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=Attention Span & Distractibility=

//I often have students watch segments of the FAT City video* and one of their favorite concepts presented by Rick Lavoie is the following://

//**Distractibility**// is **not** the same as having //**no attention span**//. - The child with **//no attention span//** pays attention to **nothing**. - The child who is **//distractible//** pays attention to **everything**.

//There are many other words and ideas associated with the basic concept of keeping learners - or your own children - on task, including some of the following:// Concentration, Information Overload (or Pollution), Perfectionism, Perseverance, Motivation, Daydreaming, Multitasking and Continuous Partial Attention//. When I find enough links to information that use one of these additional terms, I will make a new resource page and link to it from here. Until then, you will find a few resources that use these terms on the list below. - SWQ//

General Information about Attention Span & Distractibiility Motivation Miscellaneous (Daydreaming, Perfectionism, Concentration, Perseverance)

Also see Memory (which includes information about mnemonic devices and other ways to improve your memory), Multitasking & Continuous Partial Attention (which includes Information Overload / Pollution,
 * See more information about Rick Lavoie and the FAT City video at http://susanwquinn.wikispaces.com/fatcity

GENERAL INFORMATION
Attention [Wikipedia] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention Attention Span http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention_span

Distraction [Wikipedia] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention_span

Short Attention Span-Distractible [Common Problems] http://common-problems.blogspot.com/search/label/Short-Attention http://common-problems.blogspot.com/2009/04/short-attention-span-distractible.html NOTE: When I last looked, you had to scroll through another topic to get to the info about short attention span.

All Kinds of Minds - Online Learning Modules http://www.allkindsofminds.org/onlinemodules.aspx Two of these modules are Attention and Memory. They are free (for a limited time)

Meditation Helps Increase Attention Span http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100714121737.htm

MOTIVATION
Motivating the Child with Attention Deficit Disorder (Rick Lavoie) http://www.ldonline.org/article/Motivating_the_Child_with_Attention_Deficit_Disorder

Motivation 123 http://www.motivation123.com/

Teaching Effectiveness Program: Motivating Students http://tep.uoregon.edu/resources/faqs/motivatingstudents/motivating.html

Motivating Students by Barbara Gross Davis http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/intranet/committees/FacDevCom/guidebk/teachtip/motiv.htm

Motivating Students http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/affective/motivation.html

Student Motivation http://www.netc.org/focus/challenges/student.php

Student Motivation to Learn http://learn2study.org/teachers/motivation.htm

Teaching Strategies: Motivating Students http://www.crlt.umich.edu/tstrategies/tsms.php

MISCELLANEOUS
- //**Daydreaming**//

DayDreaming [Common Problems] http://common-problems.blogspot.com/search/label/Daydreaming

- **//Perfectionism//**

Perfectionism http://www.counselingcenter.illinois.edu/?page_id=113

Preventing Perfectionism http://ub-counseling.buffalo.edu/stressperfect.php


 * //- Concentration//**

The Art of Concentration http://www.guidetoonlineschools.com/tips-and-tools/concentration

Strategies for Improving Concentration and Memory http://www.ucc.vt.edu/lynch/ImprovConcentration.htm


 * //- Perseverance//**

Perseverance http://www.k12.hi.us/~mkunimit/perseverance.htm

Perseverance: how to develop it by H. Besser http://books.google.com/books?id=8EAWAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Perseverance&source=bll&ots=hg5YCckbu-&sig=ti4opmUy2h7lAcSsHXWaXvKYvPY&hl=en&ei=N0_0TLmtFMGqlAf02pznDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=17&ved=0CIoBEOgBMBA#v=onepage&q&f=false This is an old book that was scanned into this site. It is one of ten books in the 'Mental Efficiency Series' published by Funk & Wagnalls in 1915.