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Get Ready For Report Card Time You &Your Child’s Report Card –A Free Guide Article: How to handle a Poor Report Card Article: Warning Signs-Does Your Child Need Academic Help? Tips for Avoiding Report Card Anxiety Report Card Time Advice from Dr.Rick

You &Your Child’s Report Card –A Free Guide

Article: How to handle a Poor Report Card

Article: Warning Signs-Does Your Child Need Academic Help?

Tips for Avoiding Report Card Anxiety

Report Card Time Advice from Dr.Rick

Sylvan's report card guide offers seven key pieces of advice for communicating with children to help them achieve academic success. Learn how to: Maintain open lines of communication Set goals with your child Organize your child's academics Regularly track progress Identify trouble spots Get to know your child's teacher Celebrate your child's successes Report Card Guide

Maintain open lines of communication

Set goals with your child

Organize your child's academics

Regularly track progress

Identify trouble spots

Get to know your child's teacher

Celebrate your child's successes

How to Handle a Poor Report Card Tips for Helping Your Children When They Are Struggling To Get Good Grades Sylvan offers the following tips for dealing with a poor report card: Set expectations. Communicate with your child. Discuss your child's performance with his teacher and/or guidance counselor. Set goals for improvement with your child. Establish a study plan with your child. Seek outside help. Praise your child's successes.

Sylvan offers the following tips for dealing with a poor report card:

Set expectations.

Communicate with your child.

Discuss your child's performance with his teacher and/or guidance counselor.

Set goals for improvement with your child.

Establish a study plan with your child.

Seek outside help.

Praise your child's successes.

Warning Signs: Does Your Child Need Academic Help? Is Your Child: In need assistance to reach his/her full potential? Developing low self-esteem? Losing interest in learning? Preparing for college testing, including college entrance exams, SAT* and ACT® tests? Struggling to focus on a task (e.g.- spending more time daydreaming than on reading or homework)? Receiving test scores that do not reflect his daily performance? Interested in enriching himself/herself beyond the classroom? If you answered yes to any of these questions – your child will benefit from personalized instruction. Get the help your child needs now. Call 1-503-692-5080 to learn more!

Warning Signs: Does Your Child Need Academic Help?

Is Your Child:

In need assistance to reach his/her full potential?

Developing low self-esteem?

Losing interest in learning?

Preparing for college testing, including college entrance exams, SAT* and ACT® tests?

Struggling to focus on a task (e.g.- spending more time daydreaming than on reading or homework)?

Receiving test scores that do not reflect his daily performance?

Interested in enriching himself/herself beyond the classroom?

If you answered yes to any of these questions – your child will benefit from personalized instruction.

Avoid Report Card Anxiety Tips for Parents Communicate with your child throughout the six or nine-week report period. . Clearly communicate your expectations with your child. . Establish academic goals together with your child.. Meet with your child's teachers Discuss problem areas with your child's teacher. Establish a study plan with your child. Recognize and praise your child's successes. Get help immediately if you see a problem. Stay in touch with your child's school counselor. Think about what motivates your child. Reward your child for a good report card. Be sure to keep report cards in perspective .

Avoid Report Card Anxiety

Tips for Parents

Communicate with your child throughout the six or nine-week report period. .

Clearly communicate your expectations with your child. .

Establish academic goals together with your child..

Meet with your child's teachers

Discuss problem areas with your child's teacher.

Establish a study plan with your child.

Recognize and praise your child's successes.

Get help immediately if you see a problem.

Stay in touch with your child's school counselor.

Think about what motivates your child.

Reward your child for a good report card.

Be sure to keep report cards in perspective .

Report Card Time-Dr.Rick Advice Report cards don’t need to be a source of anxiety or frustration for you or for your student . Follow these simple STUDY rules: S - Stay on top of your child's study schedule. Be aware of assignments and whether your student is using time effectively to tackle homework. T - Team with your child, the teacher and counselor. Work together to develop a meaningful contract that clearly outlines expectations and sets desired goals. U - Use a daily assignment planner and project calendar. D - Define your child's deficiencies and identify the skills that are needed to address the performance problems. Y - You are your child's greatest advocate. Be a partner to help your student achieve his/her highest academic potential.

Report cards don’t need to be a source of anxiety or frustration for you or for your student .

Follow these simple STUDY rules:

S - Stay on top of your child's study schedule. Be aware of assignments and whether your student is using time effectively to tackle homework. T - Team with your child, the teacher and counselor. Work together to develop a meaningful contract that clearly outlines expectations and sets desired goals. U - Use a daily assignment planner and project calendar. D - Define your child's deficiencies and identify the skills that are needed to address the performance problems. Y - You are your child's greatest advocate. Be a partner to help your student achieve his/her highest academic potential.