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 —...
If you use it, you won’t lose it!
To increase comprehension of concepts, equations, and languages, encourage your child to apply her knowledge in her own life. For...
Hit the reset button and start anew!
It’s hard to get back into the swing of things after a long, relaxing break, so give your child a...
Keep your schoolwork with you
Unscheduled “downtime” can occur virtually anytime (and often when we least expect it), so a good rule of thumb for...
One goal at a time
When your child is struggling in school, there is a natural tendency to want to try and fix everything all...
The mixed up way students approach academic tasks
“Fire, ready, aim!” That’s the “mixed-up” way many students approach academic tasks. In an effort to get to the finish-line...
Put down the highlighter and pick up a pencil!
Put down your highlighter and pick up that pencil! An effective way to ensure your child is fully engaging with...
Create an agenda at the start of the homework routine
Teach your child how to create an agenda at the start of his homework routine each day. An agenda will...
Estimate “time on task” to sharpen time management skills
To better manage homework time, have your child estimate how long he thinks each assignment will take him to complete...
Don’t skip the directions!
Reading directions has many obvious benefits, but perhaps most significantly, it forces students to slow down and approach the assignment...
Engage in pre-writing thinking
Good writers rarely sit down at the computer and simply begin typing masterpieces. Rather, good writers engage in a pre-writing...