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Help With Homework
Strategies that will allow you to foster responsible, independent behaviors
Presented by:Barbara BogdanskiLearning Disabilities Teacher-ConsultantAllendale Schools
HomeworkWhat it should NOT be:
• Nightmare• Headache• Battle• Sore subject• Family tension• Death of me
Homework is also an opportunity to :
• Develop personal responsibility• Practice independence• Develop confidence• Refine organizational skills• Become accountable for own work• Understand the correlation
between effort and outcome
Brookside School Homework
• Reinforce a skill that the students learned
• Extend a skill through a creative media
• Prepare students for an activity or discussion for the next day
Approximate Length of Time for Homework
Completion• Grade 4 30-40 minutes• Grade 5 40-50 minutes• Grade 6-8 60-120 minutes
• Please check the school’s web site for daily lesson objectives and homework.
Power School • Parents are encouraged to share
concerns about their children and homework with teachers.
All Behaviors Continue When Reinforced
• As Parents we hold the power to shape our children’s behavior with the reinforcement of desired behaviors.
• Be careful not to reinforce undesired behaviors.
• Often attention/recognition is the perfect reinforcement for our children.
Motivation
• Consistently praise your child’s efforts.
• Tell your child specifically what you like about what they are doing or what they have done.
• Remember that a hug or pat will increase the impact of your message.
• Use Super Praise to motivate your child.
Incentives
• Incentives can be used when a considerable amount of praise has failed to motivate your child.
• Start by letting your child know that the idea of incentives is YOUR CHOICE.
• Be consistent.
• Phase out incentives.
How To Design a HW Contract:
• A homework contract is an agreement between you and your child that states, “When you do your homework appropriately, you will earn a reward.”– Be sure to identify expectations.– Be sure to identify number of points
earned for expectations achieved and the requirement to earn the reward.
– In the beginning the reward should be earned more quickly.
Homework Strategies
How to Set Up a Proper Study Area
How to Get HW Finished in TimeHow to Get Children to do HW
Independently
How to Set Up a Proper Study Areas
• Guide your child in choosing the location. It must meet the “distraction-free” criteria.
• Well–lit, comfortable, quiet location with all necessary supplies at hand.
• A proper environment will improve efficiency and attention span.
Homework Survival Kit
Pencils/pens/white-outColored pencils/crayons/markersPencil sharpener/erasersGlue/tape/stapler/paper clips/rubber bandsWriting paper/construction paper/index cardsHole puncher/scissorsCalculator/compass/protractor/ruler Dictionary/thesaurus/almanac
How to Get HW Finished in Time
• Homework must be scheduled into your children’s life, too.
• Each day should have a “daily homework time.”
How to Establish Daily HW Time
• Write all scheduled activities on the Daily Schedule.
• Determine length of time needed each day for homework.
• Determine the best time of each day to save for Daily Homework Time.
• Work with your child to complete and then post daily schedule.
Routines in the Home After School Have your Student:Empty and re-organize backpackRemove and clean out lunch/snack bagsSet out work to be completed for HWGive parent any papers to be reviewed/signedThrow away or file any un-required papers
Follow their established daily homework timeTeach your child to re-pack backpack, organizing all completed work into its proper location. Have them review the next day’s schedule to determine if any additional items are required, for example: instrument for band lesson, sneakers for PE, or uniform for after school activityPlace these items with the backpack in the same location Place these items with the backpack in the same location each dayeach day
Additional Ideas• Have your child use an alarm
clock to develop organization and responsibility. Time management skills require an understanding of how long things take.
• healthy night’s sleep• morning routine
• Eating• Personal grooming• Responsibilities (animal care, making
bed)• Travel time to school
Sunday Evening…getting ready for the
week• Make Weekly Schedule
• Prepare Materials for Schoollunches, activities, materials
for projects, organize supplies, (sharpen pencils and organize study area)
• Tidy Bedroom
Homework ChecklistHave you…..
• Set up proper study area in your home?
• Established a Daily Homework Time?
• Taken steps to encourage your child to complete HW independently?
• Consistently praised your child’s efforts?
• Used additional incentives, if needed?
• Communicated so your child really listens?