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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Chores
Chores are also a part of every one's life. A child needs to know that she is a part of a whole and that everyone in the family has certain expectations. Make sure you are realistic with time, ability and age appropriateness. By doing this, a child sees that her contributions are valued and necessary. It also teaches her responsibility, a big academic success tool.
Keeping communication open between you and your child is essential to your child's academic success. This needs to be updated daily sometimes, as your child's life evolves and grows with each academic year. During dinner or before bed, ask every member of your household, one at a time, "What is the best thing that happened today?" "Nothing" is not an acceptable answer. You will be surprised at what you hear and what you learn from that one simple question. Parents participate as well!
Whatever the makeup of your family, mom, dad, child, grandparent, aunt, uncle, or cousin, academic success depends on everyone in our daily lives. Academic success isn't just tied to our child's classroom. While that should be a main focus during the academic year, it is also what our child learns outside the classroom, in their everyday life, that helps them to succeed.
Lead by example. Care. Be involved.
By: Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes (2011)
Keeping communication open between you and your child is essential to your child's academic success. This needs to be updated daily sometimes, as your child's life evolves and grows with each academic year. During dinner or before bed, ask every member of your household, one at a time, "What is the best thing that happened today?" "Nothing" is not an acceptable answer. You will be surprised at what you hear and what you learn from that one simple question. Parents participate as well!
Whatever the makeup of your family, mom, dad, child, grandparent, aunt, uncle, or cousin, academic success depends on everyone in our daily lives. Academic success isn't just tied to our child's classroom. While that should be a main focus during the academic year, it is also what our child learns outside the classroom, in their everyday life, that helps them to succeed.
Lead by example. Care. Be involved.
By: Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes (2011)
Monday, August 22, 2011
Activities
By: Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes (2011)
While it is essential that your child focus on something else besides school work, it is just as important that he is not over-scheduled. Discuss with him, at the beginning of the school year, what it is he would like to do after school for fun. Let him pick one or two activities per semester. Make sure he is doing it because he wants to, not because you want him to!
Do make sure that you can fit the chosen activities into your schedule, and if not, make other arrangements. Activities might include drama, music, sports, art or volunteering at a local non-profit. Having something else to focus on and include in his day helps to teach him time management, working with others, and leadership; all life-skills that spill over into academic success.
While it is essential that your child focus on something else besides school work, it is just as important that he is not over-scheduled. Discuss with him, at the beginning of the school year, what it is he would like to do after school for fun. Let him pick one or two activities per semester. Make sure he is doing it because he wants to, not because you want him to!
Do make sure that you can fit the chosen activities into your schedule, and if not, make other arrangements. Activities might include drama, music, sports, art or volunteering at a local non-profit. Having something else to focus on and include in his day helps to teach him time management, working with others, and leadership; all life-skills that spill over into academic success.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
School/Homework
It is your child's "job" to go to school. It is your job, as a parent, to work both inside and outside the home environment. As with every job, there are certain expectations, and if they are not met, there are consequences. Let your child know from the beginning what is expected of her. Plan study times with a schedule and make sure you look ahead to see what is coming up.
Help organize your child's backpack the night before so that it is ready to go in the morning. If you start with this simple task when she is young, by the time she is in the upper grades, she will be doing this on her own. If your child takes a lunch to school everyday, perhaps making it the night before is easier than rushing in the morning to make it.
Make sure the space for homework has good lighting, is clutter free and comfortable. Distractions should be avoided during this time, including loud music, television, telephones, text messaging, and electronic games. Supervise her schoolwork. Don't just take her word for it that it is done. Look at it. Give her positive feedback.
Finally, keep communication open with your child's teacher. Encourage your child to talk to her teacher. If your child needs help on how to ask something, rehearse it with her. Enabling your child can be a powerful thing. If this proves unsuccessful, make an appointment to talk to your child's teacher yourself. Problem solve with your child. This is a life-long skill that can be "taught" at a very young age. Practice with your child. All of these suggestions can be applied to every stage in a child's academic career. They help her to become independent and self-confident.
Help organize your child's backpack the night before so that it is ready to go in the morning. If you start with this simple task when she is young, by the time she is in the upper grades, she will be doing this on her own. If your child takes a lunch to school everyday, perhaps making it the night before is easier than rushing in the morning to make it.
Make sure the space for homework has good lighting, is clutter free and comfortable. Distractions should be avoided during this time, including loud music, television, telephones, text messaging, and electronic games. Supervise her schoolwork. Don't just take her word for it that it is done. Look at it. Give her positive feedback.
Finally, keep communication open with your child's teacher. Encourage your child to talk to her teacher. If your child needs help on how to ask something, rehearse it with her. Enabling your child can be a powerful thing. If this proves unsuccessful, make an appointment to talk to your child's teacher yourself. Problem solve with your child. This is a life-long skill that can be "taught" at a very young age. Practice with your child. All of these suggestions can be applied to every stage in a child's academic career. They help her to become independent and self-confident.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Health
The importance of sleep, diet, exercise, and down-time cannot be stressed enough. As a parent, it is our job to make sure our family stays well. Put a bedtime routine in place and stick to it. As your child gets older, this can be a bit more flexible. Make sure your child has access to healthy snacks and well balanced meals.
Of course, we all know the importance of daily exercise. Make sure everyone in the family participates in this. It can be as simple as taking the family pet for a walk everyday. Finally, it is important to make sure your child has some down-time everyday. This can include recreational reading, talking on the phone to friends, watching television, playing with friends, running errands with a family member, playing a board game, or going to a movie. The focus should be on having fun and relaxing.
By: Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes (2011)
Of course, we all know the importance of daily exercise. Make sure everyone in the family participates in this. It can be as simple as taking the family pet for a walk everyday. Finally, it is important to make sure your child has some down-time everyday. This can include recreational reading, talking on the phone to friends, watching television, playing with friends, running errands with a family member, playing a board game, or going to a movie. The focus should be on having fun and relaxing.
By: Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes (2011)
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Preparing Your Child for a Successful Academic Year
It is time to sit down with your family and talk about the coming school year. Coming off the last lazy days of summer, it is the discussions you have now as a family that will help to define a successful transition back into the realm of academia and less flexible schedules. By clearly defining, from the beginning, your expectations for each of your children, hopefully there will be less frustration and more joy for everyone.
A Child needs to know what is expected of him and why. It helps him to understand that he is a part of a family and that everyone has jobs to do, both outside and inside the home. By including him in the planning, he knows that he has an important role in the family unit. As parents, we need to be able to communicate to him, in an age appropriate manner, just what his individual roles are to be. That is not to say, that roles cannot be modified as time and circumstances change.
It is essential that children are re-evaluated as the academic year progresses and that changes are made where needed. the best laid plans all have an element of flexibility built into them. That is life. Begin preparing your child for it now.
Some areas that should be discussed are health, family, school, activities and chores.
We will be talking a look at all these areas over the next few days.
By: Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes (2011)
A Child needs to know what is expected of him and why. It helps him to understand that he is a part of a family and that everyone has jobs to do, both outside and inside the home. By including him in the planning, he knows that he has an important role in the family unit. As parents, we need to be able to communicate to him, in an age appropriate manner, just what his individual roles are to be. That is not to say, that roles cannot be modified as time and circumstances change.
It is essential that children are re-evaluated as the academic year progresses and that changes are made where needed. the best laid plans all have an element of flexibility built into them. That is life. Begin preparing your child for it now.
Some areas that should be discussed are health, family, school, activities and chores.
We will be talking a look at all these areas over the next few days.
By: Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes (2011)
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Try This Game with Grades 3-5
Fortunately/Unfortunately
The writer Remy Charlip wrote a classic children's book called "Fortunately", in which one good even happens, followed by its unfortunate opposite. The book opens with, "Fortunately one day, Ned got a letter that said, 'Please Come to a Surprise Party,' But unfortunately the party was in Florida and he was in New York." You do not need the book to play this game, but it's more fun if you first read it together. Each person playing the game receive one sheet of paper. Write in large letters at the top of a sheet of paper "Fortunately." On the reverse side, write "Unfortunately." Talk with your child about a trip he or she has always wanted to take like Disney World, across Canada by bicycle, to the moon, etc. Help your child think of a first sentence about the trip, starting with something like, "Fortunately, we won the lottery. Our whole family decided to buy bicycles and ride across Canada. Mom quit her job." Write the "Fortunately" sentences. The pass each paper to the other player. Turn it over and write the "Unfortunately" part. For example, "Unfortunately, it rained every day, and our bicycles rusted." If your child wants to play more, you can either make new Fortunately/Unfortunately sheets or you can draw a line under the first part and continue the story. Number each part on the front and back, so you can read the finished stories out loud more easily. Remember, this is not the time to fuss about spelling. If it's easier for your child with LD, let her/him dictate to you. Your role is to help your reluctant writer communicate his/her ideas to the world.
The writer Remy Charlip wrote a classic children's book called "Fortunately", in which one good even happens, followed by its unfortunate opposite. The book opens with, "Fortunately one day, Ned got a letter that said, 'Please Come to a Surprise Party,' But unfortunately the party was in Florida and he was in New York." You do not need the book to play this game, but it's more fun if you first read it together. Each person playing the game receive one sheet of paper. Write in large letters at the top of a sheet of paper "Fortunately." On the reverse side, write "Unfortunately." Talk with your child about a trip he or she has always wanted to take like Disney World, across Canada by bicycle, to the moon, etc. Help your child think of a first sentence about the trip, starting with something like, "Fortunately, we won the lottery. Our whole family decided to buy bicycles and ride across Canada. Mom quit her job." Write the "Fortunately" sentences. The pass each paper to the other player. Turn it over and write the "Unfortunately" part. For example, "Unfortunately, it rained every day, and our bicycles rusted." If your child wants to play more, you can either make new Fortunately/Unfortunately sheets or you can draw a line under the first part and continue the story. Number each part on the front and back, so you can read the finished stories out loud more easily. Remember, this is not the time to fuss about spelling. If it's easier for your child with LD, let her/him dictate to you. Your role is to help your reluctant writer communicate his/her ideas to the world.
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