My son who is fourteen is brilliant at Maths , although his English is not great but he shows promise . He is in an excelrated learning program at high school , where he has a terrible relationship with his english teacher .
To encourage him and to hopefully improve his english at school I have decided to set him lessons as homework , he is fully cooperative with this idea .
I ,would appreciate any poitive suggestions , and a basic outlie for a lessn plan
2006-08-25 22:38:14 · 11 answers · asked by kevin d 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
What my parents used to do was have me read a chapter (or two, depending of the size thereof) of, say Chronicals of Narnia - Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes etc. Then create an essay of the prose/thrust of story. Of course, this was the mid-sixties...perhaps home-learning has changed now, but 35-40 years ago, it was good to take out a novel (classic - but of course...nowt can beat 'em!) and create your own plan, basically concerning the method of prose and the use of commas - et cetera - and know when to use them. My parents used to put me through this when I was on my school holidays!
2006-08-25 22:51:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there is no doubt that reading will do him good, but it can sometimes be hard to find books that engage the interest of 14 year old boys. Involve him in choosing the books - that in itself could be the first homework assignment. Then both of you can read the book, and discuss it chapter by chapter. One way of helping his comprehension is to "play around" with the book a little. For example, if a chapter has a particular incident in it, get him to re-write, or re-tell that incident from another perspective, perhaps an observer perspective if the incident is told by someone who was involved in it, or from a girl's or boy's perspective, if the incident involved a narrator of the opposite sex. This can make the work fun for both of you. He can set you similar tasks, and that inviolves him in thinking about more than just the superficial "story" in the book.
Another thing that can be good fun, and educational too, is to perhaps encourage him to find a number of different sources of the same news story. Perhaps some day you could get three or four newspapers of very different types, and get him to look at the different slant that can be put on the same news item. Let him choose one that interests him. He could also find reports on internet sites and use those.
A number of people have cited TV as being detrimental, but it can be used in a more positive way. Again, looking at the use of language in different styles of programme. Some documentaries are good in that respect. For example, does the programme aim to inform people? What sort of language is good for getting across information? It the programme imaginative - what sort of language is used to engage people's imagination?
You could get a lot of variations from some of those ideas, and tailor them to his interests and requirements. One thing I would advise is letting him be involved in choosing the books/texts at the start, but you also trying to introduce him to new materials (perhaps less obviously of interest to him) as you go along. Afterall, the purpose of all education is to broaden the mind.
He's lucky that you are willing to be involved in this. A key factor in its success will be the fact that you value this enough to give it your time...
Good luck in this :)
2006-08-28 19:52:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son had a reading age of seven when he started school at two and a half years old. The private school we sent him to considered him to be gifted. I bought him a computer at 2 years old and asked him to write short stories; his first attempts were as one would expect from a child so young, but within a year, he was writing 100,000 word stories! The schools he went to seemed to slow him down, he grew bored and it took time for me to learn that he was indeed bored. If you can get your son to write short stories, you will see a remarkable change in a short time. Encourage him to read anything and throw the TV out; we do not have one in the house, we read and I write novels. They learn more from caring parents than even the most prestigious schools can teach. Tony in remotest Indo-China.
2006-08-26 05:52:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The biggest part of English is reading!!!!!!
I only attended H.S. 2 years, and did the rest home study (through the state). I passed my senior English by a 2 question test. Upon entering college- 10 yrs later, My compass test came back and I had passed English 101. I believe it is because my mom threw the TV out, and we all learned how to read. I still love to read to this day. Try it!
2006-08-26 05:51:14 · answer #4 · answered by mlrios2003 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Given your own lack of proficiency in the language I doubt if you are the best person to help him. You would be better to hire a tutor for him.
Try your local university - a second or third year student can probably be found who will do a good job and be very pleased for the chance to earn some money.
2006-08-29 21:17:40 · answer #5 · answered by TC 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah for you! You are an excellent parent and truely involved in supporting your son's education. First I would try having him write daily in a journal. This will help. Also to make the learning fun why not have him travel to different countries through books and write about them for you to read. Also check at your local library....they have a wealth of information and it is all FREE.. God bless you and your son. I am sure he will succeed with your suport. WAY TO GO!
2006-08-29 02:11:34 · answer #6 · answered by LAUSDDISTRICT8MOMOFTHREE 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy him long/complicated books that are interesting at the same time (ie Harry Potter, LOTR). I think any kid would rather get engrossed in a good book than get extra lessons from his parent (no offense).
2006-08-26 05:56:26 · answer #7 · answered by Galbadian 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
cgp have some great homework books and lesson plans in each subject-government have websites too with curriculum breakdowns, but if you want to get results I found that it works better if you play word games with them at home like scrabble and boggle whodunits and logic puzzles etc gives them confidence
2006-08-27 19:36:53 · answer #8 · answered by what? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should get him some good books to read
and get him to write, it does'nt matter what he writes about as long as it is interesting for him. Also you should combine his reading with philosophy because most great writers write about philosophy.
2006-08-26 19:14:57 · answer #9 · answered by Lucu 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there lot on the net search with key words
2006-08-27 12:06:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋