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programs and services free during the
COVID-19 period. your child's school has provided learning
materials.
3. Create a structure
Make sure your children see this as normal
school, from home. It’s important to create
a structure. Mainstream schools have
a timetabled structure throughout the
week, so rather than disrupting your child’s
routine, you might want to follow a similar
daily schedule as your child’s school routine.
The advice is to aim for the time frames
provided by the schools, and then be flexible
depending on how your child is progressing. 5. Be around to help, but don’t get in
4. Get to know what your child
should know
Now that your child’s school has moved to
online learning, as a supervising adult you
will be more a teacher’s aide or facilitator
rather than a replacement teacher. It’s likely
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the way
If your child is finding a particular task
difficult, be available to make suggestions
and answer questions, but try to let them do
things themselves as much as possible.
If you don’t know the answer, work with your
child to discover a solution. Let your child,
where possible, self regulate – that is to take
control of their own learning and not rely on
you.
If all else fails…
There are many online support activities
for children learning from home. Where
possible try to only use those from official
education authorities. ✽
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