You are your child’s best teacher! If you have any questions, concerns, or celebrations about your child’s education, please feel free to contact me. I am always available and willing to help!
Find some great tips below on helping your student succeed!
READ!
Read A LOT! There is no “wrong” way to read- do whatever is enjoyable for you and your child. Read aloud, buddy reading, independent reading, audio books, and anything else you can think of! The important thing is that reading is frequent and valued! Show your child that reading is fun and not just something that happens in school.
Reading will be part of your child’s homework every night. Make it enjoyable for them! If you’re having to force your child to read every night, please let me know and we can figure out a solution together. An important part of reading and comprehension is engagement- a disinterested child is not an engaged child!
Below are some tips for reading with your upper elementary child. The full article can be found here: www.thethinkerbuilder.com/2015/08/show-parents-how-to-read-with-their.html
Reading will be part of your child’s homework every night. Make it enjoyable for them! If you’re having to force your child to read every night, please let me know and we can figure out a solution together. An important part of reading and comprehension is engagement- a disinterested child is not an engaged child!
Below are some tips for reading with your upper elementary child. The full article can be found here: www.thethinkerbuilder.com/2015/08/show-parents-how-to-read-with-their.html
Encourage a Growth Mindset at Home
Growth mindset is something we will be talking a lot about in our class! Mistakes will be ENCOURAGED and CELEBRATED, as this is often when the best learning occurs. Students who see intelligence as flexible and acquired will be more likely to take risks and confront challenges in their learning. See the tips below for some great ways to encourage growth mindset in your child.
1. Pay attention and verbally praise kids for skills that don’t sound predetermined: hard work, persistence, rising to a challenge, learning from a mistake, etc., rather than being “smart”, “brilliant” or “gifted”.
2. Be a growth mindset role model. Be honest: how often do you say “I can’t (cook/sing/balance my bank account)” or “I’m terrible at (sports/spelling/public speaking)” as if there’s no hope for you? Make sure you’re sending the right message – maybe even take on something new!
3. Encourage your child to forget taking the easy route (where little learning is done) and instead embrace challenges. A sheet full of questions he already knows the answers to won’t “grow the brain” like one deeper problem to solve (even if he doesn’t get the correct answer).
4. Remember growth mindset isn’t just academic; it applies to many areas of life (athletic, musical, social). Having trouble getting the basketball into the net? Keep making mistakes on a guitar chord? Tried to initiate play with someone but it didn’t go well? Discuss the next step for improvement.
5. Discourage envy of peers, and talk to your child about what he or she can learn from others who appear more successful. While skills may come more easily to some, most often there’s a (possibly unseen) element of practice, persistence, and hard work which leads to achievement.
Source: www.oxfordlearning.com/growth-mindset-tips-for-parents/
1. Pay attention and verbally praise kids for skills that don’t sound predetermined: hard work, persistence, rising to a challenge, learning from a mistake, etc., rather than being “smart”, “brilliant” or “gifted”.
2. Be a growth mindset role model. Be honest: how often do you say “I can’t (cook/sing/balance my bank account)” or “I’m terrible at (sports/spelling/public speaking)” as if there’s no hope for you? Make sure you’re sending the right message – maybe even take on something new!
3. Encourage your child to forget taking the easy route (where little learning is done) and instead embrace challenges. A sheet full of questions he already knows the answers to won’t “grow the brain” like one deeper problem to solve (even if he doesn’t get the correct answer).
4. Remember growth mindset isn’t just academic; it applies to many areas of life (athletic, musical, social). Having trouble getting the basketball into the net? Keep making mistakes on a guitar chord? Tried to initiate play with someone but it didn’t go well? Discuss the next step for improvement.
5. Discourage envy of peers, and talk to your child about what he or she can learn from others who appear more successful. While skills may come more easily to some, most often there’s a (possibly unseen) element of practice, persistence, and hard work which leads to achievement.
Source: www.oxfordlearning.com/growth-mindset-tips-for-parents/