A CHECKLIST FOR HELPING YOUR CHILD WITH HOMEWORK
Make Sure Your Child Has:
-A quiet place to work with good light
-A regular time each day for doing homework
-Basic supplies such as paper, pencils, pens, markers, and a ruler
Questions to Ask Your Child:
-What’s your assignment today?
-Do you understand what you are supposed to do?
-When is it due?
-Do you need special resources? (i.e. go to the library, access to computer)
-Do you need special supplies? (i.e. poster board, graph paper)
-Have you started today’s assignment? Finished it?
-Is it a long term assignment? (i.e. project or book report)
-For a major project, would it help to write out the steps or make a schedule?
-Would a practice test be useful?
Other Ways to Help:
-Look over your child’s homework, but DON’T DO THE WORK!
-Meet the teachers early in the year and find out about homework policy.
-Review teacher comments on homework that has been returned and discuss with your child.
-Observe your child’s style of learning and try to understand how s/he works best, (i.e. visual aids, reading material aloud).
-Contact the teacher if there’s a homework problem you can’t resolve.
-Congratulate your child on a job well done.