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 http://www.higherachievement.org/  Symptoms The Disorgani zed  Can’ t find materials needed to complete homework  Important books and papers are left behind at school  Backpack full of miscellaneous papers  Difficulty staying on top of assignments  Binder is messy with papers shoved into random places  Long-term assignments are done at last minute  Complete homework but did not turn in to teacher  My child is very bright, but also inconsistent and scattered Simple Solutions   Encourage the usage of their agenda book  o Check agenda book each night for usage and completion of assignments  Create and label a dedicated homework folder o Make it a habit to check their homework folder every night  Create incentives for staying organized o Reward consistent usage of agenda books and homework completion  Create a launching pad o Place your child’s school items in one place for easy, quick access in the morning  Schedule a weekly Clean Sweeps o  At the end or beginning of the week clea n out backpack an d homework folders Resources to use  Accordion binder or ganizat ion syste m Agenda book (provided by school & Higher Achievement)

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http://www.higherachievement.org/ 

Symptoms 

The Disorgani

zed 

  Can’ t find materials needed to complete homework

  Important books and papers are left behind at school

  Backpack full of miscellaneous papers  Difficulty staying on top of assignments

  Binder is messy with papers shoved into random places

  Long-term assignments are done at last minute

  Complete homework but did not turn in to teacher

  My child is very bright, but also inconsistent and scattered

Simple Solutions •  Encourage the usage of their agenda book  

o Check agenda book each night for usage and completion of assignments

•  Create and label a dedicated homework folder 

o Make it a habit to check their homework folder every night

•  Create incentives for staying organized

o Reward consistent usage of agenda books and homework completion

•  Create a launching pad 

o Place your child’s school items in one place for easy, quick access in the morning

• Schedule a weekly Clean Sweeps

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Schedule a weekly Clean Sweeps

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http://www.higherachievement.org/ 

Symptoms 

The Avoider/Inattentive 

Takes a long time to complete homework

Claims to have little to no homework day in and day out

Say homework is complete but it really is not

Has many reasons and excuses about why there is no homework

Doesn’ t write down homework assignments

Forgets to bring agenda book and materials home

Easily distracted by others in the room or outside noises

Needs to be consistently watch or redirected to get homework done 

Simple Solutions •

  Use a mirror to improve concentration•  Break the cycle of negativity

o Give some control back

o Say yes more often

•  Trust, but verify 

o Utilize online homework postings

•  Set up a study environment that works for the student

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Let them fidget and/or exerciseo  Allow background music

•  Communicate more with teachers and HA staff to align efforts

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Developing Incentive Systems 

Step 1 . D escribe the problem beh avior s. Parents and children decide which behaviors are causing

problems at homework time. For some children putting homework off to the last minute is the problem; for

others, it is forgetting materials or neglecting to write down assignments. Still others rush through their work

and make careless mistakes, while others dawdle over assignments, taking hours to complete what should

take only a few minutes. It is important to be as specific as possible when describing the problem behaviors.

The problem behavior should be described as behaviors that can be seen or heard; for instance, complainsabout homework or rushes through homework, making many mistakes are better descriptors than has a

bad attitude or is lazy.

Step 2 . Set a goa l. Usually the goal relates directly to the problem behavior. For instance, if not writing down

assignments is the problem, the goal might be: "Joe will write down his assignments in his assignment book

for every class."

Step 3 . D ecide on possib le rew ards an d penalties. Homework incentive systems work best when

children have a menu of rewards to choose from, since no single reward will be attractive for long. We

recommend a point system in which points can be earned for the goal behaviors and traded in for the reward

the child wants to earn. The bigger the reward, the more points the child will need to earn it. The menu

should include both larger, more expensive rewards that may take a week or a month to earn and smaller,

inexpensive rewards that can be earned daily. It may also be necessary to build penalties into the system. This

is usually the loss of a privilege (such as the chance to watch a favorite TV show or the chance to talk on the

telephone to a friend).

Once the system is up and running, and if you find your child is earning more penalties than rewards, then the

program needs to be revised so that your child can be more successful Usually when this kind of system fails

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Homework Contract (Student's name) and

(Parent's name) have

mutually agreed to the following homework terms as of the day of , 20 .

1. Time schedule for doing homework: 

Student will study at least minutes on the following days: 

Monday  to to

Tuesday  to to

Wednesday to to

Thursday  to to

Friday  to to

Saturday  to to

Sunday  to to

2. Homework area: 

Student will study in .

3. Homework rules: 

 A. Assignment notebook will be checked before beginning homework.

B. All homework and school materials are to be placed in a backpack at the end of the homework

session in readiness for the next day of school.

C. Homework will not be done in front of the TV or with loud music playing.

D. No phone calls or breaks will be taken during allotted homework time.

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Our Weekly Schedule 

Time  Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday  Friday  Saturday  Sunday 

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Weekly Chores and Homework Schedule Task   Monday  Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday  Friday