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  Case: Parents that are too busy
There is a bright and cheerful young girl in the second grade classroom I am currently spending time in. She struggles with all sorts of things, but especially reading. My CT recently spoke to her father about getting more reading time in at home and he got very defensive. She said that even ten minutes a night would really help the student, but he continued that they (the parents) had to work and were too busy. What would you do to convince this parent that those ten minutes are critical to his daughter's success?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
In my second grade class there is very little homework that is sent home each night (maybe a worksheet for math and reading). My CT tells parents if the student spends more than 20 minutes working on the homework to stop them. It is not there to cause a burden. She would much rather have the student spend time reading. Perhaps the teacher can cut back on "homework" and strictly assign the student to read for "homework" nightly. Or the teacher can send home a fluency reading passage for the student to work on. The student reads for one minute with a parent and they sign off on it. It is literally only one minute out of the evening. This may be a good way to ease the parents into incorporating reading into their nighttime routine.
 
     
     
  Rating
The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I really like this idea cut back on homework. Better reading skills help all other cognitive processes.
Rated On: July 6, 2019 11:34 pm
Rated By: yHumuG
 
     
     
  Rating
The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: If I were in this situation, I would exactly do this
Rated On: October 26, 2021 1:24 am
Rated By: aVuLyX