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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would be sitting down with my child on Sunday and reviewing all of SIS and Schoology and putting together a list of work that needs to be completed. He would come home, have 30 minutes of down time and then he would be at the dining table doing his work. If he didn’t have anything to turn in, he would be reviewing past notes to learn that material. this continues until he has solid effort scores an his grades improve.

Once he figures out that he will have more free time if he does what he is supposed to and is doing it without my having to be there, he can stop doing an hour a day.

If his grades don’t come up and he is still skipping things, then we start some testing for ADHD/LDs an we start removing extra curricular activities. I don’t think ADHD and LDs are the answer for the vast majority of kids but a smart kid can mask that they are there. They can raise their head in MS and HS when work loads greatly increase and there are more demands on students. [/quote]

+1 to the plan. If it were ADHD, even for a smart kid, there would be symptoms outside of the school setting too.

For many NT kids, organizational skills need to be taught. Sitting down with the kid and writing down everything that needs to be done is an excellent first step to teaching those skills. The child can be walked through the process as many times as it takes to habitualize the process, and will eventually learn to take control of organizing themselves.[/quote]

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