During the Meet-The-Parent session, a parent queried me on how to coach her child in Mathematics. She was anxious about her child and I decided to share with her how I coach my daughter at home.I thought I should also air it in the blog as well , as some parents are also at their wits end. However, you must also bear in mind your child's weaknesses and work to address them first.
Well, here it goes:
Firstly, I will go through the topic in the textbook before her teacher teaches her.
( This is to give her confidence and a sense of achievement if the teacher picks on her to answer a question and she will able to do so.)
Next, I will let her complete the relevant topic in an assessment book that has mostly knowledge questions. If she is not able to get 85% of them correct, I know that she has not mastered the concepts well and I will reteach.)
Thirdly, I will give her a challenging assessment book. However, before I throw her into the deep sea, I will teach her using similar examples and then let her practice on her own. I will also go through them in greater detail and ask her how she got the answer to the question.
Finally, I will get her to do the Challenge Sums in the Heuristics assessment book.
I also give her three problem sums to work on daily.
I hope that the information I give is helpful and not overwhelming!
Maybe, the parents whose children do well in their Mathematics can also share their secrets. :)
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