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/0956797614533801 pss.sagepub.com