After meeting with the parent and child to determine the cause for homework issues, it may be time to implement a pocket homework folder. This is a homework organization tool that many teachers have used and many special education teachers support.
To get started, the teacher will need a pocket folder for each child, or for only the one child having issues. The left pocket in the folder is for homework assignments and the right pocket in the folder is for completed assignments. This keeps everything in one place and allows the child to easily see what homework needs to be completed and what homework has already been finished.
The teacher needs to make sure that all homework is in the left pocket of the folder when the child leaves school. As the child completes each homework piece, the paper is then placed in the right side. This one folder is all that is needed then, to remember to complete and turn in all homework.
This homework folder method works especially well for disorganized or distracted students.
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