Selected Articles
on Education of Children

There is a wealth of good resources out there on the Internet. Here are my selection of articles which focuses on the education of children.

Hot Links to Articles

Science

• Doing Science with Your Children … Peter Rillero provides general guidelines on how parents can promote science to their children. One key idea is to provide hands-on experiences which can then be used as a springboard for discussion to develop process skills and enthusiasm for science.

• Helping Your Child Learn Science … This book suggests ways that parents can interest their children (ages 3 - 10) in science. Parents are encouraged to capitalise on their children's natural curiosity by taking time to observe and learn with their children. It contains sample activities that parents can do with children and activities that children can do by themselves. There is also a list of recommended science books and magazines.
  

Mathematics

• Helping Your Child Learn Math … This booklet shows the necessity of mathematics in everyday life and encourages parents to develop a positive attitude towards Math. It is divided into three sections (1) an introduction that explains the principles behind the problem-solving approach to Math
  (2) activities that you can do with your children and (3) a list of resources.

• Science and Math at Home for Ages Six to Ten … This article explores ways to encourage children's interest in science and math through everyday activities.
  

Reading and Writing

• Help Your Child Learn to Write Well …This article talks about what writing is and what writing well requires. It gives some creative ideas on how parents can help their children get started in writing through writing letters to relatives, taking notes on outings, keeping journals, playing word games, making lists and copying songs or poems.

• How Can I Improve My Child's Reading …This article deals with what parents can do to help preschoolers learn to read and how they can help elementary school children who don't like to read. Some suggestions include being a role model in reading and encouraging activities that require reading e.g., cooking with a recipe or constructing a kite with how-to instructions.

• From Words to Stories … An excellent article that suggests ways to prepare preschoolers to write through reading aloud to them and writing down stories as your child tells them. The article goes on to describe creative ways to encourage elementary school children to write.
  

The Arts

• Your Child and the Visual Arts … This article talks about how art education -- appreciation courses, hands-on art classes, visits to museums and parent-assisted activities can help children develop their own creative skills as well as understand the artistic work of others. Parents are encouraged to keep children's interest in art alive by praising their creative efforts instead of criticizing.

• The Theater and Children … This article is about the benefits that result when children attend theater and when they participate in creative drama. In their world of make-beleive, children naturally engage in activities they see around them by putting themselves in the place of others. Dramatic play involves the mind, body and imagination and is essential to a child's wholesome development.
  

General

• How Important Is Homework … Homework is useful to reinforce newly acquired skills as well as to enable students to get prepared for activities that will occur in the classroom. Helping children with homework contributes to an increase in family involvement in children's learning.

• Helping Your Child With Homework … This article tells why homework is important and how parents can get involved . A list on the advantages of homework is given. Homework can help children develop good habits and attitudes, teach children to work independently, encourage self-discipline and responsibility.