Re: school and homework

[Guest guest]

Well I don't have any other typical kids to compare to, but I help Mac a lot

with his homework. I often modify/adapt the homework and send that in. I write

on some of the papers how he did, how I helped him, what he had trouble with,

what he did independently... I guess I hope if I work with him I'm providing

the 1:1 an hour each day (which the school thinks he needs so if I provide it

they don't have to do as much) and, hopefully, he'll work more independently on

similar tasks at school. At first I wasn't correcting his work because I

figured the teacher(s) would want to see what he's doing and what he's not...the

sped teacher asked me to go ahead and correct because that's what homework is

for...practice and repetition and it's okay if I work with him to correct his

errors.

Sounds like is doing really well with her math!!

Jill

school and homework

Hi All,

Well, we still have our " less than compliant " days that cause everyone

to overreact, but basically, is doing very well in 2nd grade.

Pulling her to resource for math (she's in a small group with 3 other

kids at her math level) was the absolute BEST decision we've made

lately. The RSP last year basically looked me in the eye (when she

brought this up) and said " deserves to be taught math by a

credentialed teacher " (meaning that the aide was trying to modify and

teach, and it obviously wasn't working well). Her math has improved so

much I can't believe it..... she's subtracting now using TouchMath

rather than manipulatives, and can even (haltingly) count backwards from

10 to 0 (allowing for TouchMath to work for subtraction...... our

stumbling point thusfar). She starting to memorized " facts " like a

number plus zero is the number (she gets great delight in this one), and

has even started memorizing a few " doubles " (2+2). Huge improvement,

and we are thrilled. She's obviously in one of her " high growth " phases

right now, and from history, I know we'll see a big jump, followed by

months of barely any noticable improvements. So, I'm really enjoying

the moment :-)

Get a note from the teacher today: " How much of the homework is

doing on her own? " Don't know how to answer that...... does

any 2nd grader just sit down, decide to do their homework, do it, then

go play ??? (well, maybe this teacher's kids do, LOL). It sounds like

an innocent question, but it's not. Of course we help her with it......

We might start, " OK, here is tonight's math homework. Can you find the

first problem? Oh, it looks like adding... " If she does, great. If

not, we say the problem out loud, remind her to use her TouchMath card.

We might have to cover up some of the problems to get her focused. We

might have to say the problem ( " Oh, let's see, it says 6+4 " ) if she

seems to be visually overstimulated (which happens on some of these math

homework sheets.) We might have to remind her " Oh, is that a plus sign

or a minus sign " . On the more abstract things, we have to explain

things several times, perhaps use manipulatives or a number line, tell

her " you need to count by 10s here " , things like that, but we are not

giving her the answers! If she is working along independently (which

happens occasionally), we will watch, and unless she gets really off

track, will let her work alone, then have her correct problems that are

wrong later. Sometimes I rewrite problems that are visually confusing

(like the problem with 3 concentric circles, with the answer in the

outer circle, and the 2 numbers you need to add or subtract to get

there, in the inner 2 circles). Does that seem like too much? I mean

really, I keep having to fight the idea that will do exactly

the same as the other kids, and be graded accordingly. My gosh, did

they forget that extra chromosome and her IEP? Maybe she was just

impressed with 's skills, but I doubt that was her reason for

asking. Arrrrrggggg!

, mom to (10 tomorrow!), (7 DS), and (6)

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 10/14/2005 8:01:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

leslie-kerrigan@... writes:

Get a note from the teacher today: " How much of the homework is

doing on her own? " Don't know how to answer that...... does

any 2nd grader just sit down, decide to do their homework, do it, then

go play ???

Yes, sometimes he does. He surprised me several times last year by doing it.

I check to see how much homework he has when he comes home. When I sat down

with him to do it, I was shocked to see he had finished it. This year, he

seems to have forgotten though and instead brings it to me and does it in front

of

me. Like any skill that needs re-inforcement, I'm sure he's been coached by

his teacher not to forget to do his homework.

Kathy Liam's Mom (7, DS, Asthma, Diabetes (dx 11/04))

[Guest guest]

Tim is only this year starting to do homework by himself and even those

occasions are rare. I guess like everything else it depends on the child

and not entirely on their abilities. My older kids are self motivated and

do homework with no bother but a friend of mine who has kids the same age as

tim (almost 12)and naomi (15 next week) has to almost bully her kids into

doing homework, its like they're having teeth pulled without anasthetic

getting them to cooperate and these are very bright kids, just reluctant.

sue wong

Re: school and homework

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> In a message dated 10/14/2005 8:01:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

> leslie-kerrigan@... writes:

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> Get a note from the teacher today: " How much of the homework is

> doing on her own? " Don't know how to answer that...... does

> any 2nd grader just sit down, decide to do their homework, do it, then

> go play ???

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> Yes, sometimes he does. He surprised me several times last year by doing

it.

> I check to see how much homework he has when he comes home. When I sat

down

> with him to do it, I was shocked to see he had finished it. This year, he

> seems to have forgotten though and instead brings it to me and does it in

front of

> me. Like any skill that needs re-inforcement, I'm sure he's been coached

by

> his teacher not to forget to do his homework.

>

> Kathy Liam's Mom (7, DS, Asthma, Diabetes (dx 11/04))

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