How do I help me child study for tests?

Question

my daughter is a below average student - but I'm having a hard time helping her to study. I was always an above average student, so I never had to try hard, whereas my daughter needs to study daily to keep her "C" average. Are there any tips to help me help her. Particularly in Spelling

Answer 1

You might talk to her teacher(s), as see exactly what she needs help in (You might have already done this, since you know she needs help in spelling). Then, for different subjects you can do different things.
Spelling- You can get a list of her spelling words, and put a word or so up everywhere around the house... on the fridge, bathroom mirror, beside the TV or computer, etc. Then tell everybody in the house to spell the word out loud when they use that particular item.

Other examples: For history, you could make up a game where she has to match dates and events, and then give her rewards for getting the correct answer. For math, you could make a game for the whole family for who could solve the most math problems at their level (This way you can help your other kid(s) (if you have any) to study for their math too!).

Just remember to try to make it fun, and this will make her want to study on her own even more. Also, including the whole family helps.

Answer 2

Everyone learns differently, so try to figure out how your daughter learns the best. Does she need to walk and talk while trying to remember a problem. Walking around talking to myself, works well for me, I may look silly but it is hard to argue with my grades.

Maybe you daughter learns the best by using her hands. If this is the case try building words, like you would build a house from Lego.

Be creative, experiment with different ways to learn. Just sitting in front of a book only helps a few people.

Make a game out of spelling, if she is competitive.

Find relationships between the words and how they are spelled.
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Make simple poems out of the words, that make use of rhyme or alliteration

These are just some ideas, and hopefully this will help you figure out how your daughter learns.

Good luck

Answer 3

My nephew does his spelling word 5 times a night and on the night before the test it is done 10 times, that may be to much for some but it works for him. He is ADHD and Bipolar and everything needs to be hands on. It is hard but he has a 98 average. Don't worry about what the jerks on here help your girl as much as possible.

Answer 4

Growing up, I too was like your daughter in school. You can try to make it a game with spelling or have her spell out the words on the list when she talks to you. Like if the word is "great," ask her, "how was your day?" and she will answer "g-r-e-a-t! Great!" Or have her write the word down 5 times each like I did. It helped.

Answer 5

You could start by spelling things correctly yourself! I'm sorry but "How do I help ME child study for tests?" Does not make sense. But try flash cards. Try to know about tests in advance, so you can study each night before, rather than trying to get her to know it all in one night. She's more likely to retain the information over the course of a few days if you keep repeating it, than she is to remember it all after reading through it once or twice.

Answer 6

Flash cards are a good way to study for tests. Put the question on each individual card or put the answer on the card and have her give you the question.Flash cards can be used for spelling, after she knows the word teach her to spell it.

Answer 7

depends on her age... I had a learning disibility when I was young, and my favorite way to study and learn spelling words was to spell them out in dry jello on a plate, If they were correct, I could lick my finger. I know it may sound silly, but some people learn through writting stuff out, or touching. Keep an open mind to how she wants to learn. Just make sure you make it fun to learn, that way it wont seem like she is learning, but having a good time with mom.

Answer 8

Well in spelling a good way is to make flashcards of her words and then go over them until she gets them all right and have her read the spelling out loud cause 30% of the time if she reads it on her own it will stay in her mind.

Answer 9

How old is your daughter. My son had learning disabilities....I posted his spelling words in large fonts all over the house....opposite the toilet, on the mirrors, around the TV.

This way he saw them, and I got him in the habit of saying the word, spelling it, closing his eyes and then spelling it again.

His teacher said she noticed a difference after I did that.

Has your daughter been checked for learning disabilities?

Answer 10

Make up flash cards or simply quiz them on the information straight from their study guide or text book. Ask them questions over dinner or, if it is a vocab quiz, try to use the words in everyday conversations with them or around the house.