How to teach someone with a short attention span?
Tia Legros
2025-07-18 13:51:58
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After observing him closely, I found that the things that captured his attention were: Video games with high amounts of competition and lots of quick rewards, Sports and team games with leagues, points and trophies, Short clips and videos, mostly comprising of toilet humour or people playing unkind pranks on each other. The patience it takes to read a book with a slow build-up is gone. I made sure to keep the chapters short and punchy, liberally dotted with cliffhangers. I made sure there were risks and rewards for the characters: elements of levelling up, including teams, competitions and league points. I used humour he would find appealing, ‘boss monster’ type battles and loot that the heroes collected to level themselves up. Basically, I turned the book into a video game that you had to read.
As I wrote the book, I also considered the format, and the team at Nosy Crow added a carefully selected font that would enable easy reading, especially for dyslexic children, and the choice of an incredible illustrator in Joe Todd Stanton, whose drawings on almost every page turned the story into something between a book and a graphic novel.
If they can just pick up a story like this, if they can begin to experience the joy of completing a book, of talking about it with their friends, of excitedly waiting for the next in the series to come out… then maybe they might be converted into lifetime readers and go on to access the thousands of amazing children’s books on the market.
Miguel Rolfson
2025-07-18 11:40:13
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Have A Quick Physical Activity Break Kids who tend to struggle with attention often do better if they have a physical activity break. Taking a break to play outdoors, doing some jumping jacks or run around with a football, can really help them stay focused and more engaged. Break Down Tasks Into Smaller Chunks If you find that, no matter what you do, your child just can’t seem to stay on task, it may be a good idea to break the task into smaller chunks. Remove Distractions When a child is struggling with their attention span, remember, they may be easily distracted by visual clutter or screens surrounding the area. Remove unnecessary clutter and screens from the area they’re sat. Keep Instructions Simple In general, try not to overwhelm your child with too many instructions at a time. Establish Routines Children with a short attention span tend to do well with a set routine laid out for them. Play Focus Games Children tend to learn a lot through play, Engaging them with fun focus games can really help to increase their attention span.
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