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Miss Foley's letter Commandment 9 |
Commandment 9 What to do: TRY TO KEEP UP WITH THE NEW APPROACHES TO LEARNING WHICH YOUR CHILD IS EXPERIENCING IN SCHOOL. Why: You and the school share many responsibilities for your child—perhaps in no area so much as in the communication skills. You have probably already noticed a trend away from the long drills on isolated skills, a trend towards immediate use, towards combining related skills such as spelling, composition, and penmanship around projects that meet some need. Most of the changes are the results of research and experience, and improve considerably our chances of success. It adds to the security of your children to have the same approach to his skills at home as he sees at school. How: See your children’s teachers regularly. Participate in parent-school programs. Read periodicals which give some attention to education. Give your children good ear when they try to explain what they are doing in school. Let the teacher in on any unusual problem or condition which might improve her insight into your child’s needs. If you would like to go deeper into the subject of this bulletin, you can get some advice from a real expert, Mauree Applegate, in her wonderfully readable book Easy in English (2), published by Row, Peterson and Co. |
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