My DS8 struggled a lot with this one type of homework they had the first half of 2nd. It required them to do a couple of things during the week: summarize a chapter, identify 'key events' and evaluate and compare characters. The summarizing was very difficult at first - which is totally developmentally normal for 7/8year olds. We had to sit down and talk through that part of the home work for probably 2 months before he was able to do it on his own.
Does he have homework where he's expected to do what she's asking for in class? I've found that sometimes all it takes is me explaining that the teacher wants you to do XYZ, and then he's fine after that. (In his mind, the answer/response should be SO MUCH BIGGER/MORE COMPLICATED! and it overwhelms him. Once he's internalized what the teacher actually wants, things are much better.)
Last edited by epoh; 04/11/12 06:59 AM.
