I was unable to come to CAPES because of my work schedule this week. But I have had some experience with distractions. It can be hard to maintain the attention of so many little minds at once. In the past when I'm teaching a group of children I've found it's helpful to have a signal; a specific noise to recall everyone's attention. I've tried clapping patterns before where I clap a few times and the children follow the pattern and we just keep doing it until everyone is listening. At CAPES it's a little different because it's individual interaction versus a large class. So I've found it helpful to say something like "J touch your nose if your listening". Just little signs to see if he's paying attention.