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Homework Made Easy!. Presented By: Abby Vaughan Ashley Batson Keeley Lawriw Gwen Travelstead Leah Shepard. Time: When & How Much?. When? Read your child’s cues Do they need a break after the long school day or can they get started?. Time: When & How Much?. How much?
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Homework Made Easy! Presented By: Abby Vaughan Ashley Batson Keeley Lawriw Gwen Travelstead Leah Shepard
Time: When & How Much? • When? • Read your child’s cues • Do they need a break after the long school day or can they get started?
Time: When & How Much? • How much? • Teacher survey says… • A general rule of 10 minutes per grade level with additional reading time incorporated
Interventions/Strategies • Organization • Prioritizing • Check assignment notebook • Order of action • Lay out materials • Filing • What goes back to school, what stays at home, and where does it all go? • Homework isn’t finished until it is packed in the backpack! • Launch pad
Interventions/Strategies • Setting time expectations for avoiders, rushers, and naysayers • Using a timer
Interventions/Strategies • Scribing/Typing • Highlighting and numbering directions • Editing • COPS • Study strategies • Singing • Pneumonic devices • Note Cards • Flash Cards • Tactile strategies
Communication with Teachers • Teacher survey says… • Teachers indicated that they would like parents to communicate the struggles their child had with the assigned work • Note on the assignment • Email • Phone call
Parental Support& Involvement • Teacher survey says… • The general consensus is that homework should be done independently by the child but the parent should be available for guidance and support. Teachers feel homework is meant to reinforce and practice the skills/lessons taught in class.
Parental Support& Involvement • For K & 1st grade, parents should be present and active participants during homework session • For 2nd grade and up • Parents help guide child to “figure out” if they are struggling but do not give answers • Check to make sure assignments are complete
Parental Support& Involvement • Parents should be involved in creating a space for homework • Choose a quiet, consistent work space • no TV, no loud music, no distractions • Keep routine materials handy • pencils, paper, scissors, dictionary, etc • Make your expectations clear during homework time • friends, phone, texts, computer
Toolkit of Resources • Websites • www.readingrockets.org/strategies • www.busyteacherscafe.com • www.readinglady.com • www.spellingcity.com • www.spinandspell.com • www.starfall.com • www.gamequarium.com • http://merrybee.info/subj.html • http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/compre.htm • http://mathwire.com/games/numbsensegames.html • http://www.ixl.com • www.aplusmath.com • http://www.handwritingworksheets.com • http://www.funbrain.com/ • http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/ekowalcz/math/elementary_web_sites.htm • http://www.iknowthat.com/com • http://www.factmonster.com/
Toolkit of Resources • Handouts • Incentive charts • Homework time tracker • Homework help note cards • Books • Homework Without Tears • By: Lee Canter and Lee Hausner • How to Do Homework Without Throwing Up • By: Trevor Romain • Ending The Homework Hassle • By: John Rosemond • How to Help Your Child with Homework: The Complete Guide to Encouraging Good Study Habits and Ending the Homework Wars • By: Jeanne Shay Schumm • Tutor list