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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Has anyone run into this issue? My son has had issues performing in class this year (though he was fine in K and 1). His second grade teacher has him in an intervention group because his I-ready scores were at the beginning of K level. I asked during the conference about the grade 1 and K iready and she didn't know but was told by her instructional coach that the intervention was a good idea. I asked for the scores and found out that he topped out in first (send of third grade across the board in language arts and well into the second grade in math). I asked my kid and he basically admitted to clicking blindly to get to the games. He does this with his school work as well, rushing through or blowing it off, etc.

I had him tested for ADHD and as part of it he was given a WISC and his FSIQ is 141. He took the COGAT and his total score was 138 with a 144 in verbal and his NNAT was 135. The ADHD testing did not indicate any issue and the psychologist noted that he seemed more engaged in the more difficult tasks

He's in pool and being screened for AAP and we included the WISC. But I imagine the GBRS will be dismal. All of the school work samples we were given did not reflect any sort of "Critical" or "Creative" thinking. It was just worksheets. My son has never even met or knows who the AART is and he's never mentioned any special lesson beyond going to his intervention group (where he is constantly getting in trouble for goofing off). He complains about the DRA because the books are repetitive and he finds the retelling boring. His teacher says he can talk about the book, how it relates to things he knows or learned about, ask questions and pose theories about the plot, but he is terrible at retelling and she said he rolled his eyes once at her which she found frustrating. I asked if he needed books that were more simple and she said she tried that and it got worst. She said he did better with books that were more challenging, but the school's position is that they don't DRA to exhaustion because of timing so she has no idea where he might truly land. It's frustrating.

I am trying to figure out how to get my kid more engaged in school and don't want to be that parent who blames misbehavior on being bored (We are constantly talking to him about staying on task, trying his best, etc.).

Any advice on how to get my son to take things more seriously?[/quote]

I have a similar kid.  He's now in 8th grade AAP and doing just fine.   He still rushes to complete homework so he can do what he wants.  Don't hold back on AAP because of that.

Remember, your kid is only a child..[/quote]

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