It's hard to believe that the COVID-19 pandemic started 14 months ago, and now the end of the school year is fast approaching. Our kids are finally getting back to in-person learning and it is time to make sure that the school year ends on a positive note. Every year towards the end of the semester we get frantic calls from parents looking for help to improve a grade from a B to an A or a C to a B a few days or a week before an examination.
I wanted to share a few tips that we have learned over the years when dealing with finals and avoiding procrastination.
- Finals schedules are released ahead of time. Identify those dates with your child
- Using a calendar tool such as Google Calendar or iCloud Calendar to mark the exam dates gives your child a better sense of time management.
- Ask your child to predict how much studying they will need to do, and ask them to put in those study days into the calendar.
- Typically, study guide or review documents are provided in advance. Review them early so you can ask meaningful questions and clarify misconceptions.
- Run off a few copies of the study guide. Students tend to scribble on things or misplace them.
- It's always encouraged to go over practice problems more than once.
- End of year tests for the most part focus at least 50% on material that was taught in the last 60 days. How did your child do on the last test or quiz?
- Review the last 3 graded assignments that your child had in the class.
- If the results on the last 3 tests are lower than the grade percentage in class, that is a red flag.
- Create a plan on how to catch up on old material, while also mastering the new content
If you notice your child is overwhelmed, or could use a helping hand, reach out to us at A+ Tutoring, so that we can get started on the way to acing that final!
By planning early and anticipating challenges your child will become better with organizational and study skills, along with a sense of accountability.
A+ Tutoring provides private 1 on 1 instruction to students in K-12 with real credentialed teachers.