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Extra progress a year at primary, when parents are shown how to help with learning at home.

How can I help my child's learning at home? When parents are shown how to help, children make about 4 months' extra progress a year at primary, according to the Education Endowment Foundation's review of 97 studies.

Plus 4 months: extra progress a year at primary when parents are shown how to help with learning at home. Education Endowment Foundation. The 4 things: read together, get specific, ask school how, keep a regular spot. 1 of 4, read together: about plus 5 months when a parent works one-to-one with their child. 2 of 4, get specific: before you turn the page, ask what do you think happens next. 3 of 4, stuck? Ask school how they teach it. 4 of 4, keep a regular spot. Comment TERM for a one-page guide to this half-term in your child's year. Text slide asking to send to the class group.

The method in words

4 things that work:

  1. Read together, one-to-one: about 5 months' extra progress
  2. Get specific: before you turn the page, ask "What happens next?"
  3. Stuck? Ask school how they teach it, then help the same way
  4. Keep a regular spot: same time, 10 minutes

The free one-page sheet for your child's year is at thistermathome.com/term

Source: Education Endowment Foundation, Teaching and Learning Toolkit: Parental engagement.

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