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Practicing Good Study Habits

• No two children are exactly the same, and at Tutor Doctor  we are clear that there is no  such thing as “one size fits all”
• By individualizing your child’s tutoring, we do not waste time teaching information your child already knows, and we do not frustrate your child by starting with content that is too advanced.
• But we at tutor Doctor are clear that children respond well to routine and structure.

Here are a few tips to help your child get the best out of their home study.

Although your children spend hours in school every week, the time they spend at home doing school-related work is just as important. By helping your children learn and practice good study habits, you’ll do a lot to help them succeed in school.

• Have a set time to settle down: By having the same start-time for homework every day, you avoid having daily battles about when it’s time to hit the books. Many families have their children start their studies as soon as they get home from school. Others wait until after dinnertime. The key is to have a routine and to stick to it.
• Take a breather: Just like schools have break time, children need to have mini-breaks when they’re working hard to complete homework or projects, or studying for tests. Come up with some five-minute break ideas that will appeal to your child-doing some stretches, playing with a pet, grabbing a glass of juice, etc. Every hour or half-hour (depending on your child’s age and attention span), set a timer for five minutes and take a break. If it’s been a particularly long study session, make it a 10-minute break. Just make sure, when the timer rings, that it’s back to work, no questions asked (or no break next time!)
• Create a study space: Every family needs the basic “ingredients” for studying and doing homework: a workspace with good lighting, the tools needed to complete the work (e.g., paper, pencils, markers and ruler), basic reference material available either online or in print (dictionary, encyclopaedia and atlas) and a library card for special projects. Keeping all the materials in one area makes it faster and easier to get work done.
• Turn off the distractions: Your child’s study area should be distraction-free during study/homework time. That means the Mobile phones, TV, music and computer games should be off or out of view and earshot. Children may say they have no trouble studying with the TV or music on, but studies show that they have trouble retaining what they’ve learned.

Tutor Doctor supports children at all levels and of all ages , we offer a free no obligation consultation in your own home environment . If you feel your child needs that extra support call us on 07540 707537 ; 01383 736446 ; or e-mail jdeacon@tutordoctor.co.uk

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