Think College Early: Home is a Learning Center, Too
Some Tips For Parents
- Design a home learning environment that is appropriate to your student's learning style.
- Secure the resources (e.g., paper, pens, dictionary, etc.) that your child will need.
- Establish a routine time for homework and special class projects and allow for balanced leisure activities.
- Promote sound time management skills allowing attention to all subjects and planning for long- range projects (book reports, essays).
- Encourage games and leisure time activities that require reasoning, computation, and problem-solving skills. Allow your child to participate in building things, fixing things, cooking, and related tasks.
- Monitor television watching and encourage viewing that can compliment the educational experience.
Excerpt from: "Parents and Counselors Together (PACT)"
National Association for College Admissions Counselors (NACAC)
Reprinted with the permission of the U.S. Department of Education.
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