- Use mnemonic devices: acronyms, rhymes. Memory is most responsive to unique, unusual input.
- Study in format of test. Study for a multiple choice test by giving multiple choice questions and answers from the content being studied. Essays? Do the same thing.
- Ask the teacher for a study guide. Narrow down material to be studied.
- Become familiar with your child's learning style. Emphasize it in studying
- Establish specific routines, times and materials to develop a "study time" mind set.
- Study in chunks. 20 to 50 minutes followed by a brief break. Quiet time or bed time after studying helps the learned information to become more ingrained in memory.
- Visualize vocabulary, concepts, spelling words. Turn the meaning into a visual picture. Visualize spelling words in color in the mind's eye. See and spell them forwards and backwards!
- Make learning meaningful. Emphasize how the concepts apply to your child's daily life.
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But I did Study!
How often have we heard this from a child who just brought home a poor grade on a test? The truth of the matter often is that they did study - or so they thought they did! This is especially baffling for the many parents who know their child has studied because they spent hours working with them!
Today some educators are providing study guides, and some simple approaches to studying. However, most often the process of studying is not taught and it is assumed that children know how to study. While some students can figure out how, many others don't really know how, but think they do. Looking over their notes is often a term used to define studying, but for most children it is not nearly enough to get information into their long term memory bank. There are actually two parts to the problem of studying effectively.
This month's issue will address the most critical one which is, does your child have all the cognitive, perceptual, visual and sensori-integration abilities crucial for them to study effectively and benefit from their studying?
How can you help your child?
… that test scores are not always a true indication of learning? Children can still have learning disabilities despite getting good grades? Boosting test scores should not be a main goal for us although schools put so much emphasis on grades. It is not a true indication of functioning. If you do not see the progress, it is time to question the process!
Anxiety around school and tests is a very real and common problem. While learning to develop skills and concepts is very important, more and more children are starting to develop stress related problems due to the pressures of school, the faster pace of instruction, and more advanced curriculum.
How to help this problem?
- Try to relax about grades
- Emphasize the importance of just doing their best.
- Test and school anxiety can very easily be addressed by Yoga practices and bio-feedback without the use of medication.