The Do's and Don't's For Helping With School Work

There is a fine line between doing too much and not doing enough. It is difficult to know where to draw that line.

Follow these simple Do's and Don't's to stay just behind the line.

*Avoid giving your student direction to study without a concrete plan for how to do it.
*Avoid jumping into helping your student with an assignment.
*Avoid talking at your child for long periods of time without checking understanding.
*Avoid giving your student the answer or solving the problem for them.




*Guide your child in creating a plan for studying with clear tasks and timelines
*Guide your student in breaking down assignments into action items.

*Assess your student's level of understanding: Do they understand the directions? Is it an execution (procedural/strategy issue problem or a content issue?
*Guide your student in advocating for themselves.
*Whenever you walk away give clear directions based on what just happened, what you expect to be accomplished, and how long until you will come back to check in.