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How to support your child to prepare How to support your child to prepare for PSLEfor PSLE
(For P6 Parents)(For P6 Parents)
10 February 2012
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How to support your child to prepare How to support your child to prepare for PSLEfor PSLE
Focus of sharing :
•What is the PSLE ?
•Child
•Parents
•School
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How to support your child to prepare How to support your child to prepare for PSLE for PSLE
What is the PSLE ?What is the PSLE ?
An emplacement test
Easy, average and difficult questions
Within syllabus
Thinking, application and process skills
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CHILDCHILD
Ownership
-He/She owns the outcomes.
-He/she can determine what to do.
-He/She is in charge.
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CHILD CHILD
Accountability
-He/She is responsible for the outcomes.
-He/She is aware of the importance of the
PSLE
-He/She should be self-motivated
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CHILDCHILD
Doing well in the PSLE is for self
and not for parents.
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CHILD - Develop a SMART strategy CHILD - Develop a SMART strategy for goal settingfor goal setting
Questions to ask oneself :Questions to ask oneself :
Specific - What specifically do I intend to achieve?Specific - What specifically do I intend to achieve? Measurable - How do I know when I have achievedMeasurable - How do I know when I have achieved them ?them ? Achievable - Are my goals achievable?Achievable - Are my goals achievable? Realistic - Are my goals realistic ?Realistic - Are my goals realistic ? Time frame - When will I have to accomplish it ?Time frame - When will I have to accomplish it ?
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CHILDCHILD
No one can stop child from achieving the best result.
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CHILD –NO LIMITCHILD –NO LIMIT
What does he want ?
How can he accomplish it ?
Action plan ?
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CHILDCHILD
If he does not believe he can do it, nothing will get done.
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CHILDCHILD
Do not look back at past failures.
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CHILDCHILD
What must he do now ?
Draw up a time table with time frame
- be realistic
- break time ?
Take some time to look back how was his time spent the day before / over weekend.
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CHILD CHILD
Know his/her own weaknesses /strengths
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CHILDCHILD Know his /her own strengths and
weaknesses - obstacles
What must he / she do first ?
What help does he / she need ?
Any habits that need to be
changed ?
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PARENTSPARENTS
Understand the stress, pressure and anxiety faced by your child :Understand the stress, pressure and anxiety faced by your child : coping with homework,coping with homework, coping with tuition,coping with tuition, coping with parents’ expectation coping with parents’ expectation Fear of past failureFear of past failure coping with friends in schoolcoping with friends in school school projects, school projects, tests and examinationstests and examinations peer pressurepeer pressure computer distractioncomputer distraction Handphone distractionHandphone distraction
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PARENTSPARENTS
InvolvedInvolved InnovativeInnovative InformativeInformative ImpartialImpartial InspiringInspiring
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PARENTS - PARENTS - INVOLVEDINVOLVED
Presence and Pleasure :Presence and Pleasure :- Show interestShow interest- Set exampleSet example- Show care and concernShow care and concern
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PARENTS - PARENTS - INNOVATIVEINNOVATIVEPhysical EnvironmentPhysical Environment : :- ConduciveConduciveResources:Resources:- Assessment booksAssessment books- On-line researchOn-line researchIncentivesIncentives::- OutingsOutings- Rewards / breaksRewards / breaks- Games Games
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PARENTS - INFORMATIVEPARENTS - INFORMATIVE
Communication and ConnectinCommunication and Connectingg- Discuss school happeningsDiscuss school happenings- Guide childGuide child- How help can be renderedHow help can be rendered- Share your own journey in educationShare your own journey in education
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PARENTS – IMPARTIALPARENTS – IMPARTIAL
Be objective and not subjectiveBe objective and not subjective- Do not make comparisons Do not make comparisons - Do not bring up unpleasant past. Do not bring up unpleasant past. - Avoid over-pressuring Avoid over-pressuring - ListenListen- ObserveObserve
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PARENTS – INSPIRINGPARENTS – INSPIRING
Be positiveBe positive- Talk about narrowing gaps instead of failures Talk about narrowing gaps instead of failures - Look at improvement – tangible and intangibleLook at improvement – tangible and intangible- Acknowledge strengths and effortAcknowledge strengths and effort- Come up with strategies to helpCome up with strategies to help
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Tips to Help your child Tips to Help your child If you are disappointed with your child’s result :If you are disappointed with your child’s result :
Work through your disappointment before you talk to yourWork through your disappointment before you talk to your child. This will ensure that you don't vent your anger / frustration onchild. This will ensure that you don't vent your anger / frustration on him / her. him / her.
Attend to your child's feelings. Tell him that you know he /sheAttend to your child's feelings. Tell him that you know he /she is disappointed too.is disappointed too.
Share with him real life examples of failure and emphasize theShare with him real life examples of failure and emphasize the importance of learning from mistakes.importance of learning from mistakes.
Engage your child to move on, set targets and actions again, after he has Engage your child to move on, set targets and actions again, after he has worked through his disappointment. worked through his disappointment.
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Tips to Help your child Tips to Help your child
Children sometimes mask their sadness and disappointment with a Children sometimes mask their sadness and disappointment with a "can't-be bothered" attitude. So you shouldn't judge them before you "can't-be bothered" attitude. So you shouldn't judge them before you talk with them.talk with them.
Sometimes children seem to “rebel” by not doing work or appear Sometimes children seem to “rebel” by not doing work or appear lazy. That could be a real possibility that they do not know how to do lazy. That could be a real possibility that they do not know how to do the work.the work.
Children can be stressed too. Their coping mechanism may be Children can be stressed too. Their coping mechanism may be limited. They need help to cope.limited. They need help to cope.
Find out what can trigger off your child’s motivation.Find out what can trigger off your child’s motivation.
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Practical actions :Practical actions : Be interested - Spend quality time togetherBe interested - Spend quality time together Do school work together, encourage questions and processes Do school work together, encourage questions and processes
in thinkingin thinking Study with themStudy with them Set target with themSet target with them Plan time table with themPlan time table with them Set and review time frame.Set and review time frame.
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Partnership with teachers :
Communicate with teachers
Balance tuition work
Monitor homework
Discuss lessons learnt and application
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Be with your child
Believe in your child
Balance your influence
Beware of your reaction
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