Brookview Elementary - Home of the Huskies!
Meet the Counselor - Maureen E. Dillard
HI! I am the School Counselor here at Brookview Elementary. I am entering my 10th year here. I am here to work with individuals, groups and classes to help students acquire social and communicative skills, and to build the confidence and self-esteem necessary for productive interaction with teachers, peers and families. I also help students acquire the skills they need to solve their problems, enhance their lives and help them learn to relax and cope when confronted with stress-producing situations. I am also available for consultation with teachers and parents.
Academic Sucess
When report cards come out, many students and their parents are disappointed with the result If you are concerned about your student's grades, try the following:
- Meet with child's teacher and find out area's of difficulty
- Make homework a priority. Set aside a time for doing it and be available to help
- Turn TV off and make phone unavailable
- Apply consequences if classwork or homework is not done
- Check daily with student about what is going on at school, talk with them about their day, let them know you are interested.
- Make a plan with your child's teacher to work on solving the problem
Why Homework is Important!
Homework is defined as out-of-class tasks assigned to students as an extension or elaboration of classroom work. There are three types of homework: practice, preparation, and extension. Although there are mixed findings about whether homework actually increases students' academic achievement, many teachers and parents agree that homework develops students' initiative and responsibility. It can also provide extra support to those who may need it.
The following links can help students with homework:
Discovery Education
Homework Helper
Emotional Health Contributes to School Success
Children need a lot of praise and positive feedback as part of their healthy emotional development, but the praise should mean something – so don’t go overboard with praise over the smallest mark your child makes on a piece of paper with her crayon.
Kids also need to learn how to take constructive criticism without damage to their ego – a difficult part of parenting, but one which prepares them for school, work and other situations when they have to work with other people. So be sure to say what they did right before you tell them what they did wrong, or what needs improvement.
Give your child structure in his daily routine, but enough free time to make up his own games; let him know what he’s doing wrong, but also what he does right. And most importantly, always make sure your child knows that your discipline and rules come from your love for him. As one wise grandmother once said as she corrected her granddaughter, “I love you anyway, but I want other people to love you, too!”
If you have any questions or concerns regarding your student do not hesitiate to contact me at:
304 369-1012 or medillard@access.k12.wv.us