Students who are REFLECTIVE know their strengths and weaknesses. They give thoughtful consideration to their own learning and consider their personal strengths and weaknesses in a constructive manner.
How can parents help at home to develop students who are REFLECTIVE?
- Spend time looking at work samples and journals. Ask your students to talk about what they have learned and how they could apply that knowledge to the real world. Do they see areas that could be improved? Do they have areas in which they feel confident?
- Consider the goals that your students could set for the next quarter, semester, or school year. Make a list not only of the goals, but of specific actions that can be taken to achieve these goals. You might want to list actions that your students will take independently as well as actions you, as parents, will take to support them.
- For example, if one of the goals your students set for themselves is to improve their writing, their action might be to keep a journal and write in it for at least 10 minutes each night. As parents, you might decide that you will participate with your students in shared writing for 30 minutes each week and produce a book of narratives together.
HAPPY REFLECTING!
