Techniques to teach English as a Foreign Language to children that suffer Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), focused on speaking skill.

Abstract

Abstract:Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a disorder that includes hyperactivity, attention deficit and impulsive behavior and affects people who suffer from it in several aspects, one of the most influenced areas is education. For this reason, the main purpose of this research is to identify the best techniques to teach English as a Foreign Language to children, between 6 to 8 years, that suffer ADHD, focused on speaking skill. The participants were 10 English teachers that are currently working with students who suffer ADHD, 5 authorities and 5 legal representatives of children with ADHD. This research was performed in 5 different public schools in El Oro province and it had a qualitative approach, where dat a was obtained from primary sources that were: a survey for teachers, interviews for teachers, authorities of institutions and for legal represent atives. This research had a descriptive design. Data was deeply analyzed and the most important conclusion founded was that Role-play and Picture Describing are two most useful techniques in order to teach English speaking skill to children who suffer ADHD.