Homework Help For Parents Michelle Horne

There has always been a lot of controversy about Homework. How much should children do? What age should they start? This podcasts looks at the reasons why homework (in the right quantities) is such an important skill for your child to learn and an invaluable tool for you to use.

Maths, more than any other subject is built upon year after year. Each year is built upon the foundations of the previous year. So if your child is missing some crucial information one year, they will struggle with that area the next year.
This podcast will show you how best to help your child with both their Maths homework and the Maths they are doing in class.

Without a good basic knowledge of Mental Maths your child could really struggle with the more difficult aspects of Maths. This podcast covers a variety of strategies that can be used to help your child improve their basic fact recall and increase their confidence with Maths, in general.

Maths is one of those subjects that parents struggle with the most. Either they are good at maths and cant understand why their children don't get it, or they're not so good at maths and just don't understand how to do it themselves.
By looking for opportunities to teach maths in everyday life or creating fun experiences, parents can help their children grasp many Mathematical concepts.

Spelling seems to be one of those things that you're either really good at, or not! If you are a good Speller, you probably can't understand what all the fuss is about, and are frustrated that your child has trouble with Spelling. If you aren't a good Speller, you may not even know where to begin. This podcast will give you hints and tools to help your child improve their Spelling.

We all know that learning to read is extremely important. So how can we as parents help our children to develop this all important skill? This podcast will give you many different stategies that you can use to help your child get into the habit of reading and, eventually, a love of reading.