Date post: | 19-Oct-2014 |
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Motivating Your Child To Achieve
“It’s not that I’m so smart. It’s just that I stay with problems longer.”
-Albert Einstein-
The desire to do things..
a driving force behind one’s growth & success.
• handle any task, no matter how difficult• begin tasks without having to be prodded• show serious effort & concentration• have a positive attitude toward learning & school
work• use coping strategies to get through rough times• stick with tasks until completion
• choose work that is easy• need lots of prodding to get started• put in minimal effort• show negative or apathetic attitude about learning &
school work• give up quickly when the going gets rough• leave many tasks unfinished
What Dampens Motivation?
Fear of failure Lack of understanding the school work Frustration with inconsistent performance Emotional problems Desire for attention– even negative
attention
School is boring I’m
done!
I don’t care
about math
I don’t care
about math
I’m stupid ,
Why try?
I’m stupid ,
Why try?
What Fires Motivation?
Kids will be self-motivated to learn when they
feel loved and respectedfeel competent about something have some choice and control over
learning
simple ways to help your child to be
motivated
Talk kindly and honestly to your child about her interest and abilities.
Share your OPINION based on your OBSERVATION
Have an agreement
Communicate with your child
Re-evaluate as necessary
Write the goals down.
Make the goals
specific
Make the goals
measurable
Maintaining a relationship with your
child’s teacher
Supporting the programs at your child’s
school.
Creating a suitable environment
Keeping up with your child’s assignments
Staying positive about school and schoolwork.
LEARNING STYLE
is a distinct way of how a person acquires and remembers information
VISUAL LEARNER
learns best by seeing and watching
BASIC LEARNING CHARACTERISTICS OF VISUALLEARNERS
• is good in spelling• can easily
remember faces and names in print
• creates mental photos/good at imagining things
• Reads rapidly• Learns to spell words in
configurations rather than phonetically
• Is sensitive to colors/pictures• Learns well upon
demonstrations• Likes to take notes and to make
lists to be read later
POSSIBLE DIFFICULTIES IN SCHOOL
• Having to take action before either seeing or reading about what needs to be done.
• Working in an environment with noise or movement.
• Not responsive to sounds or music as background.
• Listening to lectures without visual pictures or graphics to illustrate.
• Working in classrooms with drab colors.
• Working under fluorescent lights which make him/her hard to concentrate.
AUDITORY LEARNER
learns best by listening and talking.
BASIC LEARNING CHARACTERISTICS OF AN AUDITORY LEARNERS
• have a good understanding of meaning and order of words
• good at verbalizing concepts
• good at telling stories
• has good memory for names but tends to forget faces
• tends to spell phonetically• notices easily sounds in his/her
environment• probably has ten excuses for
everything• subvocalizes internally or externally
for comprehension when reading
POSSIBLE DIFFICULTIES IN SCHOOL
• Reading quickly; reads more than a visual learner.
• Reading silently for prolonged periods of time.
• Reading directions; unaware of illustrations.
• Taking his/her time answering the tests that must be read and written.
• Living with enforced silence during study time when instructor is teaching—he/she can’t wait to talk.
• Being distracted by sounds. • Seeing significant detail. • Refraining from expressing
emotions verbally.
KINESTHETIC LEARNER
learns best by doing and feeling.
BASIC LEARNING CHARACTERISTICS OF A KINESTHETIC LEARNERS
• Is a mover• often writes everything –
over and over• Is better at recalling what is
done than what is heard or seen
• Is good at sports or other physical exercises
• likes to make something out of paper
• reads action-oriented books
POSSIBLE DIFFICULTIES IN SCHOOL
• Having good interpersonal skill.
• Having legible cursive handwriting-better with printing or keyboarding.
• Sitting still; tend to fidget and need to move.
• Listening to lectures more than four minutes.
• Difficulty in spelling.
• Communicating without getting physically close to another person.
• Recalling what is seen or heard-better at recalling what is done.
• Expressing emotions without physical movement and gestures.
• Sticking with one activity for a long period of time.
Praise:• Discusses results. “Great workon the science quiz! You got an
A!”• Uses opinion words such as“good,” “great,” “terrific,” and
“wonderful.” • Is typically given when the child
has performed as
Encouragement:
• Notices effort and progress. • Uses descriptive words.
• Can be given regardless of thechild’s performance.
• Expand your child’s point of view
• Get your child into the habit of reading.
• Strong belief that an adult will always be there with love and support
• Ability to solve their own problems• Ability to focus on their own strengths• Regard mistakes as something that happens to
everyone & something to learn from
• Empathize with your child
• Provide your child with reasonable choices
• Change your approach when it clearly doesn’t work
• Support your child’s interests & talents
• handle any task, no matter how difficult• begin tasks without having to be prodded• show serious effort & concentration• have a positive attitude toward learning & school
work• use coping strategies to get through rough times• stick with tasks until completion