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Chat with Principal and HOD. How to support your child to prepare for PSLE (For P6 Parents). 1 March 2013. How to support your child to prepare for PSLE. Focus of sharing : What is the PSLE ? Child’s role Parents’ Involvement Partnership with school.
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Chat with Principal and HOD How to support your child to prepare for PSLE(For P6 Parents) 1 March 2013
How to support your child to prepare for PSLE • Focus of sharing : • What is the PSLE ? • Child’s role • Parents’ Involvement • Partnership with school
How to support your child to prepare for PSLE What is the PSLE ? • An emplacement test • Easy, average and difficult questions • Within syllabus • Thinking, application and process skills
How to support your child to prepare for PSLE WHO is taking the PSLE ? YOUR CHILD , not you
CHILD • Ownership • He/She owns the outcomes. • He/she can determine what to do. • He/She is in charge.
CHILD • Accountability • He/She is responsible for the outcomes. • He/She is aware of the importance of the • PSLE • -He/She should be self-motivated
CHILD Doing well in the PSLE is for self and not for parents. SET OWN TARGET
CHILD - Develop a SMART strategy for goal setting Questions to ask oneself : • Specific - What specifically do I intend to achieve? • Measurable - How do I know when I have achieved them ? • Achievable - Are my goals achievable? • Realistic - Are my goals realistic ? • Time frame - When will I have to accomplish it ?
CHILD No one can stop child from achieving the best result. EXCEPT ONESELF
CHILD –NO LIMIT What does he want ? How can he accomplish it ? Action plan ?
CHILD If he does not believe he can do it, nothing will get done. GET GOING
CHILD Do not look back at past failures. START NOW
CHILD What must he do now ? Draw up a time table with time frame - be realistic - break time ? Take some time to look back how was his time spent the day before / over weekend.
CHILD Know his/her own weaknesses /strengths WORK AT THEM
CHILD • Know his /her own strengths and weaknesses - obstacles • What must he / she do first ? • What help does he / she need ? • Any habits that need to be changed ?
PARENTS Motivating them http://www.thelearningcommunity.us/ResourcesbyFormat/ParentingVideos/tabid/108/Default.aspx How to motivate your child http://youtube.googleapis.com/v/nJI4P_pLk7E
PARENTS Understand the stress, pressure and anxiety faced by your child : coping with homework, tuition coping with parents’ expectation Fear of past failure coping with friends in school school projects, tests and examinations peer pressure computer distraction Handphone distraction
Tips to Help your child If you are disappointed with your child’s result : • Work through your disappointment before you talk to your child. This will ensure that you don't vent your anger / frustration on him / her. • Attend to your child's feelings. Tell him that you know he /she is disappointed too. • Share with him real life examples of failure and emphasize the importance of learning from mistakes. • Engage your child to move on, set targets and actions again, after he has worked through his disappointment.
Tips to Help your child Children sometimes mask their sadness and disappointment with a "can't-be bothered" attitude. So you shouldn't judge them before you talk with them. Sometimes children seem to “rebel” by not doing work or appear lazy. That could be a real possibility that they do not know how to do the work. Children can be stressed too. Their coping mechanism may be limited. They need help to cope. Find out what can trigger off your child’s motivation.
PARENTS Motivation http://youtube.googleapis.com/v/nJI4P_pLk7E
PARENTS Set Proper Expectations Help your child set goals Show your child you think School is important Support your child’s learning style Speak the Language of Encouragement Reinforce Learning at Home and in the Community Encourage your child to be resilient. MOTIVATE YOUR CHILD 7 proven ways to Motivate Children By The Parent Institute, a division of NIS, Icn., www.parent-institute.com
How to support your child to prepare for PSLE Partnership with teachers
How to support your child to prepare for PSLE • Partnership with teachers : • Communicate with teachers • Balance tuition work • Monitor homework • Discuss lessons learnt and application
PARENTS Websites for videos http://www.thelearningcommunity.us/ResourcesbyFormat/ParentingVideos/tabid/108/Default.aspx