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How to get my 1st grader to do her homework
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 241254" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I wouldn't detach at that age either. She is so little. My opinion is that if she is Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), she probably has a lot of trouble working independently. My son needed somebody beside him and in his IEP he had an aid. She helped him tremendously early on. In middle school she was there for moral support. THese kids have very high anxiety and my son would freak if he didn't understand something and then he couldn't focus or do his work at all. She would help ground him so he could finish. She told me later on that he really didn't need her anymore. She had done a good job of teaching him to take notes and take tests and when to ask for help, but in his younger years he needed to learn how to be independent. He was different from other kids and couldn't have learned in the same way. If it helps, he is 15 now without an aide and mainstreamed, but he got a lot of early help in school. I am sure that's why he is doing so well now. I don't remember if you live in the US or not. If you do, I strongly recommend an IEP. Although you may think your child is just being lazy or annoying there is a chance that she just can't do the homework. Another issue is that my son would get overstimulated at school and need "down" time at home so we opted for "no homework" in his IEP. He had a few study halls and did the work the other kids did at home in his study halls with his aides. That helped home battles and gave him time to wind down as he couldn't do that as well as "typical" kids. With him it was not defiance (although at first we thought it was). It was his need to cool down after school which for him was a very long and stressful day. Hope this helps a little <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 241254, member: 1550"] I wouldn't detach at that age either. She is so little. My opinion is that if she is Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), she probably has a lot of trouble working independently. My son needed somebody beside him and in his IEP he had an aid. She helped him tremendously early on. In middle school she was there for moral support. THese kids have very high anxiety and my son would freak if he didn't understand something and then he couldn't focus or do his work at all. She would help ground him so he could finish. She told me later on that he really didn't need her anymore. She had done a good job of teaching him to take notes and take tests and when to ask for help, but in his younger years he needed to learn how to be independent. He was different from other kids and couldn't have learned in the same way. If it helps, he is 15 now without an aide and mainstreamed, but he got a lot of early help in school. I am sure that's why he is doing so well now. I don't remember if you live in the US or not. If you do, I strongly recommend an IEP. Although you may think your child is just being lazy or annoying there is a chance that she just can't do the homework. Another issue is that my son would get overstimulated at school and need "down" time at home so we opted for "no homework" in his IEP. He had a few study halls and did the work the other kids did at home in his study halls with his aides. That helped home battles and gave him time to wind down as he couldn't do that as well as "typical" kids. With him it was not defiance (although at first we thought it was). It was his need to cool down after school which for him was a very long and stressful day. Hope this helps a little ;) [/QUOTE]
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