There are many ways that parents can support their children’s learning at home and throughout the school year.
Work collaboratively with school staff
- Inform the teacher you want to help your child learn, and that you want to be contacted if any problems occur.
- Familiarise yourself with the school staff who are all there to assist your child’s academic, social and emotional growth.
- Attend parent-teacher conferences and if you have a concern at any time, make an appointment to meet with your child’s teacher.
- Read all the information sent home from the school.
- Volunteer at your child’s school.
Support your child’s learning
- Inquire if your child is experiencing any difficulties and ask how you can help.
- Establish a regular time for homework, and remove all distractions.
- Display a positive attitude about education and the school to your children.
- Demonstrate that learning can be enjoyable.
- Limit your child’s television, video games, and Internet use.
- Encourage and model reading to your child.
- Talking with and listening to your child will develop their language skills, and show them you are interested in what they have to say.
- Active learning is promoted when you listen to your child’s ideas and respond to them.
- Encourage your child to use the library.
- Give your child opportunities to develop responsibility and independence.
- Encourage active learning which can occur through sports, spending time with friends, acting in a school play, playing a musical instrument or visiting museums and bookstores.
Kuna njia nyingi ambazo wazazi wanaweza kusaidia kujifunza kwa watoto wao nyumbani na katika mwaka wote wa shule. Fanya kazi kwa kushirikiana na wafanyakazi wa shule - Mjulishe mwalimu unataka kumsaidia mtoto wako kujifunza, na kwamba unataka kuwasiliana kama matatizo yoyote kutokea. -Jifunze kuhusu wafanyakazi wa shule ambao wako tayari kukusaidia katika ukuaji wa mwanao katika masomo, kijamii na kihisia. - Hudhuria mikutano ya wazazi na walimu na kama una wasiwasi wakati wowote, fanya miadi ya kukutana na mwalimu wa mtoto wako. - Soma habari zote zilizotumwa nyumbani kutoka shule. - Jitahidi katika shule ya mtoto wako. Msaada wa kujifunza kwa mtoto wako - Jiulize ikiwa mtoto wako ana matatizo yoyote na uliza jinsi unavyoweza kusaidia. - Weka wakati wa kawaida wa kufanya kazi za nyumbani, na uondoe vitu vyote vinavyovunja fikira. - Onyesha mtazamo mzuri kuhusu elimu na shule kwa watoto wako. - Onyesha kwamba kujifunza kwaweza kuwa jambo lenye kufurahisha. - Punguza matumizi ya televisheni, michezo ya video, na Intaneti ya mtoto wako. - Kichocheo na kielelezo cha kusoma kwa mtoto wako. - Kuzungumza na kumsikiliza mtoto wako kutaendeleza ustadi wao wa lugha, na kuwaonyesha kwamba unavutiwa na yale wanayoyasema. - Kujifunza kwa bidii huendelezwa unaposikiliza mawazo ya mtoto wako na kuitikia. - Mhimizishe mtoto wako atumie maktaba. - Mpe mtoto wako fursa za kusitawisha daraka na kujitegemea. - Kuhamasisha kujifunza kazi ambayo inaweza kutokea kupitia michezo, kutumia muda na marafiki, kutenda katika mchezo wa shule, kucheza chombo cha muziki au kutembelea makumbusho na maduka ya vitabu.