Help With Homework

Checklist for Helping Your Child With Homework... Continue reading "Checklist for Helping Your Child With Homework"

Federal Sources of Assistance If Your Child Has a Learning Disability... Continue reading "Federal Sources of Assistance - Learning Disabilities"

The following publications provide more information about how to help your child with homework.... Continue reading "Homework Help Resources"

Homework problems often can be avoided when families and caregivers value, monitor and guide their children's work on assignments. Sometimes, however, helping in these ways is not enough. If you have problems, here are some suggestions for how to deal... Continue reading "How to Help: Talk with Teachers to Resolve Problems"

The basic rule is, "Don't do the assignments yourself." It's not your homework—it's your child's. "I've had kids hand in homework that's in their parents' handwriting," one eighth-grade teacher complains. Doing assignments for your child won't help him understand and... Continue reading "How to Help: Provide Guidance"

Children are more likely to complete homework successfully when parents monitor their assignments. How closely you need to monitor your child depends upon her age, how independent she is and how well she does in school. Whatever the age of... Continue reading "How to Help: Monitor Assignments"

Be Interested and Interesting Make time to take your child to the library to check out materials needed for homework (and for enjoyment) and read with your child as often as you can.... Continue reading "Be Interested and Interesting"

Set a Good Example Show your child that the skills he is learning are an important part of the things he will do as an adult.... Continue reading "Set a Good Example"

Provide Supplies and Identify Resources Have available pencils, pens, erasers, writing paper and a dictionary. Other supplies that might be helpful include a stapler, paper clips, maps, a calculator, a pencil sharpener, tape, glue, paste, scissors, a ruler, a calculator,... Continue reading "Provide Supplies and Identify Resources"

Pick a Place Your child's homework area doesn't have to be fancy. A desk in the bedroom is nice, but for many children, the kitchen table or a corner of the living room works just fine. The area should have... Continue reading "Pick a Place and Remove Distractions"

Having a regular time to do homework helps children to finish assignments. The best schedule is one that works for your child and your family. What works well in one household may not work in another. Of course, a good... Continue reading "Set a Regular Time for Homework"

How to Help: Show That You Think Education and Homework Are Important... Continue reading "How to Help with Homework"

The right amount of homework depends on the age and skills of the child.... Continue reading "Basics - What's the Right Amount of Homework?"

Homework helps your child do better in school when the assignments are meaningful, are completed successfully and are returned to her with constructive comments from the teacher.... Continue reading "Basics - Does Homework Help Children Learn?"

Before discussing ways that you can help your child with homework, it is important to discuss why teachers assign homework and how it benefits your child.... Continue reading "Basics - Why Do Teachers Assign Homework?"

Homework is an opportunity for children to learn and for families to be involved in their children's education. However, helping children with homework isn't always easy. At parent-teacher meetings and in conferences with parents, teachers often hear questions such as:... Continue reading "Homework: A Concern for the Whole Family"

Research shows clearly that children are more likely to succeed in learning when their families actively support them. When family members read with their children, talk with their teachers, participate in school or other learning activities and help them with... Continue reading "Introduction to Homework Help"