Are you looking for genius tricks for encouraging students to finish learning activities? If so, keep reading.

1. Make the learner begin each task within a specific duration of time (e.g., three minutes, five minutes, etc.).

2. Follow up a less desirable task with a highly desirable task, making the conclusion of the first appropriate to perform the second.

3. Give the learner a selection of tasks, requiring the learner to select a minimum number from the total (e.g., present the learner with 10 academic tasks from which 6 must be finished that day).

4. Try gamifying your lessons to further engage the student in their studies.

5. Along with instructions, give an incentive statement (e.g., “After your work is finished, you may play a game.”).

6. Utilize a timer to help the learner know how much time they have to finish a task.

7. Praise those students in the classroom who finish tasks after receiving instructions.

8. Assess the clarity and quality of directions, explanations, and instructions the learner does not understand.

9. Get the learner to question any directions, explanations, and instructions not grasped.

10. Select a peer to model appropriate conclusion of tasks after receiving instructions for the learner.

11. Connect with the parents(e.g., notes home, phone calls, etc.) to disseminate information about the learner’s progress. The parents may reinforce the learner at home for finishing tasks after receiving instructions at school.

12. Draft an agreement with the learner stipulating what behavior is required (e.g., following instructions, meeting task expectations, finishing tasks, etc.) and which reinforcement will be implemented when the agreement has been met.

13. Praise the learner for finishing tasks after receiving instructions based on the duration of time the learner can be successful. As the learner shows success, slowly decrease the duration of time required for finishing tasks for reinforcement.

14. Designate a peer to work with the learner and aid them in finishing a task.

15. Create classroom rules: • Complete every assignment. • Complete assignments quietly. • Remain in your seat. • Finish tasks. • Meet task expectations. Examine rules often. Praise students for following the rules.

16. Converse with the learner to explain (a) what the learner is doing wrong (e.g., not following instructions when performing academic tasks) and (b) what the learner should be doing (e.g., listening to instructions, asking for clarification, taking notes, following one step at a time, etc.).

17. Praise the learner for finishing tasks after receiving instructions: (a) give the learner a concrete reward (e.g., privileges such as leading the line, handing out learning materials, 10 minutes of free time, etc.) or (b) give the learner an informal reward (e.g., praise, handshake, smile, etc.).

18. Assess the appropriateness of the task to ascertain (a) if the task is too easy, (b) if the task is too complicated, and (c) if the duration of time scheduled to finish the task is sufficient.

19. Consider using assistive technology designed to help students to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder concentrate. Click here to view list of assistive technology apps that we recommend.