http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/421291/Mistylda2 My daughter is going into 6th grade next year.. She is having so much difficulty understanding her math which she has pretty much always struggled with .. But she has been doing review sheets for homework everynight during the week .. ( we spend at the min an hour and a half on these worksheets her teacher states that she should be completing in 10 mins .) Again these are review sheets and she has practiced that day at school.. By the time I get off and pick her up from afterschool care its as if she forgot everthing the teacher showed her or taught her that day .. Last night she came home with the same exact math worksheet she had for homework only a month ago ( again this is review) She attempted to do the 10 problems at afterschool and yes I said 10 problems when she got home I checked her work 1) She does not put any effort in showing her work on problems that work must be shown . 2) Every problem on the worksheet of 10 were wrong as if she just looked at it for GreatSchools en-us mistylda2 I sent an email to her Principal and Math teacher requesting that she be tested for LD . I mentioned both ways IEP plan and the 504 .. I will ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/421291/Mistylda2?cpage=1#comment_421803 5100.421803 Fri, 08 May 2009 10:52:07 -0700 healthy11 I see that you've now posted in the Learning and Attention Difficulties Group, and I'm sure you'll get more assistance there! If you were looking for an additional forum (especially ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/421291/Mistylda2?cpage=1#comment_421628 5100.421628 Fri, 08 May 2009 06:07:03 -0700 mistylda2 What other group do you need me to join ? http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/421291/Mistylda2?cpage=1#comment_421470 5100.421470 Thu, 07 May 2009 19:42:09 -0700 healthy11 If you're not sure, then she prrobably doesn't have the proper testing or a formal 504Plan and definitely not an IEP. Otherwise, there would be annual meetings (sometimes even more ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/421291/Mistylda2?cpage=1#comment_421390 5100.421390 Thu, 07 May 2009 17:27:06 -0700 mistylda2 I want to say her 4th grade teacher gave her a test can't remember the name . I want to say a 504 but not sure how can I find ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/421291/Mistylda2?cpage=1#comment_421388 5100.421388 Thu, 07 May 2009 17:22:00 -0700 healthy11 ADHD is a medical condition, but Learning Disabilities are a separate issue. It's quite common for students with ADHD-Inattentive type to struggle with math LDs...Does your daughter have an IEP ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/421291/Mistylda2?cpage=2#comment_421374 5100.421374 Thu, 07 May 2009 17:01:36 -0700 mistylda2 Yes she is in public school . She has been on ADD meds since 2nd grade . I raised the dose of meds this year thinking she was getting tolerant ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/421291/Mistylda2?cpage=2#comment_421329 5100.421329 Thu, 07 May 2009 15:36:57 -0700 healthy11 Hi. Is your daughter attending a public school? Have you ever requested that she be evaluated for possible learning disabilities? You have that right as a parent. I would encourage ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/421291/Mistylda2?cpage=2#comment_421303 5100.421303 Thu, 07 May 2009 14:50:44 -0700