Does anyone else have a child in kindergarten and is having a hard time in school?
I work as a resource specialist frequently with my subbing and spend a lot of time working with elementary kids helping in the classroom. I have a few recommendations for you… **The first one is, take breaks. Do the work in 20 to 30 minute intervals, then have 10 minutes off of fun. Having an end or goal in site really does help. Kids get slower and slower and much more discouraged and ‘unable’ the longer you push failure. She needs to stay focused and work hard during the 20 minutes, which can stretch to 30 if she isn’t working enough, but then gets the fun 10 minutes. Say things like, “we will work for 20 minutes then have a fun break. If you aren’t working hard you won’t get your break on time.” Add minutes in a minute or 2, not the whole 10 at once. Reward even the effort, not just the success. Don’t set concrete goals, like you have to get to page 15, set effort goals like work your hardest. For those 10 minutes break, let her do a website game that is also educational, or do so
My grandson had no interest whatsoever, in learning ANYTHING, even the alphabet. We drilled him with flashcards, tried to make up games with the letters, to help him learn, we bribed him, we begged him to pay attention, and we lost our patience many times! When he was tested to see if he was ready to enter 1st grade we were told that he COULD go forward, but would probably do better to repeat kindergarten. He simply wasn’t at the maturity level, and didn’t have the attention span of most of the other kids. My daughter decided it would be better for him to repeat kindergarten, and get everything down solid before he moved on. It was the right decision. What a difference a year makes!! He’s breezing along in first grade with no problems so far, and is much more well behaved in the class also. Every child is different. Maybe your little girl just isn’t ready to absorb everything yet. When I was a child there was no requirement to go to Kindergarten at all, (I tried it for a week and “quit
