

Older children reading longer books or novels can use e-readers (such as a Kindle or Nook) or e-reader apps. When memorizing facts for a test, create and use flashcards. Very gradually increase (you read one sentence and your child reads two, and so on) the amount your child reads. When it is time to read, sit with your child and read the first sentence, have your child read the next, and then repeat. If using a computer, format the screen or document so that it is clear that your child is working on only one problem at a time. For math homework, copy each problem onto its own sheet of paper or fold a worksheet in a way that only one or a few problems are visible at a time.

How can we help our children or adolescents take their homework ‘bird by bird?'
