"Do you have any homework?" That is probably the most frequently repeated communication between students and their parents. What can parents do to get their students to do their homework on their own? Here are some ideas:
Discuss and refresh the commonly stated purposes of homework.
Review the material they learned that day.
Encourage independent trial and error that only they can do.
Extend the classroom by requiring time and attention to creativity.
Provide the stimulation intellectually and aesthetically to set the stage to encourage and create an inviting study environment.
Be specific when inquiring about homework.
Assume the student has work to do and discuss it subject by subject.
Pay attention to what the student is doing.
Show interest and support.
Avoid edicts on time, such as "You will sit there for an hour."
Avoid making homework a punishment.
Encourage and affirm the students as they work.
Praise their efforts.
Be careful when checking to ensure that the homework is done. This can divert the task to simply getting it done to patronize mom and dad.
Don't back off completely and turn the job of completing homework over to them.
Avoid extremes of being overly involved or uninvolved.
When students become frustrated.
Be there to support them but don't fall into the trap of doing their homework for them.
Don't encourage dependency.
Make it your business to know homework guidelines in each class and what students can do when they don't understand something or how to obtain help.
Limit television-viewing time.
This forces the student to plan his or her time.
Establish a regular time and place for home study.
Take a stand on the value of studying.
Occasionally allow student to study with friends.
It is one means of encouraging studying.
In most cases in should not be an everyday occurrence.
Do not allow homework to become the source of:
Chronic Argument
Conflict
Fighting
Nagging
This will result in an unproductive, antagonistic relationship between parent and student.
Develop a mutually agreeable:
Study schedule
Monitor student achievement of stated goals
Be consistent
Model reading by bringing the family together for short periods of quiet reading.
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