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<blockquote data-quote="helpangel" data-source="post: 266751" data-attributes="member: 7170"><p>Hmmmm a child with adHd who is having trouble with organizational skills and completing work; this is a very common problem with anyone with adHd. If your child has an IEP he needs some accomodations for organizational skills if he doesn't have an IEP get one or at the very least a 504. </p><p></p><p>When I look thru my girls IEP's very little of this is about academics - the majority of it relates to social or organizational skills. If homework requires a book we have an extra copy to be kept at the house, so they don't need to remember to bring book back and forth. Both girls have written in that teacher will check planner to verify they have assignment written down correctly in their planner and teacher is responsible to make sure child has all the materials they need to do the assignment. If it's a big assignment they break it down into smaller "chunks" and teacher checks on progress (they don't just give a big assignment with due date a month later) when my kids need a little extra time they are given an extension on due dates when needed without points deducted for late work. Partial completed work they grade what is done and don't mark down for what didn't get finished. The child understanding what ever skill being taught is much higher priority then them completing every assignment.</p><p></p><p>I understand that my kids are a little higher maintenance then most but I refuse to allow school to emotionally damage my kids argueing over homework. In the past we've dealt with me being injured as a result of homework frustration blow outs, 12yo was cutting at one point caused by teacher sending 10 pages of homework then taking away recess to complete what's not done. When faced with a possibility of suicide it doesn't really matter if the report was a couple days late in the long run.</p><p></p><p>Schools often use field trips as a reward; and I can't do much to change district policy - but once a reward is earned (usually a week before the trip) I don't permit them to take away a reward that has been earned last minute, but have them apply consequeses toward the next reward that hasn't been earned yet.</p><p></p><p>Sorry this post got longer then I originally intended - take what you can use and disregard the rest.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="helpangel, post: 266751, member: 7170"] Hmmmm a child with adHd who is having trouble with organizational skills and completing work; this is a very common problem with anyone with adHd. If your child has an IEP he needs some accomodations for organizational skills if he doesn't have an IEP get one or at the very least a 504. When I look thru my girls IEP's very little of this is about academics - the majority of it relates to social or organizational skills. If homework requires a book we have an extra copy to be kept at the house, so they don't need to remember to bring book back and forth. Both girls have written in that teacher will check planner to verify they have assignment written down correctly in their planner and teacher is responsible to make sure child has all the materials they need to do the assignment. If it's a big assignment they break it down into smaller "chunks" and teacher checks on progress (they don't just give a big assignment with due date a month later) when my kids need a little extra time they are given an extension on due dates when needed without points deducted for late work. Partial completed work they grade what is done and don't mark down for what didn't get finished. The child understanding what ever skill being taught is much higher priority then them completing every assignment. I understand that my kids are a little higher maintenance then most but I refuse to allow school to emotionally damage my kids argueing over homework. In the past we've dealt with me being injured as a result of homework frustration blow outs, 12yo was cutting at one point caused by teacher sending 10 pages of homework then taking away recess to complete what's not done. When faced with a possibility of suicide it doesn't really matter if the report was a couple days late in the long run. Schools often use field trips as a reward; and I can't do much to change district policy - but once a reward is earned (usually a week before the trip) I don't permit them to take away a reward that has been earned last minute, but have them apply consequeses toward the next reward that hasn't been earned yet. Sorry this post got longer then I originally intended - take what you can use and disregard the rest. [/QUOTE]
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