Helping Your Child Do Better In School
Listen to your child. Encourage your child to talk about daily school events or what they learned. Speak positive about school and learning.
Be patient with your child. Often they need to hear it multiple times before they understand. Many experts say that new learning may take at least fifteen repetitions before mastery can occur.
Recognize your child's unique talents and abilities. Avoid comparing your child to other children. Remember children do not learn to walk, talk, at the same time. There is not set sequence for learning and developing. Praise and encourage your child's accomplishments as they happen.
Develop good homework habits. Schedule regular homework time in a quiet, well-lit area. Go over homework together. Praise well done work and review concepts that is difficult for your child.
Be sure school attendance is excellent. It's difficult to make up for lost time. Demonstrate that education is a priority.
Make sure your child is getting enough sleep. Children need to get ten hours of sleep each night. Sleep deprivation can impair memory and make learning difficult.
Limit time watching TV. Ask your child comprehension questions about what they watched. Great way to connect TV and education.
When possible, take your child places. Visit nature or science centers, parks, museums, farms, etc., these experiences will increase vocabulary, as well as memories that will be cherished.
Play games with your child. Many games require math skills, reading skills, strategic thinking skills, etc. that will reinforce what they are learning. Plus it is so much FUN!!
Read to your child. They delight in listening to you read and hearing what fluency sounds like. Also, a good time to question what happened in the story - comprehension and build new vocabulary.
Join and use the public library. Participate in library events - such as story times and meet an author and illustrator. Books open up a whole new world of adventure.
Snuggle time -- never underestimate the power of snuggle time together while sharing a good book or discussing their day.
Listen to your child. Encourage your child to talk about daily school events or what they learned. Speak positive about school and learning.
Be patient with your child. Often they need to hear it multiple times before they understand. Many experts say that new learning may take at least fifteen repetitions before mastery can occur.
Recognize your child's unique talents and abilities. Avoid comparing your child to other children. Remember children do not learn to walk, talk, at the same time. There is not set sequence for learning and developing. Praise and encourage your child's accomplishments as they happen.
Develop good homework habits. Schedule regular homework time in a quiet, well-lit area. Go over homework together. Praise well done work and review concepts that is difficult for your child.
Be sure school attendance is excellent. It's difficult to make up for lost time. Demonstrate that education is a priority.
Make sure your child is getting enough sleep. Children need to get ten hours of sleep each night. Sleep deprivation can impair memory and make learning difficult.
Limit time watching TV. Ask your child comprehension questions about what they watched. Great way to connect TV and education.
When possible, take your child places. Visit nature or science centers, parks, museums, farms, etc., these experiences will increase vocabulary, as well as memories that will be cherished.
Play games with your child. Many games require math skills, reading skills, strategic thinking skills, etc. that will reinforce what they are learning. Plus it is so much FUN!!
Read to your child. They delight in listening to you read and hearing what fluency sounds like. Also, a good time to question what happened in the story - comprehension and build new vocabulary.
Join and use the public library. Participate in library events - such as story times and meet an author and illustrator. Books open up a whole new world of adventure.
Snuggle time -- never underestimate the power of snuggle time together while sharing a good book or discussing their day.