How can I help my child when he comes home and I donÕt understand the assignment or how he was taught?
Your childÕs homework probably does look different than what you remember doing in school. The homework that your child receives is meant to reinforce or extend what was done in class. Your role is not to re-teach or explain what was taught in school, but to try to get your child to communicate what he has done in class. Being able to talk through their thinking can help children make sense out of the math they are learning. Please refer to the Helping With Homework document on this website for examples of guiding questions to use with your child.
