This is a guest post by Davis Miller: As far as math is concerned, most kids in Singapore are not making the grade. Former math teacher at Stanford, Jo Boaler, published What’s Math Got to Do with It?: How Parents and Teachers Can Help Children …
1. Misread Direction Errors These errors occur when you skip directions or misunderstand directions but answer the question or do the problem anyway. To avoid this type of error, read all the directions. 2. Careless Errors Mistakes made which can be caught automatically upon reviewing …
A. Translate the questions into your own words. B. Read each option carefully. C. Use a strategy: Attack unfamiliar words by sounding them out, by breaking them into familiar parts with meanings you know, by looking at the surrounding words and sentences for clues to …
Is your child motivated to do homework and study or do you need to ‘strongly encourage’ your child to do the work? Has homework time become a battleground? I understand how difficult this can be for you once things get out of hand but DO …
WHAT IS STUDY? – Study is the skill of learning something independently of a teacher. Obviously I did not mean that a 5 year-old should be reading and studying textbooks at night after going to school! Being an independent learner in Kindergarten means things like …
You thought that the internet was good for nothing when it comes to your kids, right? Check out these 5 brain boosting maths websites that will turn your child into a mathematical genius in no time! We always blame the internet for being such a …
