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When it comes to maths, children can become very stressed or generally struggle with what they’re being asked to do. It means that they can fall behind other students, but maths is a big part of a child’s learning and general development of numeracy skills.
All schools will provide a range of learning methods to help their students with their maths skills and development, all the way through to when your child will be sitting their GCSEs. But here are some top tips to help your child succeed at home.
Continually talk about maths
It’s one thing to dismiss learning and appreciating maths, but it’s important to show your child how they can get behind maths and what they will learn in school. If it’s a regular conversation in the household then they’re going to be more keen to pick it up. It’s also about encouraging your child to see a different side to maths and how it can help them in the future.
Have your child teach you
If there’s one way to flip the conversation, it’s by motivating your child to teach you about what they’ve recently learnt in school. This is a good way to refresh their memory from what they’ve learnt about in school and may even help your child feel more motivated to work on their maths skills.
Dial it back to help your child understand concepts better
It’s often worth taking a step back and looking at your child’s progress in maths and what they should be paying particular attention to. Breaking it down into more manageable chunks will help your child understand what’s involved in the maths questions and how they can work out the answers. Allowing your child to take a step back and think for a moment can actually do wonders to your child’s understanding of any subject.
Use different learning styles
Part of the reason why many of us struggle in school is because of the different learning styles we all have to experience. You may find that you just need a new way of learning that will help your child pick up maths skills. For example, audio-visual learning may be the way to go instead of picking up lots of different books and worksheets.
Avoid negativity
If it’s known that a subject such as this is really difficult for your child to pick up, then it’s a good idea to avoid talking about it in a bad way. Make sure they feel motivated and focused, and enjoy their time when it comes to learning about maths.