A typical student’s attention span will
be about 10 to 15 minutes. When I’m working with students
with special needs,
their attention spans can be much lower,
perhaps only five minutes
or 30 seconds in length.
I want to be sensitive to my
students attention spans and create my lessons to
support their needs.
I can do this by having them stand
up to sing a song or come over to the back of the carpet while
we tell a story.
We could even walk around the church
building as we tell Bible stories.
Being sensitive and aware of their
attention spans can help them better learn. Keep in mind, this
doesn't mean that I only have 30 seconds to teach them.
It means I should be aware of how long
I can keep their attention for
and vary my lesson and teaching time,
according to that.
