Parents are
teachers too! Here are some strategies you can use
at home to make the most of the important
educational influence you have.
Encourage
Reading
- Get
the whole family involved in reading books aloud
to each other.
- Be
a reading role model. Have lots of reading
materials around the house.
- Go
to the library often.
- Read
in unusual places: under a tree, on the floor,
in a tent, etc.
Help Children
Study for Tests
-
Make
up test questions he/she would ask if he/she
were the teacher.
-
Try
to answer his/her questions to see what he/she
needs to study.
-
Review
notes, handouts, textbooks, and learning
objectives.
-
Relate
things he/she needs to learn to things he/she
already knows.
-
Memorize
facts and formulas. Make a memorizing game.
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Get a
good night’s sleep before a test.
Teach Problem Solving
Skills
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Decide
what the problem is. Summarize it in a few
words.
-
Generate
several possible solutions. “What can you do to
solve this problem?”
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Evaluate
the solutions. List positive and negative
effects of each and decide which one is best.
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Develop
a plan to make the solution work! Help your
child consider what should be done first,
second, third, etc.