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My daughter is in 5th grade with an IEP. Her reading level is 1/2 way through 3rd grade. Her homework I feel is too advanced for her. What should I do?
> 60 days ago
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Thanks for this question! It is one that many parents (and educators) struggle with every day: how to address the learning needs of students whose reading skills are below grade level.
Your having identified âhomeworkâ as a particular area of concern makes me wonder how she is managing to get through her in-school assignments with reading skills that are notably delayed. Find out whether she receives some sort of accommodation (formal or informal) in school that enables her to succeed in her reading work, and try to use the same approach at home when helping her with homework tasks. If you feel that her homework is too advanced, be sure to reach out to her teachers to discover whether keeping up with in-schools assignments is also an area of concern.
The IEP is an ideal tool (remember, this serves as a contract of sorts between you and your daughters school) for detailing these types of concerns and agreeing to strategies and procedures to help her reach agreed-upon learning and behavioral goals. Most important, donât wait! Every day that your daughter experiences frustration with learning is a missed opportunity to bolster her skills and self-confidence.
Sheldon H. Horowitz, Ed.D.
National Center for Learning Disabilities
Your having identified âhomeworkâ as a particular area of concern makes me wonder how she is managing to get through her in-school assignments with reading skills that are notably delayed. Find out whether she receives some sort of accommodation (formal or informal) in school that enables her to succeed in her reading work, and try to use the same approach at home when helping her with homework tasks. If you feel that her homework is too advanced, be sure to reach out to her teachers to discover whether keeping up with in-schools assignments is also an area of concern.
The IEP is an ideal tool (remember, this serves as a contract of sorts between you and your daughters school) for detailing these types of concerns and agreeing to strategies and procedures to help her reach agreed-upon learning and behavioral goals. Most important, donât wait! Every day that your daughter experiences frustration with learning is a missed opportunity to bolster her skills and self-confidence.
Sheldon H. Horowitz, Ed.D.
National Center for Learning Disabilities
> 60 days ago
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