ompleting this assignment will help prepare you for working with children like Tiana, an elementary school student with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who is described in this week’s case study, and for using play as an educational and therapeutic tool. You will create a play-based plan to help Tiana improve her interactions with others and increase her social skills and self-confidence. After reading the case study, review the ADHD: What you’re seeing in your grade-schooler resource and incorporate findings from the resource into your assignment.

Turning Back the Clock: In your professional role, you will likely work with children like Tiana. Through the facilitation of positive play environments in which trained adults teach and reinforce developmentally appropriate social and emotional behaviors, you can help Tiana channel her energy in a safe way. For this assignment, you will assume the role of Tiana’s first grade teacher. Based on the possible trajectory presented in her story, how could you address Tiana’s needs in first grade to reduce the negativity associated with her attention deficient hyperactivity (ADHD) characteristics.