Improving Focus And Concentration
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Every child is different. My 3 kids are different in characteristics as well. Eldest girl is introvert and hence the most discipline and focus. The other 2 are more extrovert and as a result of that, easily lost focus as they tend to be chatty and easily distracted by the surrounding.we're quite helpless about the situation, as DS is much more focused in comparison, in everything in fact.
And we thought previously that DD was a faster learner than DS, who initially refused to learn writing. He threw tantrums whenever we made him write the alphabets, which DD was able to do so much better when she started.
Just persist. I personally think one week is not enough. Even if you send her for tuition,etc.... it's still important to have home support to ensure that what she learnt in tuition class is being revised at home so that you can see better results. Sending her to tuition class does not solve the issue if she only learns that once a week. Re-enforcement at home is important.
Eg. my K1. Her teachers told me that she learns very fast but she also forgets very fast. Inorder to help my K1 with her \"short term\" memory (not sure if it helps in your case), over the weekends, I bought vanguard sheets and wrote down all the english and chinese characters that she has learnt/ we've read them together. I pasted that on the wall. So starting from next week, I intend to revise the words with her almost every day (depending on our activities). So that the more she sees it, the better she remembers them. Due to my involvement as I used to be more take it easy type, if I compare my K1 with her siblings' development over age, she is actually ahead of them.
I also recall holding conversation with my son's school teacher during P1 to ask him more questions so as to ensure that he stay awake and focus in class as he is sitting right behind.
In any case, speak to the teachers and see how you can collaborate to help your child.
Just like to share with you that for my P2 son, it was rather bad. Despite attending enrichment classes since K1, he was not able to recognise alot of words (english and chinese) by end K2. I recall that we would \"kill\" him just making him learn his spelling. He would remember now and forget everything 1 minute later :x I used to think that sending him for class is good enough and we never did revision. He was staying with my mum at that point so I didn't really have the time to coach him.
But seeing how \"serious\" his condition was and with P1 drawing near, I actually sent him for 1-1 advanced phonics classes (just before P1) and P1 preparation camp with british council. Most importantly, I also spend time to read with him everyday as I want to build the discipline in him to reach out for a book everyday. That was the time I also implemented the nightly revision time. He went into P1 and ok he managed to get Band 1 results for all his subjects. Though he is not top in class but when his teacher asked me if I was happy with his results? I told her I was considering where he came from.
On the bright side, your girl is only P1 and it's only term 1. There are alot that can still be done. So it's not too late to start doing that now. -
Hi everyone! Can anybody share how to improve the concentraction of a upper primary child.
My younger child now P5 , has concentration problem.
This week remember a list of words ...next week forgets everything.
Worst still can even forget what they learn in P3...
So my child grades are Band 3 ...headache...heartbreaks...
My child has tried Morris Allen/ I can read.
The feedback I had from Morris Allen is that they are wondering whether my child had any illness which might had cause her to have brain damage :shock:
FYI , I did send my child for tests to gauge whether she has learning disabilty...
Result came out she is normal ....but her English language is 2 years below her peers
So now I send her to a brain concentration class -ECG..
Hope it helps to improve her concentration....
Still the feedback I get from this centre...is whether was there any illness which might had cause her to have 'short memory' ...
Last nite I was so disappointed that she forgot how to do
\" Change Improper Fraction into Mixed Numbers...
And it is not even problem sum....
I am so worry...I know it would be a miracle if my child can go to Express Stream in Sec 1....
Worry if she goes to Normal Stream and she will be bullied by the rowdy children :?:
Anybody can help....or advice ...Thanks -
MMM:
Had been too busy last week to login...
Every child is different. My 3 kids are different in characteristics as well. Eldest girl is introvert and hence the most discipline and focus. The other 2 are more extrovert and as a result of that, easily lost focus as they tend to be chatty and easily distracted by the surrounding.
Just persist. I personally think one week is not enough. Even if you send her for tuition,etc.... it's still important to have home support to ensure that what she learnt in tuition class is being revised at home so that you can see better results. Sending her to tuition class does not solve the issue if she only learns that once a week. Re-enforcement at home is important.
Eg. my K1. Her teachers told me that she learns very fast but she also forgets very fast. Inorder to help my K1 with her \"short term\" memory (not sure if it helps in your case), over the weekends, I bought vanguard sheets and wrote down all the english and chinese characters that she has learnt/ we've read them together. I pasted that on the wall. So starting from next week, I intend to revise the words with her almost every day (depending on our activities). So that the more she sees it, the better she remembers them. Due to my involvement as I used to be more take it easy type, if I compare my K1 with her siblings' development over age, she is actually ahead of them.
I also recall holding conversation with my son's school teacher during P1 to ask him more questions so as to ensure that he stay awake and focus in class as he is sitting right behind.
In any case, speak to the teachers and see how you can collaborate to help your child.
Just like to share with you that for my P2 son, it was rather bad. Despite attending enrichment classes since K1, he was not able to recognise alot of words (english and chinese) by end K2. I recall that we would \"kill\" him just making him learn his spelling. He would remember now and forget everything 1 minute later :x I used to think that sending him for class is good enough and we never did revision. He was staying with my mum at that point so I didn't really have the time to coach him.
But seeing how \"serious\" his condition was and with P1 drawing near, I actually sent him for 1-1 advanced phonics classes (just before P1) and P1 preparation camp with british council. Most importantly, I also spend time to read with him everyday as I want to build the discipline in him to reach out for a book everyday. That was the time I also implemented the nightly revision time. He went into P1 and ok he managed to get Band 1 results for all his subjects. Though he is not top in class but when his teacher asked me if I was happy with his results? I told her I was considering where he came from.
On the bright side, your girl is only P1 and it's only term 1. There are alot that can still be done. So it's not too late to start doing that now.
DW spent significant time each day last week to try to coach DD. She cried almost everyday whenever the point was made that she was not paying attention and therefore have been lagging behind her classmates with work. But her temper is getting worse, in that she will throw tantrums and switch off into the \"everything also don't know and cannot think at all\" mode...
We tried to use the carrot and stick method all added in, and still it wasn't very useful.
DW could get her to pay attention for only up to about half an hour, and then she'll slip into her old self again. I had purposedly brought DS away so that she will not be distracted, but that was about the best we could get out of her.
I'd tried to talk sense into her - and she would listen attentively and said that she understands - but afterwards, she would just return to her normal self...
sigh...
Had want to sign her up for an English tuition class, but it was closed last week for school hols... hopefully, with better understanding and knowledge of English, she will be better equipped to handle the maths too... -
Maybe for a start just let her get used to concentarting for half an hour and gradually try to extend the duration. It may be very stressful for her to have to concentrate for so long, that’s why she switched-off. It is also frustrating for your DW if she is not cooperative.
Hope things will improve. -
Hi,
Just finished reading all the posts on this topic and realised that I am not alone. That itself was a great feeling!
DD and DS are in P1 this year and yes I have also been feeling the pinch of their studies. CC was a breeze for them with no HW and lessons learned at lay. Primary school is also fine, except for some 1-2 page hw a few times a week. But it is the doing of all this at nite, after I am back from work which is really taking a toll on us. Yesterday for example, DS took more than 1 hour to finish 1 worksheet each of Kumon (Maths and English) and then another 20 mins to do 3 sheets of maths HW!!
But I've learnt a lot here and hope to implement it once I go home today - start small and slowly build it up.... -
Hi, I'm new to this forum. my DD is P2 this year and she loves to daydream. what should I do. her school teacher has complain to me that she is always doodling on her textbook, homework, even exam papers!!. She is not paying attention in class.
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joycetai:
Hi, I'm new to this forum. my DD is P2 this year and she loves to daydream. what should I do. her school teacher has complain to me that she is always doodling on her textbook, homework, even exam papers!!. She is not paying attention in class.
I suppose if it's not affecting her school grades, don't worry too much?
Mine same same. She even coloured all the pictures in her exam papers during exam :faint: -
Really!! I think it does affect her grades. I mean if she were to pay a bit more attention then her grades will improves.
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