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Working Independently Overview
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The student may:
- Frequently asks a teacher or other students for help and assistance, or to-do items for them
- Ask teacher questions that are geared toward being given the answer rather than seeking direction
- Try to negotiate others doing some problems or items
- Always need to be around others to work
- Frequently tries to work with a partner or in a group
- Need lots of one on one attention
- Have difficulty completing assignments
- Have to stand over student and push them to get anything done
- Student stops working and ceases effort when not directly supervised
- Quick to cease effort when task becomes challenging
- Becomes agitated and frustrated when faced with challenging tasks
- Has trouble reading and understanding directions
- Sits doing nothing
- Makes up many excuses
- Has to do other tasks before the task at hand
- Hand in incomplete or unattempted work
- Wait for assistance before attempting work
- Not be a self-starter
- Demonstrate poor follow-through
- Act helpless
- Play “dumb”
