Children need to learn quality study habits. Then, once they develop them, it will make it easier for them to understand homework assignments going forward. Here are five helpful tips and how libraries and Horizon Education Centers can help.
Ensure that your child has a desk or other suitable space with relevant supplies nearby. As you choose a spot, make sure that they won’t get distracted by a nearby television set or be by a window that looks right out onto the family swing set. If needed, offer to get them a set of headphones to shut out noise. Edmentum suggests that parents allow their child to decorate and organize the space in ways they like so that they’re happier in the space.
Make sure that the desk is the right height and the chair is comfortably right sized. Also ensure that the space comes with optimal amounts of lighting.
Assist your child in determining how much time each piece of homework or project will take and schedule times to work on them. For some, it might be right after school; for others, it would be after dinner. Clocks, calendars, whiteboards, and so forth can help.
Hopkins Medicine suggests putting key homework information on notecards and quizzing your child. Plus, having your child rewrite notes actually helps to encode information in the brain.
Just like with adults, kids can learn more effectively when the process of studying is well-paced. Studying every day works better than a last-minute cramming session, so incorporate regular study times. Also, reward your child for focusing and studying well, including the best reward of all: genuine praise.
