Design the day around attention, not around subjects
For a child with ADHD, the limiting resource is sustained attention, so the schedule should spend it deliberately. Put the hardest subject first, keep work blocks to fifteen to twenty-five minutes, and move the body between them.
What to change in the curriculum
Reduce volume, not difficulty. Ten well-chosen questions with immediate feedback teach more than forty marked on Friday.
- Cut question volume, keep question difficulty
- Mark together, immediately, so errors do not embed
- Allow verbal, typed or diagram answers instead of handwriting
- Use timers the child sets themselves
- Keep one predictable order to the day, written where they can see it
Tracking progress fairly
Grades on inconsistent days tell you very little. Track dated work samples, a short weekly review and one externally marked assessment per term — that combination shows real movement and holds up in any required reporting.