Home of Autism-PDD.net To Message Boards Site Map Free Autism Seminars

Download 2 Free
Webinars Now!

Subscribe to our newsletter
to receive your 2 FREE
webinars. You receive:
- Autism 101
- Effective IEP Strategies

Name:

Email:

Back to Autism Information >> Next Topic

Homework resources

A lot of us struggle to get our kids to do homework, so I thought I'd gather information on this battleground in one place.  If a link doesn't work, remove any blank spaces from the address.  If it still doesn't work, let me know. 

https://www.socialthinking.com/images/Homework_Reprint_July0 7.pdf - "Autism Digest" article "Teaching Organizational Skills to Individuals with ASD" by Michelle Garcia Winner.  A great look at executive dysfunction and homework.

http://web.grps.k12.mi.us/sped/autism/files/146163BF2F9141F1 B6C388B6BED2AD86.doc - article on homework accommodations from Grand Rapids Autism Program.

http://specialed.about.com/cs/learningdisabled/a/homeworktip s.htm - homework tips for the learning disabled.

http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=734&a=8478 - Short article by the National Autistic Society in the UK.

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jorghahaq/A3.htm - "Should children with autistic spectrum disorder be exempted from homework?"  by Tony Attwood.

http://www.nldontheweb.org/Foley-2.htm - "Homework Blues" written by real parents.  Their son with autism was exempted from homework in elementary school.

http://usevisualstrategies.com/article1.html - "Homework that doesn't feel like work" by a speech pathologist.  Focuses on visual strategies.

http://www.thegraycenter.org/sectionsdetails.cfm?id=39 - "Building a better homework system" by Carol Gray's staff.

http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/tools/view_newsletter.php ?newsletter_id=1409594543 - "Homework Rating Scale" for teachers, to help them come up with homework that's worth doing.  Points out that there isn't any research that proves homework is necessary for learning.  Originally posted by Amamcara (thanks!).

http://specialchildren.about.com/od/learningissues/a/homewor k.htm?nl=1 - "Homework help for kids with special needs"

http://specialchildren.about.com/od/learningstrategies/bb/pa renthomework.htm?nl=1 - "Before you help your child with homework"

http://specialchildren.about.com/od/learningissues/ht/turnin homework.htm?nl=1 - "How to ensure homework delivery"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09 /11/AR2006091100908.html - article "As homework grows, so do arguments against it"

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1376208,00. html - article  "The myth about homework"

http://www.schoolbehavior.com/homework_problems_survey.htm - form to fill out and show to the teacher.

http://www.schoolbehavior.com/warger.htm - "Five homework strategies for teaching students with disabilities."

http://www.schoolbehavior.com/Files/homeworkhelp.pdf - Department of Education homework brochure.  Includes a section on talking to the teacher about homework problems, page 18.

http://www.tourettesyndrome.net/sitemap.htm - see section on Executive Dysfunction

Any other resources?

P.S.  You can also find lots of related topics on our forum by searching on "homework" in the subject line.

NorwayMom39757.2671527778

Here's what I found at www.familyeducation.com (please ignore the yellow highlighting):

***

Here are the resources you need to help your child master his homework – everything from printables to organizational tools. These resources will encourage your child to learn and will provide strategies and methods to improve his academic performance and organizational skills, so that he can successfully complete homework assignments.

Homework Relief Center

Homework hassles have you down? Whether you need help with one lesson, a chapter, or the whole school year, we have it! Click on your child's grade below.

Get Organized

Help your child develop good study habits with these tips and printable forms.

The Homework Toolbox

Help motivate your child.

Memory Boosters

Help your child study for quizzes with these tips.

How You Can Help

Use these strategies to help ease your child's homework pressure.

Printables

Use these templates and tips to make schoolwork easier.

We've had a breakthrough this week with reading homework. 

By coincidence, my youngest son was assigned the same reading book as my oldest.  With two copies of the book here at home, I could then follow along in a separate book while my oldest son practiced reading, instead of hovering or sitting very close. 

Giving him some physical space while reading really decreased his stress level, and reading practice was a lot more relaxing for everybody.

From now on, when he gets assigned a new reading book, I'm going to ask for 2 copies.

Today I added this article to the above list:

https://www.socialthinking.com/images/Homework_Reprint_July0 7.pdf

It's by Michelle Garcia Winner, and is called "Teaching Organizational Skills to Individuals with ASD".  The focus is on Executive Dysfunction and homework.

One of the things she mentions is a Gantt Chart.  This is a project timeline that shows the various project tasks and when they will be worked on and completed.  Here is a very simple example, listing tasks and showing progress in blue.  As you can see, at today's date (vertical line), a few tasks are behind schedule.

http://www.lifehack.org/wp-content/files/2006/09/20060927-ga nttchart.gif

You don't need special software for this, you can make simple homework project Gantt charts using Excel.  Here's a youtube video showing how to do this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW_wGSFavTc

She also mentions a "Social Behavior Map".  This is a product/book of hers that charts Expected vs. Unexpected Behavior, comparing them in terms of how they make others feel, consequences, and how they make you feel.  You can see a picture of one at Amazon (click on "larger picture"):

http://www.amazon.com/POSTER-Social-Behavior-Template-Surfac e/dp/B000FLVL48

 

 

Today I found out about a DVD called "How to do homework without throwing up" by Trevor Romain.  The Indiana Jones-like story looks like something my kids would like (ages 6-1/2 and 10).

Here's the official product description:

"Escaping the Panther of Procrastination When procrastinators Jack and Skye are suddenly thrown from Trevor's sketchpad into the Amazon jungle, they begin to see their assignments in a whole new light! If they don't return the "Golden Goat" idol to the "Tomb of Doom" before Skye becomes a hairy goat-girl, they'll never finish their school work!"

"Defeating the Homework Curse
Laugh along with Jack and Skye's hilarious adventure as they learn good homework skills such as making a homework schedule, finding a homework helper, eating healthy snacks, doing the hardest homework first, and more (*)! Using humor, original music and a fun cliffhanger storyline, this DVD provides practical, easy-to-understand lessons that teach kids of all ages simple ways to defeat the dreaded homework curse!"

* Note from NorwayMom:  Signs are posted on tunnel walls and other places where the action is occurring, naming the effective homework strategies.  The strategies shown in the youtube videos are:  have a plan, take breaks, hardest assignment first, eat healthy snacks, ask for help, no excuses.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/product-description/B0007N1 JDC/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=130&s=dvd  - product on Amazon

http://comicalsense.com/main.php - official website, which seems to be down this morning.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ods2KvoTKfo - music video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_hDVN6xbT4&feature=relat ed - trailer

 

 

 

 

WOW! Thanks NorwayMom. I will reading a lot of this information. We are hitting the books hard this year, well we are gonna try (haha). Homework has always been such a problem for my son that in the past two years he has not had hardly any, but the School wants that to end? I am not so sure, very worried about school this year. 

OMG!!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS POST!!!

I WAS DREADING THE START OF SCHOOL FOR THIS VERY FACT. BUT WITH THIS POSTING....I CAN BE ACTUALLY HELP MY DAUGHTER INSTEAD OF STRUGGLE WITH HER. 

THANK YOU~ THANK YOU~ THANK YOU!

Thanks Norway,

I am dreading school starting for this reason as well..kindy and first grade was too much of a demand on her and I know the older she gets the more she will get...she hates to do it..it is easy as pie but she rather do anything but homework...I practically have to straddle her to do it.

Various homework helpers.  This link brings you to videos that demonstrate math operations.  Click on other tabs (above) for helpful stuff related to other subjects.

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/homeworkhelp/math/math_ homework_help.html

 
 
Copyright Autism-PDD.net