Since he is already on meds, I would have two concerns that I
would share with parents -
1. Many of my fourth graders have started realizing that
taking meds make them different. Therefore, some decide to
pretend to take it - flushing it down the toilet, washing it
down the sink - but are not. I can usually tell by watching
them at lunch. Those that are on meds and suddenly start
scarfing down their lunch, it is usually a clue that they are
not taking them.
2. Many fourth graders hit growth spurts which wacks their
medication dosages up.
I usually have the parents bring up the topic of medication
first. I then tell them things I have noticed with former
students and recommend they speak with their pediatrician
about it. That's about all you can do (if its a med thing).
On 11/17/10, K8T wrote:
> I have a fourth grade student that just doesn't get his
> work done. He is very bright and the work comes easy to
> him, but paper-pencil tasks take him five times as long to
> complete (and I am not exaggerating). He is on meds for
> focusing issues and the first six weeks of school he didn't
> have a problem completing his work. He is not a behavior
> problem and the parents are supportive, but just as stumped
> as I am as to how to get him to do his work. I send home
> what he doesn't finish and it comes back completed, but it
> is a battle at home to get it finished. Any advice will be
> appreciated.
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