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Greetings!
I hope this newsletter finds you well! In this AUGUST issue you will find information pertaining to HELPING YOUR CHILD SUCCEED IN SCHOOL and A QUESTIONNAIRE: IS YOUR HOME ENVIRONMENT PROMOTING ACADEMIC SKILLS? Enjoy:)
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A QUESTIONNAIRE: IS YOUR HOME ENVIRONMENT PROMOTING ACADEMIC SKILLS?
By Elizabeth Mahaney, M.A.
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These 12 questions can help parents determine whether they are providing an
environment that will lead to good school learning for the child.
Score two points for each statement that is "almost always true" of your home; score one
point if it's "sometimes true"; score zero if it's "rarely or never true".
Almost Always True (+2) Sometimes True (+1) Rarely or Never True(0)
1. Everyone in my family has a household
responsibility, at least one chore that must be
done on time.
2. We have regular times for members of the
family to eat, sleep, play, work, and study.
3. School work and reading come before play,
TV, and other work.
4. I praise my child for good schoolwork,
sometimes in front of other people.
5. My child has a quiet place to study, a desk
or table at which to work, and books, including
a dictionary or other reference material.
6. Members of my family talk about hobbies,
games, news, the books we're reading, and
movies and TV programs we've seen.
7. The family visits museums, libraries, zoos,
historical sites, and other places of interest.
8. I encourage good speech habits, helping my
child to use the correct words and phrases and
to learn new ones.
9. At dinner, or some other daily occasion, our
family talks about the day's events, with a
chance for everyone to speak and be listened
to.
10. I know my child's current teacher, what my
child is doing in school, and which learning
materials are being used.
11. I expect quality work and good grades. I
know my child's strengths and weaknesses and
give encouragement and special help when
they're needed.
12. I talk to my child about the future, about
planning for high school and college, and
about aiming for a high level education.
TOTAL
If you scored ten or more, your home ranks in the top one-fourth in terms of the support and encouragement you give your child for school learning. If you scored six or lower, your home is in the bottom one-fourth. If you scored somewhere in between, you're average in the
support you give your child for school learning.
Please pass this newsletter along to a friend. Or call 813-240-3237 to request additional copies or to make an appointment.
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HELPING YOUR CHILD SUCCEED IN SCHOOL
By Elizabeth Mahaney, M.A.
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! Talk to your child from the day of birth.
Early language experience builds the
foundation of reading success.
! Read aloud to your child.
! Young children learn best through direct
experience with their environment. Allow
exploration. Set aside a part of the house
just for this.
! Write down what your child says and read
it back. Your child will soon discover that
reading is a logical extension of speech.
! Encourage your child to keep a journal.
! Go for a walk in the woods with your child
and collect pine cones. Have your child
arrange them from largest to smallest.
! With your child, make cookies or jello or
other foods in which steps must be
followed. Read the directions step by step
and have the child carry them out. This
provides practice in listening and following
oral directions.
! Encourage your child to write a family
newspaper.
! For the beginning reader, label objects
around the house.
! Encourage your child to interview family
members and write their biographies.
! Ask your child to count items for you - the
cans on a shelf, apples in a bag, etc.
! Read along with your child aloud to provide
a model for expression and fluency.
! Write some messages that require written
answers.
! Provide a book shelf for your child's
bedroom.
! Take your child to the library.
! Conduct an oral scavenger hunt. Ask your
child to find all objects in the kitchen that
begin with a specific sound - F - fork, fan,
fish, food, for example.
! Ask your child to locate an item in a
cupboard by saying it is next to, in front of,
over or behind another item.
! Have your child write words that are
interesting or meaningful on an index card.
File in a special word file box. Your child
can use these words to write stories, etc.
! Lay different shaped crackers in a row to
create a pattern. Have your child try to
reproduce the pattern.
! Do not expect your young child to spend
long periods of time at homework. Change
the activity often.
! Let your child measure ingredients when
you cook or bake.
! Ask more "why" questions of your child
instead of questions that require a simple
yes or no. This stimulates critical thinking.
! Prepare a shopping list with your child.
Read it together while shopping.
! Have your child make a scrapbook with a
beginning letter sound on every page.
Provide old magazines for your child to cut
out pictures to fit the beginning letter
sounds.
! Establish a message center on a bulletin
board. Leave messages for your child often.
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Please pass this newsletter along to a friend or call Elizabeth Mahaney 813-240-3237 to request additional copies.
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Thanks for reading this months Newsletter!
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Mahaney
South Tampa Therapy & The Missing Piece of Counseling and Well-Being Inc.
Phone: 813-240-3237
Email: Elizabethmahaney@msn.com
Website: www.SouthTampaTherapy.com
www.MissingPieceCounseling.org
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