September 2nd, 2009 by El Ed Mom

When students are self-confident and believe that they are capable of learning, they have taken a crucial first step toward school success. Parents can cultivate school confidence by helping their children view themselves as able learners. Education researchers at the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory suggest the following strategies:

• Focus on the positive. Know your children’s ability levels and preferred learning styles. School success comes easily for some students, but for others schoolwork is tougher. When kids are encouraged to compete for grades with siblings or classmates, someone is always going to be the loser. Sometimes this is all it takes for a student to give up. Whenever possible, work with each child one-on-one to enhance your knowledge of individual ability levels and interests.

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