So it is with children in school. During school years, the level of a student's organizational skills is often directly related to the level of his academic achievement. Yet in school, little time is given to helping children understand and develop their organizational skills, let alone understand how their organizational patterns affect how they process information. When we think of children, school, and organization, we usually think about how a child organizes his time, his materials, and his tasks. For example, a child may have perfect time management, but constantly forget where he left his materials.
Disorganized kids frustrate their parents, frustrate their teachers, and frustrate themselves.
Read on, and see if you know a child like Valerie or Terry. Clumsy Valerie is friendly and really nice to talk to because she knows so much. She can remember almost anything she hears. She does especially well in reading, social studies, and science. If other students forget to copy their assignments down, they can always call Valerie.