Help your child to have a successful school year:
Parents are such important partners in education. Here are my thoughts on how to make your child more successful. It is time to make school their job - not yours. It will pay off in the long run!
1. Allow them to become more independent. Students should fill out their planbook and bring it home each night. Homework materials should also come home without making an extra trip up to school. Your child can draw two small boxes in each of the planbook areas. When your child has packed the necessary materials in his backpack at the end of the day for that subject , he can put a check in the box. When the homework has been finished and reviewed, he can put a check in the second box.
2. Sit with your child and plan what homework needs to be done that night, and what can be done at a later time. Long term projects, such as book reports or research, are often best done on Sunday evenings when there less homework. Write due dates in the planner. Guide your child in breaking down large tasks – for example, if a 150 page book needs to be read for a book report, read 10 pages a night.
3. Pack up the backpack the night before and leave it in a designated place. Avoid morning battles. If something was forgotten, tell your child he must explain the situation to the teacher himself and start organizing earlier that night.
4. Do not do your child’s homework for him. Limit the number of questions he can ask you. If he is truly stuck on a skill, have him try it and have him write a note to the teacher asking for assistance. Homework is to be completed independently. Students need to practice working and problem solving without adult intervention.
5. Do not check you child’s homework and then have him correct the errors. This takes the accountability away from the student. Teachers want to see the errors so they know what skills need to be reviewed.
6. TV, video games, computer use, etc. should only be allowed after homework is complete. A short break after school is fine, as long as homework is completed in a timely manner. If homework is taking longer than one hour of concentrated effort, please let the teacher know immediately.
2. Sit with your child and plan what homework needs to be done that night, and what can be done at a later time. Long term projects, such as book reports or research, are often best done on Sunday evenings when there less homework. Write due dates in the planner. Guide your child in breaking down large tasks – for example, if a 150 page book needs to be read for a book report, read 10 pages a night.
3. Pack up the backpack the night before and leave it in a designated place. Avoid morning battles. If something was forgotten, tell your child he must explain the situation to the teacher himself and start organizing earlier that night.
4. Do not do your child’s homework for him. Limit the number of questions he can ask you. If he is truly stuck on a skill, have him try it and have him write a note to the teacher asking for assistance. Homework is to be completed independently. Students need to practice working and problem solving without adult intervention.
5. Do not check you child’s homework and then have him correct the errors. This takes the accountability away from the student. Teachers want to see the errors so they know what skills need to be reviewed.
6. TV, video games, computer use, etc. should only be allowed after homework is complete. A short break after school is fine, as long as homework is completed in a timely manner. If homework is taking longer than one hour of concentrated effort, please let the teacher know immediately.
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