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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does your school use this same daily planner? if so how is it working for you?  Or is your student allowed to use whatever homework tool works for them?

My DS is in 6th grade in a MoCo public.  lots of accommodations but still highly disorganized. homework time is a disaster due to not knowing or understanding what is due when. And lets not even discuss Advanced planning, study skills...he has no idea how to study for tests.

Edline is "ok" but not always consistent. Teachers post due dates but not always with supporting documents needed to complete the assignment.  For typical kids this isn't a problem but with my DS with significant executive functioning and ADHD challenges this is a disaster because many times he doesn't know which packet in his binder is associated with the assignment. Also I HATE the daily planner he is being forced to use.  Its counter-intuitive, at least the way his school wants the students to use it.  Also his handwriting is atrocious. So bad that even HE cannot read what he's written. Then he ends up emailing the teacher at the 11th hour to get the assignment explained to him because he can't read his own writing or remember what to do for the assignment.

Again, he has a lot of accommodations but things still aren't gelling for him.

TIA

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OP, I could have written your post! In fact, I started a few threads recently asking which accommodations are working for people.
Here, look on the bright side...your son is at least emailing the teachers directly! That is HUGE. I am sitting here emailing teachers now on behalf of my DC (after crying, etc and finally getting work done on a Friday afternoon).  
And at least it sounds like you are not getting snide asides from the teachers, like the ones I've seen in email.

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