The Philippines once again ended up among the countries that produced young learners with low proficiency in math, science, and reading, according to the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022 rankings.
As parents, this news is the best wake-up call for us to take a more proactive role in our children’s education. In this blog, we’ll explore a few handy tips to help increase your child’s proficiency in math and reading that can eventually benefit other subjects. Let’s talk about how you can maximize your role as a parent in guiding your child to academic success.
Try a Hands-On Approach
Involving yourself more in your child’s education is a good first step in ensuring their academic success. According to recent studies, students with highly involved parents had better academic performance and higher test scores in all the subjects than students with parents who were not involved.
For starters, you can insert a reading time with your child, and solve math problems together. Even with your busy schedule, it is highly encouraged that you allot a portion of your time in a day to ensure you bond with your child.
Build Confidence
Confidence plays a major role in enabling your child to face seemingly impossible challenges head-on. If your child has little to no confidence in their abilities to read passages or solve math problems, the likelihood of them facing them is low. To overcome this, you must be able to provide words of encouragement to your child as they try to read or solve problems. Praise their effort even if they fail to do it. This way, your child won’t fear failure and will have more faith in their abilities as they try to do it again.
Develop Good Study Habits
Developing good study habits should be a priority for parents to teach their children. When at home, you should have a dedicated quiet, and clean place for your child to study. This nook should be distraction-free to prevent your child’s focus from being taken away by other things. Lastly, allow your child to take breaks. This will help them recuperate their energy and do more with their studies.
Enroll Your Child in an Afterschool Program
Have your child enroll in reputable afterschool programs like Kumon. Both the Kumon Math and Kumon Reading Programs are the best at supplementing the education your child receives from their regular school. The program Kumon offers can help your child excel academically not only in Math and English but also in other subjects.
Using the tried and tested small-step approach, Kumon allows your child to be an independent and confident learner by enabling them to master basic concepts before moving on to complex ones. Moreover, Kumon Instructors are adept at tailoring study approaches to each child. This allows them to address each needs of students ensuring everyone’s academic needs are attended to.
With the troubling news about the lowering proficiency level of young learners in the country, it is only natural for parents to be concerned about the educational needs of their children. It’s time for you to take a proactive role, and seek out the best supplementary education for your child. Allow Kumon to help ease your concern, and rear your child to a brighter future filled with love for learning and beyond.
