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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So today my kid got a D on a Spanish test because he translated sentences instead of indicating whether they were greetings/farewells in English.

Clearly he did not follow the directions and so should not receive full marks. But to mark each one completely wrong and give no points at all when he obviously indicated that he understands the words? He did correctly translate the phrases.

A lot of his teachers do this. He got a bunch of points off for not putting a colorful border on his English assignment when the supposed purpose was to write a poem which rhymed? I admit that one annoyed me because as far as I can tell, there is no use to coloring in sixth grade and should not be part of the assignment. He only gets half credit when failing to indicate the unit in math.

He has ADHD-Inattentive so part of it is related to that.

I'm bummed for him because as hard as he studies at home, it's not enough because he is not detailed oriented and these kinds of things fly over his head.

Is it worth talking to his teachers about this or will they just be like "it's on him for not following directions."[/quote]

OP: as an adult with ADHD I find I need to go through anything with directions and write each direction on its own line. When I complete a line, I cross it off. My last line is always reread the instructions and check off each item.

It is hard to keep track of everything. This method makes it easier for me in school.

Good luck to your son. ADHD is hard. Keep working with him and help him learn ways to compensate.
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