[AD] For some children maths can be their least favourite subject, or even their most enjoyable. There’s always that one subject in school we all struggled with, but it doesn’t mean that we’re incapable of learning and enjoying the subject. It all comes down to our own knowledge and using effective methods to help our child with their skills. Here are some top tips from this international school in North London to help your child’s maths skills.
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How to help your child with maths.
Break down questions into chunks.
This can be easily applied to a lot of homework assignments, regardless of whether they’re maths equations or history questions. For maths, though, you can easily break down methods for your child so that they can follow the entire process. Most of the time you’ll find your child can easily pick up what to do if they’re shown step by step how to tackle them. It’s also a good reinforcement tool and then have your child follow those same steps each time.
Focus on the areas your child’s good at first.
Sometimes when your child is given homework they struggle on a handful of questions. Focus on the areas where your child can get through the easier requests, then move on to the more difficult ones afterwards. Doing this can mean your child’s full attention is on the harder questions, and they can only feel engaged in those questions without worrying about all the other parts of their homework.
Ask your child’s teachers on ways you can help your child.
Your teacher has the most time with your child, so they can point out where your child can improve your child’s skills. There may only be certain areas of maths that they struggle with where you can pinpoint exactly what you can do to help your child’s progression. It could also be a wider issue where you find some additional support that your child can appreciate, like extra tuition or dedicated time at home to pick up on their maths skills.
