Stephanie’s tips on helping your child succeed in school

EOG testing is sneaking up on us fast. It is hard to believe that March winds are already blowing. I am fortunate to have many wonderful educators as friends and clients. So I asked one for some tips on how we as parents can help our kids do better in school and on the EOGs.

I asked Stephanie Eddings to share some of her tips. Stephanie is a fifth grade teacher at Ball Creek Elementary School.

David Letterman has his top ten, but we have Stephanie’s top nine on how to help your child succeed in school. Thanks Stephanie for your tips. I know I will be using them with Sarah.

Stephanie’s top nine tips on helping your child succeed in school:
1. Get a good night sleep and eat breakfast every morning.
2. Have your child explain their homework to you. It is a good indication on whether or not they understand what they have learned in school. If they have no homework, have them explain what they have learned that day.
3. Read all the time. Magazines, newspapers, books, etc. and ask questions about what they read. It's also a good idea to set up times to where everyone in the house reads. This helps your child to develop a love for reading because they see their parents wanting to read also.
4. Be on time to school everyday and keep the absences to a minimum.
5. Communicate with your child's teacher on a regular basis.
6. Have high expectations of your child and make sure they know your expectations.
7. Make a place where your child/ren go every day after school at the same time to do their homework and read.
8. Limit the amount of TV and video game time to provide opportunities to use their imaginations.
9. Play math games with your child to help them master addition/subtraction facts for the lower grades and multiplication/division for the upper grades.