6-8 Supports

• Help create organizational systems for papers and planning

• Support the use of an agenda book and calendar to track assignments

• Encourage maintenance of binders/backpacks

• Have students estimate homework time needed and balance activities accordingly

• Encourage short study sessions with breaks

• Suggest creating study guides or flash cards

• Help quiz your student using their own study materials

• Foster review and self-testing versus last minute cramming

• Ask your student to teach you what they learned in class

• Help explain tricky concepts, but avoid doing homework for them

• Make math flashcards and practice math facts for quick recall

Listen Actively

• Create opportunities for conversations without distractions. Ask open-ended questions and validate their feelings.

Support Organization

• Help come up with systems for organizing papers and managing assignments. Check in on progress.

Encourage Healthy Habits

• Ensure they get enough sleep, nutrition, and exercise which aids learning and mood. Help balance commitments.

Monitor Online Activity

• Set screen time guidelines and routinely check sites and apps for safety. Discuss online ethics.

Reinforce Study Skills

• Suggest using visual study aids like flashcards, notes, and diagrams. Assist avoiding last-minute cramming.

Foster Independence

• Let them take ownership of routines while providing guidance as needed. Allow natural consequences.

Advocate Respectfully

• Communicate issues professionally with school staff to best support students.

Affirm Their Worth

• Celebrate qualities that make them unique. Support interests with encouragement.

• Encourage daily independent reading time to build skills and stamina

• Discuss what they are reading and prompt text connections

• Brainstorm ideas for papers/projects

• Assist in researching paper topics