Self-advocacy
If your child doesn’t understand class material, encourage him to take responsibility for his own success and self-advocate. Self-advocacy means...
Margin notes aid comprehension
Help your child determine what to take notes on with this simple tip: Read one paragraph at a time, then...
Create a “locker list”
Develop a “locker checklist” with your child to help her remember what to bring home from school each day. Include...
Use web-based programs to store documents and files
Use an auto-saving, web-based program, like Google Drive, to ensure the safety and accessibility of your child’s academic documents. When...
A place for everything and everything in its place
If your child struggles to keep her backpack and binders neat and organized, set a designated time each week for...
“If he could, he would.”
If you find yourself thinking "My child is [x] years old, he should be able to do that by now,"...
Active study strategy: predict what’s on the exam
Active study strategies, like previewing or predicting what will be on a test, is a great way to boost confidence...
An efficient test-taking strategy
To avoid taking too much time on reading sections of tests, help your child develop effective and efficient test-taking strategies....
Identify the strategy that works best
As adults, we’ve come to recognize that there is more than one way to get something done. What works for...
Begin with the end in mind
Begin with the end in mind. That is — before beginning a task, help your child create a mental (or...
Textbooks 101: “Preview” before diving in
Before launching into reading a textbook, encourage your child to “preview” the chapter by first glancing over headings, key vocabulary,...
Use graphic organizers for note-taking, too!
Your child has likely been introduced to graphic organizers (a visual/graphic display of relationships between facts, terms or ideas —...