Your help in attaining your child's academic excellence, positive behaviors, and good work ethics is crucial. Here are some ways that you can assist your child in their studies. Take a few minutes each night to look over their work or discuss their reading.
1. Check their work for spelling errors and determine if what they have written makes sense.
2. Ask your child to paraphrase what they have read. If they can tell you in simple terms what the reading is about, then they probably understand the assignment.
3. Make sure they have a quiet place to do their homework or even a special time during the evening denoted as homework time.
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1. Review material nightly.
2. Read your notes 3-4 times slowly.
3. Study for 20-30 minutes, take a break (10 minutes) then study again.
4. Find a quiet area to do your work: no T.V., music, or other distractions.
5. Look at diagrams in your book, understand them without reading the passage again.
6. Write the vocabulary words on a sheet of paper, close your book and define the word. Check to see if the definitions are correct when you are done.
7. Organize the vocabulary into categories of relationships.
8. Have someone quiz you on your vocabulary and notes.
9. When you read the text, take notes in your notebook, then in class add additional notes from the teacher's lecture, lab, or demos.
10. Use note cards with definitions on the back as a self quiz.
11. Make sure you ask questions in class, especially for understanding.
12. Make sure you are prepared when you come to class (complete homework assignments, readings,...).
13. Keep up with the material. Don't wait until the last minute.
14. Come in before or after school and take advantage of my help.
15. Find out what things work best for you and contiue to do those things.
16. Make sure you make up missed assignments as quickly as possible.
17. Create a paper review sheet and share it with a friend.
18. Study with a friend. Question each other.
