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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I could have written your original post word-for-word.  My daughter has been working on writing outside of school using a combination of online coaching/tutoring and at home short writing exercises.  She does ok on these, when she's focused she can turn out great stuff, otherwise no.  Funny thing is the writing skills that she appears to be improving on at home are not showing up in classroom work, and absolutely nothing comes home as homework except for an occasional math worksheet or study guide.

I did a check-in with teacher early November because I wanted to see if there was any indication that medication was warranted (daughter has not been medicated for ADHD to date).  Other than what the teacher calls "manageable" distractibility, teacher spoke of extreme chattiness and sociability, which equates to lack of focus on the task at hand.  Academically she tests well and seems to be absorbing the material.  But writing pieces still show a lot of room for improvement.  So I'm debating whether to postpone upcoming doctor's appointment until about February, by which time I'd have had another chance to check in with the teacher.

504 is in place but I haven't really made any special requests other than having the teacher keep her on task as best she can.  The only other thing I can think of is to ask that in-progress writing (pieces written over several classroom sessions) be sent home to be reviewed.  Is that a reasonable request?  I don't want to do the work for her but I do want the opportunity to ask pointed questions and encourage self-critique.  I don't think my kid can focus enough in school to self-critique something she feels is a finished product, especially when she is relieved to be done.  [/quote]

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