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Effective Strategies for Home Teaching during Covid-19 Break
The severe outbreak of the Corona (Covid-19) respiratory illness is escalating rapidly with complex developments. Taking a proactive approach to prevent widespread transmission, the Ministry of Education and Training, under the guidance of the Government, has instructed students nationwide to stay home to avoid the epidemic. To ensure an extended break does not impact learning, parents can guide their children in self-learning at home using the following methods:
2. Collaborate with your child to construct a study haven and plan
With over a month of break to avoid the pandemic, students find themselves with ample free time, often diverting their attention to frivolous pursuits like watching TV or playing games. After a prolonged hiatus, children may lose track of knowledge and develop a reluctance towards learning. Parents need to guide their children towards a well-balanced schedule, ensuring a harmony between study and play to guarantee academic progress. This approach also helps instill a sense of self-discipline and proactive learning. Parents can brainstorm and create a study plan together with their children, providing reminders and overseeing its implementation. However, it's crucial not to burden children with excessive academic pressure during this period, and neither should all forms of entertainment be strictly prohibited, including listening to music, playing games, and watching movies. A blend of study and recreation will contribute to a relaxed learning mindset, ultimately enhancing academic effectiveness.
Assist your child in crafting an appropriate timetable
3. Transform into 'at-home' teachers for your kids
When studying at school, students receive guidance and assistance from teachers in terms of knowledge and learning methods. In times of temporary disruption to in-person learning, parents should step into the role of teachers, providing guidance for their children's home study. Given the vast amount of subjects, many students may feel uncertain about what and how to study during their time at home. Parents should refer to their children's curriculum to create a suitable review schedule. For instance, for fifth-grade students studying Vietnamese, parents can help them review concepts related to relationships, reinforce descriptive writing skills through exercises in the workbook (or online references), and prepare for upcoming lessons in reading: Handling tricky situations, spelling: Cao Bang, instructing children on narrative writing techniques, etc.
Review academic material with your child at home
4. Aid your child in breaking through in thinking
Instead of mechanically teaching and imparting knowledge with numerous exercises, parents can assist their children in developing thinking skills, evaluative abilities, and problem-solving by posing questions and providing suggestions based on the lesson content, without directly solving the exercises for them. For example, when faced with a challenging math problem, parents can recap the formula from the lesson, offer some hints on solving steps, and let their children think independently and solve the problem.
Spark open-ended discussions to foster your child's critical thinking
In addition, parents can guide their children on how to find reference materials, select and filter information in documents to cultivate interest and passion for learning. Currently, there are numerous reference books published by the Ministry of Education that aid in developing critical thinking and study skills. Moreover, parents can direct their children to reputable and free educational websites such as Mytour, Vndoc.com, loigiaihay.com...
It is hoped that with the suggestions on teaching children to self-learn provided here, parents have gained valuable information to ensure effective education and the progress of their children during this period of suspended classes due to the pandemic.
