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Help Your Child Keep PACE

Homework is a staple of schooling and hot issue of nearly every educational reform debate.

Teachers carry more and more administrative responsibilities. Class sizes are increasing. Mandated testing increases pressure on class times. Many teachers feel they simply must rely on homeworks to help students over class objectives that cannot be completed in a school day.

For most parents playing the dual role of tutor and drill sergeant, they have exhausted short-sighted advice like brighter light bulbs, better rewards or harsher discipline. They are searching for substansive solutions.They want to know: Does mychildren actually have the tools to learn easily? Can my children ever maintain a strong focus of attention or read efficiently? Is it possible for him/her to comprehend the instructions and material thoroughly...and do it without me by their side?

My years of collaboration with other researchers and personal clinical experience helped develop tools that uncover exactly how and why students learn and why they struggle. It's proven that transforming core cognitive learning skills is the most successful (and cost-effective) solution to learning and reading problems -including frustration over homework.

Low-achieving students do more homework beacuse they are struggling to catch up. The homework is not causing their learning problems; basic limitations on a student's ability to learn or read often surface as excessive homework. Cognitive-skills testing and training is different. It identifies the causes of the learning struggles and overcomes them.

Brain science now proves that cognitive skill weaknesse are the obstacles preventing fats, efficient learning and reading. These and other specific skill weaknesses can literally stop the child from learning as quickly as possible.

A cognitive skill can accurately pinpoint your child's barrier to learning. Hoework success begins within. Identifying and strengthening basic cognitive weaknesses can lead to dramatic changes in both homework success and attitude.

Introducing PACE
The Processing Cognitive Enhancement (PACE) programme was developed to train cognitive learning skills. It is an intensive training method that strengthens the fundamental cognitive skills (or brain training) by teaching children to perform multiple procedures at one time to build on these skills. It is what many affectionately refer to as "mental boot camp".

PACE develops attention, auditory processing, comprehension, logic and reasoning, memory, planning, processing speed and visual processing.

PACE International Centre - MY BrainPower Enrichment Studio offers mental enrichment programmes for increasing learning potential through a fun environment.

Dr Ken Gibson
27 Dec 2006
U.S.A.
www.mybrainpower.com

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Goal Setting For Kids

You know setting goals is helpful in your life. But what about your kids?

Goal setting for kids is not an unattainable concept. It should happen both in schools and at home, as it helps children to develop self-esteem. If necessary, you should sit down with your children and help them set goals. Tell them that if they have a life without goals they will have a life without direction. Goals can give them the all-important power to find their own solutions to everyday problems.

The children should be encouraged to set goals in the different areas of their lives. These should include:

1. Academic/Career. Children can be encouraged to seek higher grades in their studies and to participate in sports. They should be asked to set higher goals in the fields where they show potential to excel.

2. Personal. The importance of character development should be explained, and personal growth and appearance. They should be advised to adopt the best practices in life.

3. Health. They must be taught the value of exercise and a balanced diet, and be encouraged to set goals to improve their fitness level.

4. Community. You should instill a sense of social responsibility in your children by encouraging them to take on volunteer work.

5. Financial. Setting goals in this field helps your children to understand the value of money and the importance of spending it wisely.

6. Friends. Your children need to understand the influence of the company that they keep. Help them develop goals so that they always choose their friends wisely.

7. Household needs. Encourage your children to participate in the running of the house and it will make them good householders one day. Goals should be set for managing the daily chores and making positive contributions to the work around the house.

8. Recreation. Finally, make sure that your child does not grow up before his or her time. Goals should cover things like parties, movies and hobbies as well as the serious stuff.

You must remember, however, that goals can become counter-productive if they are imposed upon children without their cooperation. Goals should be woven into their lives.

Linda Jones
29 Dec 2006

Linda Jones contributes to several web sites, such as http://mycur.com and http://nozib.com

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Homework Tips For Kids & Teens

Homework has been a perennial headache for kids and teens as well as for their parents. Following are some tips to make homework time more effective and enjoyable for all concerned.

1. No TV. As a general rule, kids should not watch TV while doing their homework. It might be a good policy to have the television turned off any time it's time to do homework, depending, of course, where the television is located.

2. The radio is OK. Contrary to what many so-called experts recommend, actual studies have shown that having the radio on a child's or teenager's favorite music station can actually help him learn better.

3. Set fixed hours. There should be a set schedule for homework. This way, the youngsters can arrange their schedules and make sure they get their homework done every day. It's also a great way for answering those comments. "I'll do it later, after I've finished whatever," which is a standard line among kids when asked if they've finished their homework. You may want to set a standard time for supper and family discussions, followed by study time. If the student doesn't have other commitments and gets home reasonably early from school, some homework can be done before supper.

4. Set telephone rules. As a general rule, kids should not be allowed to use the telephone during those hours when they are supposed to be doing their homework. However, sometimes it becomes necessary to use the phone, say, for confirming homework and the like. In these cases, the parents should set a fixed number of minutes for discussing school-related matters so the kids can get back to their homework right away.

5. Create a good study area. First, designate an area where it would be ideal for your children to do their homework, usually in their rooms. Set up this area to make it conducive for studying by putting proper lighting, an area for studying supplies such as pencils, pens, paper, books, and other essentials and make the area free from distractions. It might be a good idea to set up a bulletin board there as well.

Kadence Buchanan
06 Jan 2007

Kadence Buchanan writes articles for http://1stcosmeticsurgery.com/ - In addition, Kadence also writes articles for http://learntobecloser.com/ and http://computerinformationsource.com/