How to Boost Your Child’s Study Skills 如何全方位增长孩子的学习技能

The arrival of May not only welcomes summer breath, but it also brings the beginning of exam season. To help your child successfully consolidate what he/she has learnt in the classroom and to best perform in their exam, Mrs Carolyn Jones, Head of Learning Support at LEH Foshan, offers suggestions not only for revision but also on how to improve study skills throughout their educational journey.

伴随着五月份夏日气息而来的，是考试季的开始。为了帮助您的孩子高效复习和巩固他们在课堂上所学的知识，在考试中发挥出最佳水平，佛山霍利斯的学习支持主管Ms Carolyn Jones在线上讲座分享了她的一些经验和见解。这不仅适用于考试复习，而且还能帮助孩子们在整个教育阶段提高学习技能。

This session was originally held online, you are welcome to access the full recording via our WeChat Video Channel. In this article we share a recap of the highlights.

以下的文章内容是讲座的重点回顾。欢迎感兴趣的家长通过我校的微信视频号的「直播回放」，观看讲座的完整录像。

How to Boost Your Child’s Study Skills

如何全方位增长孩子的学习技能

First, we should understand that each child is a unique individual, and they all have their preferential learning styles. There are three learning styles – your child could be a visual learner, an auditory learner, a kinaesthetic learner or a mixture of the three.

首先我们必须明白到每位孩子都是独一无二的个体， 他们有各自所习惯的学习方式。总的来说有三种学习方式，分别是视觉型学习、听觉型学习和动觉型学习。您的孩子可能是属于其中一种，或两至三种的混合型学习方式。

• Visual learners learn by seeing and watching; they are good at imagining and dealing with infographics.

• Auditory learners learn best when they are listening, examples of this includes instructions from a teacher, podcasts or videos.
  

• Kinaesthetic learners learn through doing and being actively engaged with their learning.

• 视觉型学习者通过观看和观察进行学习，善于运用想象力和处理图表信息。

• 听觉型学习者擅长在聆听中学习，包括老师的讲课、播客和视频解说等。

• 动觉型学习者则擅长在动手实践中学习。

There are also different types of revision. If time allows, trying something new is always a good thing to do. Students could also try to use a range of different strategies to match their learning styles.

复习也有不同的策略方法。如果时间宽松，可以建议孩子们尝试新的复习策略。也可以根据他们的个人学习习惯，结合使用一系列的复习方法。

Try out these new approaches by: 

1. Setting yourself the challenge of learning as much on a topic in half an hour using a different method. 

2. Test yourself straight after. 

3. Test yourself after a few days. 

4. Reflect on what works. 

如何尝试新的复习策略？

1. 给自己设定一个挑战：采取一个不同的复习策略，在半个小时内学习尽可能多的知识。

2. 学习完后马上进行自我测试。

3. 过几天后再进行自我测试。

4. 回顾和反思这个方法是否可行。

What can parents do? 家长可以怎样帮助孩子？

As parents, we need to listen to, support, encourage and reward our children. One of my favourite ways to support my children or my students in my subject (English) is that I always get them to look at the exams not as a hurdle but as a stopgap so they can show off what they've learnt so far.

作为家长，我们应该倾听、支持和鼓励我们的孩子。我最喜欢的方法之一是，我会让他们不要把考试看成是一个障碍，而是看成是一个学习阶段成果的回顾，借此他们可以展示自己目前所学的知识。

Parents should create a comfortable and quiet study area at home to make sure they follow their revision schedule with minimum disruption.

家长应该在家里创造一个舒适、安静的学习区域，以确保孩子按照自己的复习计划进行复习，并尽量减少干扰。

Be visible. Let your child know that you are there, even if you are just dropping in with some milk or some juice or some cookies. Being there and having your child know that you can be contacted, that they can come to you for advice, can be very beneficial.

陪伴，让孩子们知道你在他们的身边，尽管你可以只是来给他们补充牛奶、果汁或饼干，让他们知道能够随时联系你，向你寻求建议。

Encourage healthy living – exercise, healthy eating and an adequate amount of sleep are vital to exam success.

鼓励孩子们保持健康的生活方式。运动、健康饮食和充足睡眠对考试成功至关重要。

Students must want to learn instead of being forced to learn, so the fundamental step is to motivate them to be active learners.

学生们学习应该是主动想要学习，而不是被迫去学习，所以最基础的步骤是激励他们，让他们成为积极的学习者。

• Set SMART goals – Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-bound

• Set challenges – overcoming even a slight challenge is a win. The sense of achievement keeps you motivated along the way.

• Talking about your revision plans and sharing them with your peer or parents makes the plans easier to stick to.

• 设定SMART（具体、可衡量、可行、相关、有时限）的目标                  

• 设立挑战。哪怕只是完成一个小挑战，都是一种胜利。这种成就感会让学生在学习的道路上充满动力。

• 与同伴或父母分享和讨论复习计划，他们无形的监督有助于学生更容易坚持执行这个计划。

Procrastination is using tactics or distractions to avoid doing something. We understand that revision will be complex, the revision will be a real effort, and the allure of staying in bed is far too much for your teenage brain to resist. Sometimes students might even prefer to do household chores rather than begin revising.

拖延症是利用策略或分心的方式来避免做某件事。我们也很清楚，复习考试是一个复杂的过程，会很费劲。青少年通常没有足够的自律能力来对抗睡懒觉的诱惑。有时候，学生们甚至宁可做家务也不愿意开始复习。

The important thing is getting started. Some methods can be adopted such as setting smaller goals, taking regular breaks and writing positive messages on post-it notes.

所以，重要的一步就是不要拖，马上开始做。可以采取一些方法，如设定小目标，定期休息，在便签纸上写一些鼓励自己的话。

Another way is to set a two-minute timer and dedicate two minutes to the task – it is often found that students are eager to continue – the brain hates unfinished tasks!

另一个方法就是可以设置一个两分钟的计时，并在这两分钟时间内完成一个学习任务。我们会发现在时间到了之后，学生们仍想继续进行学习，这是因为我们的大脑都不喜欢有未完成的任务。

Being organised can improve the quality of the work; it also helps with the length it takes to complete a task and the whole mindset towards study.

保持学习的条理性有助于提升学习的质量，高效学习，缩短学习的不必要耗时，并且可以保持和稳定学习时的心态。

Time management is about organising blocks of your revision time to maximise your opportunity to learn – by taking responsibility for your study time, you minimise the stress of over-commitment.

时间管理是指通过合理分配和安排复习时间，提升学习效率。这也是对自己学习时间负责任的表现，有助于减少考试复习的压力。

• Use to-do lists, planners or a calendar to manage time effectively.
  

• Consult your plan regularly to make sure you are on target for success. Check at least twice a day – in the morning and when you finish, be sure to move things you have not accomplished to another day.
  

• Use your 'spare' time wisely.
  

• Be aware of exam paper timings – if you're completing examination questions, set a timer with the allocated time you would receive in the exam to complete it.

• 使用待办清单、计划表或日历来有效管理时间。

• 定期回顾自己的复习计划，确保自己的进度达到预设目标。建议每天早上和完成复习时分别回顾一次。如果有未完成的任务，记下来移到第二天继续进行。
  

• 合理利用“空闲”时间。
  

• 注意考试时间的长度。当你在做一些模拟试题的时候，请依据考试时间来分配合适的答题时间，以此来训练自己的答题速度。

For parents, one of the benefits of being at home and being able to talk to a child about that schedule is that you are able to steer them in the right direction to make choices that are the right choices for your child. It will also help to make sure that you know what's coming up, that your children aren't leaving everything until the last minute, and that they're revising for every subject and not just focussing on one only.

家长们可以在家跟孩子们交谈，了解他们的学习计划时间表，从而可以鼓励和支持他们在正确的学习方向上前行，并且为他们的复习进度把关。这也有助于家长们知道孩子的整体计划，确保他们不会把所有学习任务都堆在最后时刻，也确保他们能够合理分配时间给每个学科。

We hope you find Mrs Carolyn Jones’ sharing informative and practical. LEH Foshan holds regular Teacher Talks sessions and invites our talented and well-experienced teachers to share information not only about the School’s curriculum but also about their expertise in teaching and education. Please make sure to follow us and stay in touch for the latest updates.

希望Mrs Carolyn Jones的分享能够帮助家长和孩子们顺利度过备考和学习阶段。佛山霍利斯定期举办学科老师座谈会，邀请我们富有才华和经验的学科老师给大家分享我课程信息以及他们自己专长的教育领域知识。欢迎大家关注佛山霍利斯，留意未来的讲座信息发布和更新！