An IEP or a 504 Plan should be geared to your child alone; no two plans should be the same. Use these ideas as a starting point and add others based on your child’s specific needs.
11. Have your child complete seat work in the resource room or library.
12. Have uncompleted seat work sent home to be completed, with a note to the parent to let her know about the extra work. Grades should not be lowered for seat work handed in the next day.14. Permit the student to play with small items, like15. Have the teacher sign the assignment book each day to indicate that your child has the proper homework written down.17. Use a website or homework hotline to list homework assignments, so that parents can check to see what should get done.
18. Allow for “bad” homework days. Children with ADHD often take longer to complete homework assignments. Add one or two extra days to complete homework, especially if parents have notified the teacher that the student spent time working on the assignment. If a teacher is notified that homework took several hours but still was not completed, adjustments should be discussed and allowed.19.
20. Use a buddy system to help the student pack up at the end of the day and make sure he has all the materials and books he needs. When coming up with ADHD accommodations for your child, think about which areas your child struggles with during school and the comments you have received from teachers throughout the years. Think about what strategies you use at home that are helpful to your child. This should give you some idea of what types of accommodations you should ask for during the meeting. Note: Most of the accommodations listed here do not cost the school money and are not difficult to implement.
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