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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 261403" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>There could be several things going on. You may need to set up a specific study/homework time where she sits at the kitchen table, the other kids are doing homework or in another part of the house being QUIET and you are there cooking or doing something quiet so you can supervise and help.</p><p></p><p>If she "doesn't have homework" giving her an assignment from you to work on is reasonable. Asking for 1 hour per day, or even 1 1/2 hours is not too much.</p><p></p><p>Did she have to study in earlier grades or did the good grades just come easily? She may not actually know HOW to study. This is a real problem in gifted kids. They don't have to work in the early years so studying isn't something they learn. Then they need to have those study skills and they just do NOT. So they get 2.1 GPAs. (been there done that myself!)</p><p></p><p>Another parent mentioned they had one of those accordion folders with lots of sections for their child to keep work in. maybe one of those would help her get her not forget to bring things hoem to work on. If carrying the textbooks is a problem, esp for her back (children should carry no more than about 15&#37; of their weight in their backpacks. 1 or 2 textbooks can put MANY kids over the weight limit very easily.), then you can request a copy of her books to keep at home. That way she can't tell you she doesn't have the book.</p><p></p><p>These are just suggestions, things we found helped a lot with Wiz and things that helped me with similar problems to what your daughter is having.</p><p></p><p>husband had a real problem reading for comprehension. We spent $200 on an Effective Reading course. Kids in high school can take it. the class not only boosted the speed that he reads at, it gave him so much more comprehension than he had ever had before. It was very much worth the $200 (and you can go back for refreshers as often as you want at NO CHARGE). It is offered on many college campuses and if you want I can get a website for you.</p><p></p><p>It would be a shame if she lost the scholarship after all this time. But it wouldn't be the end of the world.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 261403, member: 1233"] There could be several things going on. You may need to set up a specific study/homework time where she sits at the kitchen table, the other kids are doing homework or in another part of the house being QUIET and you are there cooking or doing something quiet so you can supervise and help. If she "doesn't have homework" giving her an assignment from you to work on is reasonable. Asking for 1 hour per day, or even 1 1/2 hours is not too much. Did she have to study in earlier grades or did the good grades just come easily? She may not actually know HOW to study. This is a real problem in gifted kids. They don't have to work in the early years so studying isn't something they learn. Then they need to have those study skills and they just do NOT. So they get 2.1 GPAs. (been there done that myself!) Another parent mentioned they had one of those accordion folders with lots of sections for their child to keep work in. maybe one of those would help her get her not forget to bring things hoem to work on. If carrying the textbooks is a problem, esp for her back (children should carry no more than about 15% of their weight in their backpacks. 1 or 2 textbooks can put MANY kids over the weight limit very easily.), then you can request a copy of her books to keep at home. That way she can't tell you she doesn't have the book. These are just suggestions, things we found helped a lot with Wiz and things that helped me with similar problems to what your daughter is having. husband had a real problem reading for comprehension. We spent $200 on an Effective Reading course. Kids in high school can take it. the class not only boosted the speed that he reads at, it gave him so much more comprehension than he had ever had before. It was very much worth the $200 (and you can go back for refreshers as often as you want at NO CHARGE). It is offered on many college campuses and if you want I can get a website for you. It would be a shame if she lost the scholarship after all this time. But it wouldn't be the end of the world. [/QUOTE]
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