Resources
This webinar focuses on how teachers can intentionally build strong relationships with students with ADHD through communication, understanding, and consistency. It emphasizes that relationships help teachers interpret behavior more accurately and support student success.
Supporting Students with ADHD: Practical Strategies (Podcast Episode)
This podcast emphasizes that relationship-building is a core strategy for supporting students with ADHD, alongside structure and task support. It reinforces that understanding the “why” behind behavior fosters empathy and more effective teaching.
Beyond Behaviors - Mona Delahooke
This resource reframes student behavior through a brain-based lens, encouraging teachers to prioritize safety, connection, and regulation. It shows that strong relationships are foundational for supporting students with ADHD and other neurodivergences.
Fostering Resilient Learners – Kristin Souers & Pete Hall
This book emphasizes the role of relationships in supporting students with behavioral and attention challenges. It demonstrates how trust and emotional safety directly impact student learning and classroom success.
Responsive Classroom provides strategies for building positive teacher-student relationships through structured routines and social-emotional learning. It emphasizes that connection and consistency improve behavior and academic engagement.
Edutopia offers practical, research-informed strategies for building strong classroom relationships and supporting student engagement. It highlights how positive relationships are linked to improved academic and behavioral outcomes.