Put a Priority on Developing
Good Study Habits
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Be a reading role model by having a 20-minute family
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reading time.
Be firm about the set period of time to be devoted to
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schoolwork/studying each day. Accept no "substitute
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activity."
Help your child establish good time-management
techniques. Have them assess the amount of time
necessary to complete assignments. Have a set time for
homework completion on a daily basis.
Familiarize yourself with the grading policies of your child's
teachers.
Check assignment books to make sure they are being
utilized. This is a good way to correspond with teachers.
Encourage the children to budget time for completion of
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long-term assignments.
Help the child to develop good listening skills. Turn any/all
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experiences into an opportunity! While you should
obviously monitor T.V.time, listen to the news with your
child and facilitate a discussion. Have them recall specific
facts and discuss the main ideas.
Read the newspaper with your child. Ask for their opinions
and have them distinguish fact from opinion.
Read your child's writing to them.
Use the topics from the children's reading response
journals to facilitate discussions with your children about
the literature they are reading.
Frequent the library!
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Encouragethe children to utilize their newvocabulary
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words during family discussions.