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Every parent worries about their child’s success in school. As a teacher and a mother, I have often wondered “What can I do?” We want our kids to learn and be more independent, but we also want them to have every opportunity possible. What to do?...
1. Get organized. Parents must help children to be organized. Simply showing our kids how to organize their binders can help tremendously. If a child knows where things are, it is easier to find materials to study. Help them organize their notes and reviews. In a sense, “study better, not longer”, is the key. If everything they need is easy to access and organized, it is easier for them to study. Show them how to make lists, flashcards, and diagrams to organize their notes.
2. Get help. Sometimes parents are not the best helpers. If this is the case, it is best, for both, to seek outside help/tutoring. This help may be a peer helping, after school tutoring at the school, or at a learning center. Sometimes hearing a lesson from another person is all a child needs to understand a concept.
3. Don’t wait for your child to struggle. Keep in contact with your child’s teachers. Know what their expectations are. If your child is struggling, be his/her advocate. Request specialized testing and services. If your child has been diagnosed with a learning or behavior problem, request modifications at the school that will help your child succeed. You may need to get an independent evaluation of your child’s skills to compare to the school’s results.
4. Know which standardized tests your child will take each year. Know the test dates, and talk to your child about them ahead of time. If they are anxious, prepare them for what will be on the tests - the time allotted, the test formats, and get extra practice either at school or outside of school.
5. Praise your child regularly. If they have tried their best, that is all we can ask. Don’t always point out the low grades, instead celebrate the good ones. Find what they are good at and promote and encourage it.
6. Read to and with your kids! This shows them the importance you place on reading as well as spending quality time with them. Look for ways to incorporate math as part of everyday life. Ask your child to explain their work to you.
When families are involved in their children’s schools, the children do better and feel better about going to school. Much research has shown that what the parents do is more essential to a child’s educational success than how much education the parents may have or how much money they make.
Athena Learning Center of College Station is here to come alongside parents and work with them on their child's success. We offer reading and writing tutoring, math tutoring and science tutoring for kids in grades k-12.
For more help, contact Athena Learning Center at (979)314-9132.
1. Get organized. Parents must help children to be organized. Simply showing our kids how to organize their binders can help tremendously. If a child knows where things are, it is easier to find materials to study. Help them organize their notes and reviews. In a sense, “study better, not longer”, is the key. If everything they need is easy to access and organized, it is easier for them to study. Show them how to make lists, flashcards, and diagrams to organize their notes.
2. Get help. Sometimes parents are not the best helpers. If this is the case, it is best, for both, to seek outside help/tutoring. This help may be a peer helping, after school tutoring at the school, or at a learning center. Sometimes hearing a lesson from another person is all a child needs to understand a concept.
3. Don’t wait for your child to struggle. Keep in contact with your child’s teachers. Know what their expectations are. If your child is struggling, be his/her advocate. Request specialized testing and services. If your child has been diagnosed with a learning or behavior problem, request modifications at the school that will help your child succeed. You may need to get an independent evaluation of your child’s skills to compare to the school’s results.
4. Know which standardized tests your child will take each year. Know the test dates, and talk to your child about them ahead of time. If they are anxious, prepare them for what will be on the tests - the time allotted, the test formats, and get extra practice either at school or outside of school.
5. Praise your child regularly. If they have tried their best, that is all we can ask. Don’t always point out the low grades, instead celebrate the good ones. Find what they are good at and promote and encourage it.
6. Read to and with your kids! This shows them the importance you place on reading as well as spending quality time with them. Look for ways to incorporate math as part of everyday life. Ask your child to explain their work to you.
When families are involved in their children’s schools, the children do better and feel better about going to school. Much research has shown that what the parents do is more essential to a child’s educational success than how much education the parents may have or how much money they make.
Athena Learning Center of College Station is here to come alongside parents and work with them on their child's success. We offer reading and writing tutoring, math tutoring and science tutoring for kids in grades k-12.
For more help, contact Athena Learning Center at (979)314-9132.