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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi,

I am hoping you all can help me brainstorm some strategies to help my DD.  She is in 2nd grade.  I just got data for an upcoming annual review that is indicating that she is off task 50% of the day!  They are reporting that she does complete her work over 95% of the day, but that it is rushed and not well done even though she is above grade level in most areas.  In addition, she is reading instead of listening to whole group lessons.  She also struggles when working collaboratively as she likes to be the "funny" one.  When she is off task, she is often reading, but there are also a lot of times where she is talking to other children or getting them off task.  She is getting P's in all areas except 1 or 2 I's in writing due to not having much written down.  As with most children, her time on task goes up dramatically when she is in a small group, but that is not the way school works (sadly).

Do you have any suggestions for ideas that I can bring to my meeting next week? I feel like it is hard to monitor at home since what I see is the completed work which does not show me that the 30 minutes before and after the work was completed were off task. She is diagnosed with GAD and ADHD.  The GAD was the primary concern for the beginning of the year as it was leading to horrible behavior including meltdowns. Now that that is under control (with an SSRI) and her behavior is better, this is the next thing to tackle.

Thank you for any suggestions.[/quote]

Does she taske pills for her ADHD?[/quote]

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