Dear Parents,
Your child will be sitting for his or her first PSLE paper very soon.
It isn’t about clocking studying hours or memorising a mountain of information anymore, it’s about studying smart. And studying smart means adopting effective learning strategies that maximise your child’s revision time.
As you stand by the sidelines and watch your child march into battle, your most important role is to be a cheerleader. So here are some simple tips I would like to share with you to help you to keep your child motivated.
Praise your child for work that he or she achieves and, in the case of failure, be nurturing and guide him or her towards overcoming the mistake.
To ensure that your child’s mental and emotional well-being are not overlooked, make it a point to talk your child through his difficulties and insecurities.
Your anxieties often rub off on your child and may cause undue stress. So be supportive and remind your child that he or she can always turn to you for help.
More often than not, you will find that your child is making the same (exasperating) mistake over and over again. It could be a particular component, question type or topic.
Instead of relentlessly clearing assessment papers one after another, have targeted practices!
After conducting an analysis of errors, focus on your child’s common pitfalls by applying the answering skills needed. Not only does this help familiarise your child with the material, it also boosts his or her confidence in taking on a perceived difficult question.
Remember — quality, not quantity, is the best measure of intelligent effort.
Besides managing your child’s schedule, talk to your child and discuss the milestones both of you would like to reach at different stages of revision.
It could be to learn ten new phrases by the end of the day or to master the transition from direct to reported speech in ten days.
Tiny, attainable goals help keep your child motivated and makes revision seems less daunting.
There is virtue not only in work but also in rest!
Even for an adult, it would be demanding for you to remain seated, hunched over a desk for an extended period of time.
Implement regular study breaks for your child so that he or she can unwind whilst consolidating the lessons learnt.
It could be chatting with a family member or reading a chapter of his favourite novel — a break is necessary to reinvigorate your child so that he has the learning stamina to last through the final intensive month.
The day before the exam — do not cram!
Everything that can be done should have been done by this time. Last minute panic will only do more harm than good.
Instead, advise your child to review notes on what he or she has already mastered. He or she can even engage in self-testing to ensure that he or she clearly understands concepts and materials.
Do ensure that your child has packed his or her school supplies and turns in early. A good night’s rest forges your child’s battle-readiness.
PSLE is just the first hurdle of the academic race. Even if your child stumbles, he or she should know that you will love him or her regardless of the outcome.
There are many routes to excellence and some children are late bloomers. As long as your child has a positive growth mindset, your child can always pick himself or herself up and charge ahead.
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She may be one of Singapore's top celebrities but when PSLE rolls around for her children, Zoe Tay is just like any other anxious and worried parent out there. In this article, Zoe Tay reaches out to other TLL parents with helpful tips and tricks for PSLE preparation.
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She may be one of Singapore's top celebrities but when PSLE rolls around for her children, Zoe Tay is just like any other anxious and worried parent out there. In this article, Zoe Tay reaches out to other TLL parents with helpful tips and tricks for PSLE preparation.
Click here to read the full article.
TLL's Academic Director, Ms Tracy Yong, shares a heartfelt, motivational and powerful message to PSLE students. She reminds students that even though PSLEs are important, the journey in which they have taken is filled with many important life lessons.
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TLL's Academic Director, Ms Tracy Yong, shares a heartfelt, motivational and powerful message to PSLE students. She reminds students that even though PSLEs are important, the journey in which they have taken is filled with many important life lessons.
Click here to read the full article.
We dive into revision techniques, goal settings, establishing healthy routines and more that can better prepare your child for PSLE.
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We dive into revision techniques, goal settings, establishing healthy routines and more that can better prepare your child for PSLE.
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