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Looking for some writing help

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Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Thursday, March 10, 2005 - 12:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
We are working on getting my 5 year old to not interrupt. One of his teachers came up with a book idea. She says to read it to im every morning. She came up with this, but I am looking for a way to make it a little better/more effective. I am also looking for some pictures to put on each page. I know you guys have great ideas, so please toss in any ideas you might have.

Let me know if I should get rid of any pages or put them in different order.... also are there better word choices or sentences?

This is what I have to start with:

PAGE 1: My name is Ryan. I am in kindergarten. I have many important questions and ideas I want to share.

PAGE 2: Sometimes I want to say my idea or question right away. Before I start to talk, it is important to check for quiet signals to see if it is the right time to talk.

PAGE 3: In class, if I have something to share or ask, I need to raise my hand so the teacher sees my quiet signal. When the teacher sees my raised hand, she knows that I want to say something. The teacher will decide when it is time to share my question or idea. I will remember to quietly rise my hand and wait for the teacher to tell me when it is my turn to talk.

PAGE 4: Sometimes the teacher decides that it is not time for me to share my ideas. The teacher may have important work or ideas that she does not want to stop. The teacher may quietly signal or use words to tell me to put my hand down and wait.

PAGE 5: I will remember to look for signals that tell me if it is okay to share my ideas and questions or if I need to wait until later.

PAGE 6: Sometimes people are talking to each other when I want to share my idea or question. It is important to let them finish talking. I can send quiet signals to let then know I want to say something when they are done.

PAGE 7: I can wait quietly by then, keep my hands at my side and watch to see the quiet signal they will send me to let me know it is okay to talk.

PAGE 8: Sometimes it is okay to say "excuse me" after I have used my quiet signal to let people know I want to share my idea or question.

Wargod
Moderator

07-16-2001

Friday, March 11, 2005 - 1:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Julie have Ryan draw the pictures to go along with each page. Getting him involved in the making of the book may get him to think about why he interrupts and solutions to stop doing it. We use this method with Kota all the time. Usually once we get her to think about why she does things and coming up with a better way to deal with the situation or why she did everything perfect, next time it comes up she will think about it a little before reacting.

I can give you chapter and verse on little chatter boxes, lol. From kinder through second grade this is what I heard at parent teacher conferences: Caleb's a bright and inquisitive child. He's very eager and excited to learn and he's doing well with his class and homework. He's above grade level in most of his lessons, (except that his printing is awful,) however, he does not raise his hand to ask questions or to answer, he constantly chats with his classmates during lessons, he shouts out answers without raising his hand usually while another child is trying to answer. We tried everything, let his teachers know we knew of the problem and were willing to work with them however we could. Nothing worked. This year has been really different. I heard how great he was doing, his printing was still illegible, and he was one of the few students she didn't have to worry about interrupting her and classmates by shouting out answers. I was actually so suprised I asked her if she was talking about Caleb and wasn't talking about someone else's kid, lol. I don't want to sound discouraging, but for us we just had to wait for him to outgrow it, and I still can't say what exactly caused the change.

Good luck! I know how frustrating it can be on you and the teachers.

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Friday, March 11, 2005 - 6:23 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks Wargod! Having him help make it is a great idea! I do keep hoping he'll outgrow it, but at the same time, I HATE that he keeps growing up! (I swear it was just yesterday that he got his first tooth!)

Maris
Member

03-28-2002

Friday, March 11, 2005 - 9:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yep, my son outgrew the chatting in class and impulsive shouting out in 6th grade. Took forever for him to not shout out in science class. He just loved science.

There is also an upside to that later on. Sometimes my son is the only one participating in class. Teachers now call on him to get discusions going.

Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Friday, March 11, 2005 - 10:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
6th grade! Ay-yi-yi!

Maris
Member

03-28-2002

Friday, March 11, 2005 - 11:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well I always took the approach that it was a sign of intelligence and as much as a pain it is to listen to teachers at every report card complain about, kids outgrow it and eventually the message gets through. I was pretty happy that I had a kid that was interested and absorbing the information enough to ask questions and get involved. Better than your kid being the one who sits there with a blank look on his face.





Julieboo
Member

02-05-2002

Friday, March 11, 2005 - 11:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Good points Maris. I guess I have to remember that his enthusiasm is a positive thing (he's bright, he's interested) rather than a negative (he's not listening, he's a handful). He is such a joy!

Graceunderfyre
Member

01-21-2004

Saturday, March 12, 2005 - 10:49 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Maris ITA - so many kids sit there quietly and never answer questions.

Julie you should be glad this is the problem and not something like Ryan just isn't getting it in class or is always getting into fights. I think this book idea is a great way to get him to think about it. In aftercare if I feel like kids aren't getting it, I always have them write me a page or to about why they need to do whatever it is I'm asking them to do. Then I show it to their parents to let them know we not only talked about it but that we came up with solutions. It lets the parents know what's going on but it also gives them confidence to know I can handle the situation and that they don't need to further punish a kid. But I have to say I never make Kindergartners do this because I always thought it was too much for them with their limited written vocab. . .a picture book. . .that's a creative way to do it. . .