The Semestral Assessment 2 (SA2) results are coming back. How did your child fare? If your child made improvements—even small improvements, they are worth celebrating.
If your child fell short of his or her goal at the SA2, however, you may be wondering why. Was it stress? Time management? A lack of application of skills learnt?
These issues can be overcome with time, as well as the collaborative efforts of you, your child, and his or her teacher. While the year-end holiday is a time for rest, it is also crucial for your child to work on his or her areas of weaknesses to be well-prepared for the following year.
In this article, we introduce four things you can do to support your child’s learning during the upcoming year-end break:
1. Write Down Reflections for This Academic Year
Prior to setting goals for the following year, it is crucial that your child considers what he or she needs to work on. Penning down thoughts concretises your child’s reflections and makes your child confront what needs to be done to prepare for the following year.
These are some questions that you can consider having your child respond to:
- What are some areas you think you have improved in this year?
- Analyse each section of your SA2 papers. If any scores are below your expectations, why do you think you fared as such for those sections? What will you do to avoid mistakes in future?
- Which 3 sections do you think you need to focus on this holiday to help you perform better?
2. Set Realistic Goals for the Following Year
Openly discuss with your child what he or she aims to achieve in the following year. As you do this, remind your child that an attainable goal should be set for each subject (or each section in the paper).
Not sure how you can help your child get started? Download our free Goal Setting and Reflections Resource (English) to help your child with this process.
3. Your Child Is Responsible for His/Her Learning
The journey towards improvement begins with the willingness of your child to take that first step. Simply put, your child has to want to improve, in order to improve. Students who are empowered with this desire will chase or go after their goals, and put in effort to ensure they attain them.
How can you do this?
When you direct questions to your child in this manner, he or she will realise that your role as the parent is to facilitate the communication between student and teacher. Ultimately, however, the responsibility to clarify doubts lies with your child. When children get attuned to this habit, a positive attitude towards learning will be instilled.
4. Focus on Being Positive
Nobody likes to be criticised constantly. Learning and making the effort to improve is an arduous process, and your child needs to know that he or she has your support every step of the way.
So… how can you as a parent be positive about your child’s learning?
As such, helping your child to see the positive in his or her learning journey—even when mistakes are made, will motivate your child to improve and seek to attain personal goals.
Provide your child with the right academic assistance!
LiteracyPlus’ end-of-year holiday programmes are designed to give your child the head start needed to be prepared for the upcoming academic year. They also include exciting learning activities and discussions to empower your child’s learning.
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