Goal
Teach your child to be successful at homework. Success means completing homework on a consistent basis, and learning to learn independently
homework
All parents want their child to be successful at doing homework. You might believe that homework is more important than all of the other skills listed in the previous pages of the IEP for Home. You might want to assist your child with homework before you work on any of the other pages.
Before you focus your attention on homework, take a deep breath. Your first priority is to be a parent. That means that you know, love, and care for your child. Your child needs to know that you know them, love them, and care for them- even if they don’t do their homework very well. Only after your child knows that you truly love them can you be your child’s teacher.
Only after you and your child has some mastery of the IEP for Home can you be truly successful at teaching your child how to do homework. This point is so important that it will be repeated here: Your child needs to have good sleeping and eating habits, know and follow a schedule, and understand and comply with rules, before your child will be successful with homework. Your child also needs to experience success at socializing, which can help them to do homework.
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Teach your child to gather all of the materials and information needed to do homework successfully
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Teach your child to keep up their motivation. Create a consistent place for homework. Schedule the start time for homework. Then, decide how much time your child will spend on homework.
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Teach your child to solve their own homework problems. Let them struggle! Give tips and suggestions. Find out from your child’s teacher how you can be a good teacher for your child.
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Once you have done all of the above, start teaching—
Reading, writing, and math skills
Academic content areas that go beyond reading, writing, and math.
Problem solving skills using a variety of resources.
How should i speak with my child about homework?