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Attention Stages

The document outlines 5 levels of attention in children and strategies for each level. Level 1 children have fleeting attention and are distracted easily. Level 2 children can focus on their own activities but ignore other things. Level 3 children can follow an adult's instructions with support. Level 4 children can shift attention between tasks and speakers. Level 5 children have integrated attention for short periods. Level 6 children have well established integrated attention.

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Attention Stages

The document outlines 5 levels of attention in children and strategies for each level. Level 1 children have fleeting attention and are distracted easily. Level 2 children can focus on their own activities but ignore other things. Level 3 children can follow an adult's instructions with support. Level 4 children can shift attention between tasks and speakers. Level 5 children have integrated attention for short periods. Level 6 children have well established integrated attention.

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Stages of Attention

Attention What it looks like? Useful strategies:


level
Level 1:  Very distractible  Look for what
 Attention fleeting and taken motivates them and
by anything new in their incorporate it into the
environment activity
Level 2:  Can attend to own choice of  Give them time to
activity for a longer period complete own choice
of time but ignores of activity before
everything else moving to your choice
 Needs to ignore you to  Gain their attention
concentrate and may first by calling their
dislike your interference! name
 Now and Next boards
can help them shift
their focus
Level 3:  Still single channelled  Call their name and
attention but able to follow wait for them to look
an adult’s choice of activity before speaking
 Can listen if they stop the  Praise them for
activity and look at the looking
adult but needs adult
support to do this
Level 4:  Focus is more easily  Call their name and
controlled wait for them to look
 They automatically look before speaking
when an adult speaks  Tell them when it is
 Can shift attention from time to listen
task to speaker and back
Level 5:  Integrated attention for  Be aware of how long
short periods of time you are expecting
 They no longer need to look them to listen for
in order to listen  Praise them for good
listening
Level 6:  Well established integrated  Continue to build in
attention learning breaks with
 Can listen and work at the changes in activity
same time  Give them explicit
praise for good
listening behaviours

© Worcestershire Speech and Language Therapy 2016

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