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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Simply saying "slow down" doesn't help.  Instead, the teacher or parent should read the finished product and make tick marks in the margins where there are errors and hand it back and say, "I found X mistakes, see if you can find them and fix them.". Comments can be adjusted with increasing specificity or reteaching of the rules.  "You made 4 comma errors.  Remember, these are the 4 main comma rules.  Use these rules to fix your mistakes."

Checksts can help - do you have a theseis statement ? is it supported by examples? does each example have it's own paragraph ? is there an explanation if the example with reason how it supports the thesis? is there a conclusion?  is each sentence a completensentence?  spelling? punctuation? grammar? etc.etc.

Some kids will even whip thru a checklist without checking.  Then the teacher or parent will have to ask them to show each check - "show me your thesis statement" show me your reasoning for example 3, etc.

The point is that kids learn eventually that you're going to keep sending them back until it's finished correctly.

[b]Some kids need a formal "monitor test response" accommodation, so that they get a reminder even on exams.[/b]

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My DS has this.  Inattentive ADD with very fast processing speed = lots of stupid errors.  When he gives the teacher a completed test (usually he's one of the first ones finished) he's supposed to be told go through it to double check his work.  [/quote]

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