
We can assure you, however, that your input and feedback on a nightly basis is an essential component in helping your child benefit from the homework experience. Unfortunately, there are no simple guiding principles. When assigning homework, your child’s teachers may struggle to create a balance at this age between ability, task difficulty and feedback. Accurate homework completion is influenced by your child’s ability, the difficulty of the task, and the amount of feedback your child receives. Young students require high levels of feedback and/or supervision to help them complete assignments correctly. Time spent on homework should be appropriate to the child’s grade level.Īt the elementary level homework should be brief, at your child’s ability level and involve frequent, voluntary and high interest activities.
