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Gain insights into pupils' struggles in grammar school, tips to support your child, and how Calday Grange prepares students. Learn effective study skills, revision techniques, and the importance of a positive attitude and organization.
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STUDY SKILLS & REVISION EVENING WELCOME
What it is not … • Telling you how to raise your child • Telling you how to study – we’ve been there and done that!!
What it is … • An insight into the difficulties we see pupils experiencing regarding adjusting to life in a grammar school • An insight into what your son will be advised • Tips and ideas on how to support your child in their studies • Reassurance that, if you struggle with getting your child to do their work, you’re not alone! You know your son better than anyone. If we work together, your child benefits.
To Start… • Turn to the parents around you • Answer the following questions of each other: • How do you get your child to do schoolwork? • Have you ever struggled with this & why? • How have you dealt with this? 2 minutes
MOST OF YOUR CHILDREN ARE HERE SOME OF THEM, SADLY, ARE HERE
In Year 7 • Y7s at Calday Grange often used to high attainment with minimal work • Consequently, are unsure how to study • Pupils ‘switch off’ • Broad curriculum – some pupils opt out early, with parental support • Can be new for parents too so also unsure
The knock-on effect • Later through school and into university, independent study skills are more expected • Lack of life skills like resilience, dealing with failure • Calday Grange gets excellent results but it’s not without struggle • Pupils who coast
Preparation is key • As a teacher, the important part is not the test but the work they put in for the test. • I have dedicated spelling test days and the pupils know they have to pass.
How Calday Grange will help your son to prepare • What he will be advised • How you can help
Lessons! • Homework planners • Study Skills Sessions in Formtime and PSHE • Support sessions for those who struggle (…NOT designed for those who didn’t pay attention in the lessons…!!) • Revision booklets nearer Exams
What revision is not.......... • Reading their notes like a novel. • Writing out their notes word for word. • Optional!
IT’S NOT JUST LEARNING! 1. Positive Attitude 2. Organisation 3. Techniques
Positive Attitude • Your son is used to being ‘the best’ & may feel like he ‘can’t do it’. • Please, reassure him that he CAN do it – he may just need to TRY more/differently than before. • No effort = no result! • Small, emotional rewards for meeting/overcoming (not just punishments for not!) • Problems we see? Over praising / overly extravagant PHYSICAL rewards – your son IS able, this can be risky as it can create unrealistic expectations and make a rod for your back later on.
Organisation Needs: • A regular place to study, table, chair, keep his things • Consistency from Day One • Study + Homework Timetable Equipment: • Pens, paper, calculator….etc • The right books - exercise books AND textbooks • A rested brain! GET PLENTY OF SLEEP!!
STUDY TIMETABLE 3(TheCheck List Version) • Biology llll llll lll • Chem llll llll l • English llll llll • Geog llll llll ll • Maths llll llll l • Physics llll llll llll l • French llll llll lll • Russian llll llll llll
Prepare via notes & homework • For each subject, make sure they review their notes before the next lesson. • Consistent review = better prepared and more secure in knowledge. • Ready to ask any questions that might have come up.
A neat schoolbag • 1-2 a week - make them empty their schoolbag! • "lost" notes/homework often show up just in time. • Middle of the week, perhaps Wednesday night. • After a while, your child will naturally become more organised. • Do not bring in forgotten items – cruel to be kind!
Parents’ Quiz – what are these? 1) ROYGBIV Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet 2) Kids Prefer Cheese Over Fried Green Spinach Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species 3) Many Very Elderly Men Just Snooze Under Newspapers Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune 4) May I have a large container of coffee? 3.1415926
A QUESTION POSED TO YOUR CHILD…. How do babies/toddlers learn about things? Touch, taste, song, repetition Can babies/toddlers read books? But do they still learn? So…is reading your notes like a book the most effective method?
Learning styles 3 styles: VISUAL AUDITORY KINAESTHETIC Research shows we remember 20% of what we read 30% of what we hear 60% of what we do 90% of what we SEE, HEAR, DO Visual strongly respond to colour and shape Auditory strongly respond to sound and music Kinaesthetic strongly respond to practicals and actions Your child willhave a favourite but willuse all three https://www.how-to-study.com/learning-style-assessment/
BULLET POINT NOTES (USE COLOUR)
MIND MAP 3 EQUAL 3 DIFFERENT TRIANGLES 3 EQUAL ANGLES ANGLES SIDES SCALENE EQUILATERAL 3 DIFFERENT SIDES 1 90º ANGLE ANGLES RIGHT ANGLED ANGLES ISOSCELES SIDES 2 EQUAL SIDES 2 EQUAL ANY LENGTH
FLASHCARDS 5 per card! List vocab/facts and carry it round
Let’s try it While the music is being played try to learn the following: 1066 - 1087 William I married Matilda 1087 - 1100 William II married unsure 1100 - 1135 Henry I married Matilda, Adela 1135 - 1154 Stephen married Matilda 1154 - 1189 Henry II married Eleanor 1189 - 1199 Richard I married Berengaria 1199 - 1216 John married Hadwisa, Isabella 1216 - 1272 Henry III married Eleanor 1272 - 1307 Edward I married Eleanor, Margaret 1307 - 1327 Edward II married Isabella 1327 - 1377 Edward III married Philippa Chart Baroque
With the parent next to you, one of you turn away from the screen (so you can’t see the answers) • Now test them…
1066 - 1087 William I married Matilda 1087 - 1100 William II married unsure 1100 - 1135 Henry I married Matilda, Adela 1135 - 1154 Stephen married Matilda 1154 - 1189 Henry II married Eleanor 1189 - 1199 Richard I married Berengaria 1199 - 1216 John married Hadwisa, Isabella 1216 - 1272 Henry III married Eleanor 1272 - 1307 Edward I married Eleanor, Margaret 1307 - 1327 Edward II married Isabella 1327 - 1377 Edward III married Philippa
How did you do? • Did anything make it more difficult?
Music Research at Johns Hopkins University showed: Baroque music, such as that composed by Bach, Handel or Telemann, that is 50 to 80 beats per minute creates an atmosphere of focus that leads students into deep concentration in the alpha brain wave state. Learning vocabulary, memorizing facts or reading to this music is highly effective. Energizing Mozart music assists in holding attention during sleepy times of day and helps students stay alert while reading or working on projects.
NO YES YES DEPENDS • Rock/ Pop Music • Mood Music – tunes without words • Classical Music (Baroque!) • Silence
They key is for it not to seem like you’re ‘checking up’ on them. Keep it informal &/or fun • Have some quality time while preparing dinner or setting the table – so you’re doing something but have some quality conversation. • i.e it’s NOT sitting down and the whole 'tell me what you have done today’ conversation that kids can dread.
At dinner table, child gets to quiz you, the parent, on what you remember, but in line with their studies. • Y7 are at the age where they are still keen to play and LOVE getting one up on you! - University challenge style quizzes, where your child asks the questions. - Recap, what was yesterday's question? If you have 2+ kids, it’s even better as they like the competition!
Make academic subjects feel relevant to your child. www.sciencebob.com https://www.stevespanglerscience.com Baking - use recipes in Spanish!
Motivate by consequence not threats • ie. reward the work rather than punish the lack of Does this sound familiar? ‘If you don’t start your homework in the next ten minutes, there will be no iPad after dinner.’ Perhaps instead… ‘If you start your homework in the next ten minutes, you can play on the iPad after dinner.’
Non-electronic reward suggestions • Research shows that children who spend 1 hour per day on social media/gaming etc, on average, scored 9 points fewer at GCSE than those who don’t!! • Tried & tested alternatives: Excused the washing up Baking Pick the family film • Bigger rewards Choose their favourite meal for dinner Family day trip out (…ending in Parkgate for ice-cream!)
Chess! • Often been described as the perfect teaching tool because of all the positive effects it has on children's logic, problem solving and strategic planning. • Requires discipline and concentration - excellent transferable skills in the classroom. • Many board games involve a level of chance; not chess. It's completely dependent on the skill and patience of the player.
And finally… • Ultimately, we all know that all kids want is to be noticed and feel cared about. • Allow them to relax and switch off – mindfulness! (Headspace / Stop, Breathe, Think / Smiling Mind) • Having downtime together is a great way of monitoring in a fun way as you can show interest in their schoolwork in an informal setting.
The 3 Most Effective Things You Can Do Reward their preparation, not just their result Motivate by consequence rather than punishment Teach your child that failure is a stepping-stone to success
