Homework Strategies

Most students face challenges with homework at some point in their educational journey. How can parents help? Encouraging students to be independent is key. However, parents can also reinforce good habits when needed:

Provide ongoing, brief communication about assignments and priorities
Offer guidance on organizational strategies
Create a comfortable, well-lit, distraction-free homework environment

Consider the different ways students learn. Research demonstrates different types of information is processed in different parts of the brain. Learning can be approached from multiple perspectives, including visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. Parents can encourage students to try different approaches to homework. Some examples include:

Visual Strategies for Learning

Auditory Strategies for Learning

Kinesthetic Strategies for Learning

Taking notes
Using color codes
Visualizing information
Using/drawing pictures, charts, and graphs
Watch an informational video
Creating a map or a timeline

Listening to an audio book while reading it
Reading aloud
Repeating information out loud
Having a discussion with someone on a topic
Recording and playing back information

Playing cards or board games that incorporate math
Making cards to play trivia, bingo, or matching games to reinforce learning
Using dice or dominos to practice skills
Incorporating movement into learning
Role playing
Writing letters or words in the air or invisibly on any surface

Don't forget to check in with the teacher(s) to gain their insights and expertise on how to reinforce/support what is taught in the classroom.