📝 About My Child — One-Pager for a New Teacher
One page a Pakistani class teacher can actually use on day one: what this child loves, what is hard, what to try, and who to ring.
How to use it at home
- Print one page. Fill it in with your child if they are old enough — they often know the “what helps” column better than you do.
- Keep it to one page. A file of reports does not get read in the first week. This does.
- Hand it over with the letter to school, not instead of it. The letter asks for a two-week trial; this page is the picture.
- Update it when something changes — a new fear, a new way of asking, a medicine, a hearing aid.
A quick preview — here’s what you’ll print:
One page. Fill the lines. Hand it to the class teacher in the first week. Update when something changes.
| This child | |
|---|---|
| Name: ________________________ Class: ________ Date: ________ | |
| What they love / are good at: ________________________________ | |
| How they usually tell you they are stuck: ____________________ | |
| What already helps (seating, instructions, breaks): __________ | |
| What makes the day harder (noise, copying, surprises): _______ | |
| Allergies / medicine / hearing / glasses: ___________________ | |
| Who to call during school hours: ____________________________ |
| Please try for ten school days | Write here |
|---|---|
| Seat them facing the teacher, away from the door | ☐ |
| Give instructions one at a time, written or pictured | ☐ |
| Let them write answers only, not copy the whole question | ☐ |
| Give a two-minute warning before a change of activity | ☐ |
| A quiet two minutes to land after break before the next lesson | ☐ |
- Print one page. Fill it in with your child if they are old enough — they often know the “what helps” column better than you do.
- Keep it to one page. A file of reports does not get read in the first week. This does.
- Hand it over with the letter to school, not instead of it. The letter asks for a two-week trial; this page is the picture.
- Update it when something changes — a new fear, a new way of asking, a medicine, a hearing aid.
Why this helps
A diagnosis name is not a plan. “He has ADHD” does not tell a teacher where to seat him, how to give an instruction, or what “I need a break” looks like when he cannot say it. This page does. Teachers in ordinary Multan classrooms will try three specific things. They will not read a 20-page report before first break.
Write what already works at home, not what you wish worked. “He copies if he sits at the front and you pause after each line” is usable tonight. “Needs differentiation” is not. Pair this with classroom support.
If your child is autistic or has a language difficulty, say how they communicate when they are stuck — a card, a gesture, a sentence they have practised. That one line prevents a week of being told they are “not trying”.
Tips for using it well
- Do keep it to one page. Cut until it fits.
- Don’t lead with the diagnosis. Lead with what to do this week.
- Do include a phone number that will be answered during school hours.
- Do send a photo of the page on WhatsApp as well as a paper copy. Paper gets lost; the phone does not.
Common questions
Should I mention the diagnosis on this page?
If you have one, one line is enough: the name, who gave it, and the year. The rest of the page should be what the teacher can do on Monday. A label without a next step is what most school meetings already have.
Will the school keep this private?
Ask them to keep it in the class file, not on the wall. Share it with the people who actually teach your child. If you are unsure what to put in writing, start with the letter template and add this page once you trust the teacher.
Written by the Inclusive Developmental and Therapy Center therapy team — our Speech & Language Therapist, psychology and ABA staff. This page is awaiting its clinical review.
Want help using these with your child?
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