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Learning Module 1: Homework and
Study Skills
Prepared by Dee Dee HarrisonCoordinator, Parent Engagement
Bakersfield City School DistrictParent Involvement Program
How Parents Can Support and Monitor
Academic Success
Content Objective: How to support and monitor your children’s homework and study habits
Language Objective: To learn terms associated with practice, preparation and extension
Social Objective: We will exchange ideas in collaborative conversations.
There are three types of homework: practice, preparation, and extension.
Practice assignments reinforce newly acquired skills.
Preparation assignments help students get ready for activities that will occur in the classroom.
Extension assignments are frequently long-term continuing projects that parallel classwork.
Review of Educational Research, 2006 National Education Association
What Is Homework?
Space: Provide a quiet, well-lit place to complete homework.
Schedule: Make studying, not homework alone, a daily habit.
Model: Model organizational techniques, work habits, and consider doing “adult homework” while your child completes his/her homework.
Homework Environment
Attitude: Show your child you think homework is important.
Support: Check homework and be available for assistance.
Involvement: Be in contact with your child’s teacher and do not wait until grades come out to discover there is a problem.
Praise: Praise your child for good effort, as well as good performance, which helps build self-esteem
Homework Environment cont.
Homework Tips
Homework Time typically is 10 mins. per grade level;
Break up work into small increments of time to help students stay focused; and
Use a Timer – this helps lower the barriers and creates a relaxed atmosphere. • 20 minutes for reading• “5 Minutes of Fury” - • “Tolerable Ten”
Try to review key points before bed
Distribute study times over course of week
After reading, it is helpful to write a summary or bullet notes for key points
Study Skills
“Effects of Learning Skills Interventions on Student Learning: A Meta Analysis.” Review of Educational Research Summer 1996 Vol. 66, No 2, pp 99-136
• Auditory learners are those who learn best through hearing things;
• Visual learners retain more information when they use visual aids; and
• Tactile learners benefit by doing hands-on projects.
Educational Leadership, v55 n1 p22-27 Sep 1997
Know Your Child’sDominant Learning Style
Middle School Students
“20/2” Strategy
1. Set timer for 20 minutes for uninterrupted homework practice;
2. 2:00 minute break to check phone for texts, posts
3. Immediately return back to homework
4. Repeat
Music and Homework
Music – listening to music is okay for memorizing facts, but can be a distraction when studying for tests;
Familiar music or NO music at all; and
Homework playlist of well-known music could help with students who work better with “white noise.”
Educational Psychology; Anita Woolfolk; 2006
Listen
Empathize “You sound frustrated”
State their feeling “You sound angry”; and
Recognize your child’s frustration.
Jeanne Shay Schumm, PhD, is the author of How to Help Your Child with Homework (Free Spirit, 2005)
Goals and Expectations when Homework is Difficult
Home to School Communication
Dear Teacher: My child’s reactions to this homework activity were: ______ 1. My child understood the homework and was able to complete it. ______ 2. My child and I enjoyed the activity. ______ 3. This assignment helped me know what my child is learning in math. _______4. PLEASE CHECK. My child needed some help on this, but seems to understand this skill. _______5. PLEASE HELP. My child still needs instruction on this skill. _______6. PLEASE NOTE (other comments). __________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Parent signature ____________________________________ Date _________________________
HOME-TO-SCHOOL COMMUNICATION
Homework Chart
Subject Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Subject Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Subject Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
“Homework Chart”
Name:________________________________________
Organization and good study habits will help your child be prepared
Communicate with your child’s teacher if there are concerns with the level of homework Whether its too difficult or Whether it’s too easy
Summary
Please complete these sentences:
1) Today I learned that __________________________.
2) I plan to try ________________ with my child/children.
3) What are the three purposes for homework?1. ______________ to reinforce new skills.2. ______________ to get ready for new learning3. ______________ to show what they’ve learned.
Wrap ~ Up Activity
Questions?
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