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Homework PHASE II
For those who were able to attend the conferences you are aware of the
next phase in homework. The first 9 weeks is dedicated to the
establishment of routine, getting everyone comfortable with where to sign, and
most importantly setting up the reading punch cards. For the 2nd 9
weeks we will be paying more attention to the at home writing practice
and raising the bar of expectation. This certainly will streamline
your role in homework, and free up more time for you. As you can see below,
your child is responsible for steps 1-3. You should only need 10 minutes
on steps 4, 5, and 6!
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Homework Writing Practice Expectations
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1)
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Get your child started on their homework.
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2)
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Once they are started allow them to complete it on their own
. They need to get used to you not being available to help them start every
sentence, or tell them how to spell words. If they don’t know how to spell
something tell them to just circle it. The reason it is important you do this
is because they need to learn how to become independent with their
writing. As you can imagine, teachers in school are not able to
help them spell every word, or help them when they get stuck each time.
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They can be with you in the same room, they just need to learn not
to utilize you for help every time they need it. When they write for the
first time it is a rough draft, and mistakes are allowed!
If they ask for help, just remind them to circle words they do not know and
that when they are done, then you will help them. You can even say it
is Mr. Wesely’s rule if you need to, I’m O.K. with that!
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4)
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Read what your child wrote
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Compliment it as much as
you can! Find
something even if it is the way that they wrote the letter T on the third
line. COMPLIMENT IT!
Here are some compliments
that always work!
I love the sentence you wrote about…
You spelled this word perfectly!
I thought that part was funny!
I see you have a beginning, middle, and end!
The third sentence is my favorite!
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~EDIT~
Now that your child is excited
and feels good about what they wrote, tell them that you are going to help
them make it even better! Help them by showing them how YOU would re-write the
first 2 or 3 sentences to make it even better. You can also correct
spelling. The key is to always compliment your child. If you are critical this
will not be a fun part of your night. Your child has just written what most
likely is the best they can, and for you to tear it apart would be the same as
your boss at work laying into you. Keep that in mind- “What kind of
boss do YOU want to be?”
The more exciting you make it, and the more compliments you give, the easier
your job will be. I always prefer easy! How about YOU?
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