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Subject: Helping With Homework
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A cross posting from edinfo.
Ronna Spacone
NCFL RGS@aol.com
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HAVING TROUBLE WITH HOMEWORK? If so, you may be interested in a new addition
to our Online Library.
It's called "Helping Your Child With Homework," & it's full
of suggestions, including a checklist of *tips* (which fits
on the refrigerator door). It even helps with questions
such as...
What's the right amount of homework for children?
("Many educators believe that homework is most
effective for the majority of children in 1st
through 3rd grades when it does not exceed 20
minutes each school day. From 4th through 6th
grades, many educators recommend from 20 to 40
minutes a school day for most students. For
students in 7th through 9th grades, generally, up
to 2 hours a school day is thought to be suitable.
Amounts that vary from these guidelines are fine
for some students. Talk with your child's teacher
if you are concerned about either too much or too
little homework.")
There are 12 titles in all from the "Helping Your Child"
series. They focus on helping children...
Succeed in School (new online -- for ages 5 through 11)
Learn Responsible Behavior (new online)
Get Ready for School (birth through age 5)
Learn to Read (children from infancy through age 10)
Learn Math (children ages 5 - 13)
Learn Science (elementary school children)
Learn History (children ages 4 - 11)
Learn Geography (elementary school children)
Use the Library
Help Your Child Improve in Test Taking
Help Your Child Learn to Write Well
Be Healthy & Fit (ages 4 - 11).
All 12 are now available in our Online Library:
Web
^^^
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents.html
Gopher
^^^^^^
gopher.ed.gov
--> U.S. Department of Education/OERI Publications/
--> ED/OERI Publications - Full Text/
--> Publications for Parents/
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The "Helping Your Child" series supports the Family
Involvement Partnership for Learning. More than 160
national organizations have joined this Partnership
to promote family participation in children's learning.
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Below is the *checklist* from "Helping Your Child With
Homework."
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Checklist for Helping Your Child With Homework
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1. Show You Think Education and Homework Are Important.
Do you set a regular time every day for homework?
Does your child have the papers, books, pencils, and other
things needed to do assignments?
Does your child have a fairly quiet place to study with lots
of light?
Do you set a good example by reading and writing yourself?
Do you stay in touch with your child's teachers?
2. Monitor Assignments.
Do you know what your child's homework assignments are? How
long they should take? How the teacher wants you to be
involved?
Do you see that assignments are started and completed?
Do you read the teacher's comments on assignments that are
returned?
Is TV viewing cutting into your child's homework time?
3. Provide Guidance.
Do you understand and respect your child's style of
learning? Does he work better alone or with someone else?
Does he learn best when he can see things, hear them, or
handle them?
Do you help your child to get organized? Does your child
need a calendar or assignment book? A bag for books and a
folder for papers?
Do you encourage your child to develop good study habits
(e.g., scheduling enough time for big assignments; making up
practice tests)?
Do you talk with your child about homework assignments? Does
she understand them?
4. Talk With Someone at School When Problems Come Up.
Do you meet the teacher early in the year before any
problems arise?
If a problem comes up, do you meet with the teacher?
Do you cooperate with the teacher and your child to work out
a plan and a schedule to fix homework problems?
Do you follow up with the teacher and with your child to
make sure the plan is working?
Kirk Winters
Office of the Under Secretary
U.S. Department of Education
kwinters@inet.ed.gov
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