Homework Tips

♦Assume that your children will have studying to do every night.

♦Ask your children if they understand their homework. If they do not, work a few examples together.

♦See if your children did the work correctly.

♦Ask your children to show you their homework after the teacher returns it to learn where they’re having trouble and where they’re doing well. 

♦Stay in touch with your children’s teachers. Ask about their classes and what they are studying. Ask teachers how you can support what they 

are doing in the classroom.

♦Remember you and the teacher want the same thing – for your children to learn.

♦Don’t be afraid to get in touch with the teacher if you and your child don’t understand an assignment or if your child is having a great deal of trouble. Almost all students run into problems at some time, and teachers are glad to help.

♦Don’t do your children’s work for them. Help them learn how to do it themselves.

♦Show your children that you think homework is important. If you are at work during homework time, ask to see their work when you get home.

♦Praise your children for doing well. Make praise a habit.

♦Ask your school for guides or tips for helping your children develop good study habits.

♦Help older students organize their assignments by recording them on calendars or planners, or in their school agenda books.

(adapted from the NEA and National PTA)