Home Schooling

I am just about at my wits end with my seven year old DD. She is sooo easily distracted in school. I have had her with a tutor all summer who agrees that she is capable of doing her work if she would just focus. I need her to be in a quiet environment at all times in order for her to complete an assignment. I just started thinking today about home schooling. Unfortunately I am unable to stay home, but was wondering how it worked if you can send a child there for the day. I am always hoping and praying that one day she will grow out of it. any suggestions is appreciated.

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where would you want to send her? homeschooling is usually in your own home, from what I understand.

Has your daughter been tested/evaluated for anything? Does she have trouble focusing, does she complain or have weaknesses in certain areas that make her act up ? (sometimes kids act up while working on something they dont enjoy or dont do well in). Im no expert, but having been a sub and having seen it in my own family, there are so many issues we've never even heard of that can affect children with their studies.

One example in my case, after several teachers told my sister that my niece was falling behind in certain areas (in 1st grade, not necessarily academic areas, but also things like focusing, staying on task, etc) she was told to evaluate her in several areas. She reads above grade level, she's very smart, but we had no idea she has weaknesses in central auditory processing. ( a link CAPD

Im not saying this is what your daughter has by any means, but sometimes there can be something specific affecting a child from going to their full potential. Many professionals my sister has dealt with have never even heard of CAPD. My sister has educated herself as best she can, and is now able to help her daughter with focusing, giving her tasks (both with homework and at school by the teachers) giving her tasks to complete in her own way, making modifications for her, etc.

Some things are minor and require help for a few years till they are able to implement strategies on their own.

Sorry I babbled so much, this just hit home for me
Ask your daughters teachers for suggestions, and for more info on patterns they see (when does she act up, how are her grades in all areas, etc)

I hope that helped. and Im not an expert by any means, but just wanted to share my story. Sometimes things like this can just be a phase they go through, heck I was a chatterbox myself, lol, but with all the research done in the field of education, there is so much help for our children, so its best to take action asap to see what can be done to motivate and bring out the best in them !

Youre a great mom just by showing your concern

Message edited 9/19/2006 10:48:09 PM.

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Posted by anna

where would you want to send her? homeschooling is usually in your own home, from what I understand.

Has your daughter been tested/evaluated for anything? Does she have trouble focusing, does she complain or have weaknesses in certain areas that make her act up ? (sometimes kids act up while working on something they dont enjoy or dont do well in). Im no expert, but having been a sub and having seen it in my own family, there are so many issues we've never even heard of that can affect children with their studies.

One example in my case, after several teachers told my sister that my niece was falling behind in certain areas (in 1st grade, not necessarily academic areas, but also things like focusing, staying on task, etc) she was told to evaluate her in several areas. She reads above grade level, she's very smart, but we had no idea she has weaknesses in central auditory processing. ( a link CAPD

Im not saying this is what your daughter has by any means, but sometimes there can be something specific affecting a child from going to their full potential. Many professionals my sister has dealt with have never even heard of CAPD. My sister has educated herself as best she can, and is now able to help her daughter with focusing, giving her tasks (both with homework and at school by the teachers) giving her tasks to complete in her own way, making modifications for her, etc.

Some things are minor and require help for a few years till they are able to implement strategies on their own.

Sorry I babbled so much, this just hit home for me
Ask your daughters teachers for suggestions, and for more info on patterns they see (when does she act up, how are her grades in all areas, etc)

I hope that helped. and Im not an expert by any means, but just wanted to share my story. Sometimes things like this can just be a phase they go through, heck I was a chatterbox myself, lol, but with all the research done in the field of education, there is so much help for our children, so its best to take action asap to see what can be done to motivate and bring out the best in them !

Youre a great mom just by showing your concern

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I would also consider other options before Home Schooling, and that is JMO. I am a teacher in NYC -- I have taught General and Special Ed but am Certified in Special Ed and am currently getting my master's in ESL. If your daughter has a problem focusing in school that should be a problem that her classroom teacher can address. You can have her evaluated without necessarily having her placed into a special ed class. But they can evaluate her to find where her weaknesses lie and if there is a reason why she is experiencing these difficulties, and then come up with a plan to help her do well. I would speak with her classroom teacher about it. Just let her know that you are concerned about her inability to focus and that you feel she could be more sucessful if she were helped with that. The teacher should be able to give you more info on helping her from there, whether she tries certain strategies in the classroom with her or feels the need to have her evaluated.

FM me if you need any help!

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Posted by anna

where would you want to send her? homeschooling is usually in your own home, from what I understand.

Has your daughter been tested/evaluated for anything? Does she have trouble focusing, does she complain or have weaknesses in certain areas that make her act up ? (sometimes kids act up while working on something they dont enjoy or dont do well in). Im no expert, but having been a sub and having seen it in my own family, there are so many issues we've never even heard of that can affect children with their studies.

One example in my case, after several teachers told my sister that my niece was falling behind in certain areas (in 1st grade, not necessarily academic areas, but also things like focusing, staying on task, etc) she was told to evaluate her in several areas. She reads above grade level, she's very smart, but we had no idea she has weaknesses in central auditory processing. ( a link CAPD

Im not saying this is what your daughter has by any means, but sometimes there can be something specific affecting a child from going to their full potential. Many professionals my sister has dealt with have never even heard of CAPD. My sister has educated herself as best she can, and is now able to help her daughter with focusing, giving her tasks (both with homework and at school by the teachers) giving her tasks to complete in her own way, making modifications for her, etc.

Some things are minor and require help for a few years till they are able to implement strategies on their own.

Sorry I babbled so much, this just hit home for me
Ask your daughters teachers for suggestions, and for more info on patterns they see (when does she act up, how are her grades in all areas, etc)

I hope that helped. and Im not an expert by any means, but just wanted to share my story. Sometimes things like this can just be a phase they go through, heck I was a chatterbox myself, lol, but with all the research done in the field of education, there is so much help for our children, so its best to take action asap to see what can be done to motivate and bring out the best in them !

Youre a great mom just by showing your concern

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I would definitely call the Pupil Personnel Services/Special Ed dept of your district first. They can have her initially evaluated.

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I would call a meeting with the teacher and principal to discuss this calmy.
Homeschool is done by the parent in their own home.
You can however consider a private school which almost always has smaller class sizes. In many cases it may be a calmer enviroment for your child.
Has she been tested for medical issues that can cause her to lose focus easily? Is she younger than most children in the class?

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WOW! Thank you soo much for all the feedback. To answer some of the questions. She was evaluated at her previous school and they had found that her vocabulary was above her grade level, she is very into detail and she is reading at her grade level, but with her vocabulary she has to potential to do soo much better with that. On a whole I didnt get any bad reports on her other subjects just math and the fact that she doesnt stay on task and is easily distracted. She does VERY well with spelling, she always gets 80's- 100's. Most times it is 100. WHich I find to be GREAT!! that is one thing I am very comfortable that she is going to ace. I remember taking her to the eye dr. for them to check her eyes and make sure that she wasnt having trouble seeing and maybe that was why she wasnt copying from the board but her Dr. said that her sight was fine.While I was waiting in the waiting room, at the time she was in Kindergarten and I was working with her on knowing what numbers were made of like 25,53,67 etc. and a lady that was there and happened to be a teacher and said something to the affect of her auditory processing may be off. She was re-evaled. at this school that she is in now and I have to go on Friday to talk to the counselor about her results. She is doing her work at home but when she gets to school it goes out the window. She doesnt act up in any way she is always well behaved and quiet for the most part. SHe just starts looking around or if anything else is going on she is automatically looking at that. I have been at this since Kindergarten and I guess I am getting a little discouraged. But the other side of me says that she will grow out of it and we will find what works for her. Thanks ladies again and I will let you know what the school says on Friday.

Message edited 9/21/2006 12:07:44 AM.