Friday, October 30, 2015

Tutoring as a Bonding Time for the Whole Family (part 2 of 2)


Setting the tutoring session's time and venue can also help. Making tutoring as a family thing is something that would make the child happy. This is because he or she will feel that he or she is important since almost all members of the family talk about his academic difficulties. The most common venue and time is over mealtime, say lunch or dinner. You can also make use of the TV time to help the child with his or her assignment.

Delegating a certain member of the family about a specific lesson or topic taught in school might also help. Since not all members of the family are on call when the child needs some tutoring, it is best if parents will delegate a specific member, say for a day or for a particular topic.  This can be very helpful because the siblings as well as the parents can chose a subject where they think they are good at. If there is only one child, the parents must divide the topics amongst themselves to tend to the child's queries.

Other tutoring options

Aside from making sure that the child gets all the help and support he or she needs when completing school tasks at home, there are also other things that parents can try as well as other members of the family can do such as meeting with the child's teacher where a free-wheeling discussion about the child's progress in school.

Apart from the academic status of the child, meeting with the teacher can also be the best time to talk about tutoring options that could be arranged within the school or after school hours. One great way to go about this is to ask the teacher to group children and assist or help each other for a specific assignment. This might work because children can complement each other's weaknesses.

This can also help boost the confidence of the child because he or she gets help not from an adult but from his or her fellow student.

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