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Number 13 July 1, 2002
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THIS MONTH'S 504 INTERVENTION SUGGESTIONS
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WHEN YOU SEE THIS BEHAVIOR
My child teenager is forgetting to write down homework
assignments and bring them home.
TRY THIS ACCOMODATION
Develop an “accountability sheet”. The sheet should have
a place to rate class behavior, class work, the previous
days homework and write down the homework assignment. The
student is to give it to the teacher at the beginning of
each class (it is their “ticket” into the class) and pick
it up at the end of the class after the teacher or student
(with the teachers initials) writes down the daily assignment.
The “accountability sheet” must be brought home and checked
nightly, there should be a very stiff penalty for forgotten
or lost sheets and a significant REWARD for improving
compliance until 95% accomplishment is achieved at which
point continued compliance is rewarded.
WHEN YOU SEE THIS BEHAVIOR
Bad grades coming home - or don't see bad grades coming home.
TRY THIS ACCOMODATION
Have all grades "C" and below sent home in the backpack
addressed to you in a sealed envelope. This works better
because then you get to review the work with your child in
the privacy of your home in a gentle, kind way and help them
avoid the humiliation of getting it in class.
WHEN YOU SEE THIS BEHAVIOR
Your child forgetting their textbooks.
TRY THIS ACCOMODATION
Have a mandatory second set of books including workbooks
provided by the school to keep at home. No more excuses
about forgotten books!
WHEN YOU SEE THIS BEHAVIOR
Our son would manage to "hold himself in" during classes,
but found that the transition times - hallways, lunchroom
and other unstructured times - became his opportunity to
engage in clownish behavior.
TRY THIS ACCOMMODATION
One accommodation that worked well for him was to let him
use an adult rest room facility rather than the student's
bathroom - less opportunity to get distracted by a "bright
idea" - happier kid, happier school - and it didn't cost
them a cent or a moment of administrative time.
CONTACT INFORMATION
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Alan R. Graham, Ph.D.
Bill Benninger, Ph.D.
ADDvisor.com
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Email: Alan@ADDvisor.com
Bill@ADDvisor.com
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