How to Help Your Child Survive Summer School

Whether your child's school is requiring her to attend a summer session as a way to make up a class failure or you want her to get in some extra learning between June and September, summer school isn't always easy for all kids to cope with. Instead of spending her sunny summer days sitting poolside with her pals, hovering over homework or taking tests provides a far from fun-filled vacation time. That said, there's no underestimating the power that summer-time schooling can have on your child's academic skills. According to the National Summer Learning Association, students can lose knowledge -- such as 2 months of grade-level mathematics skills -- during summer break.

Instructions

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      Make a schedule that includes both work and play. Avoid packing each day with only schoolwork. Keep in mind that, although your child needs to go to summer school, it's still his vacation or supposed break. Set times for studying as well as after-school or weekend times for going to the pool, the beach or hanging out with friends.

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      Take your child's reading books or homework assignments with you to places such as the local park to get a break from the home environment and get out into the summer sun. Set her up on a park bench or at a picnic table, sitting together and reading or doing schoolwork.

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      Design experiential learning activities that allow your child to take what he is learning at summer school and move it out into the real world. Build extra learning into his day, making connections between summer school and the summer environment. For example, take your child to the park to look for the plants that he is discussing in his biology class or go outside on a warm night to star gaze for his astronomy course.

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      Make yourself available to help you child with her schoolwork, provided that you understand it yourself. Invite her to ask you questions, and help her to finally pass the class.

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