Children’s Study Habits and Parental Involvement of Leon A. Garcia Sr. Elementary School

Ginaliza M. Nomio
Master Teacher 1
Leon A. Garcia Sr. Elementary School

Introduction

Childrens study habits and the degree of parental involvement in studying seem to show differences in how they learn and how serious they are about learning. Luster and McAdoo (2006) believe that parents influence what a child brings to school and how well a child acquires school related skill throughout the school years such as working with a child on homework and this can influence other behaviors such as study habits that will affect the childrens achievement. Parent training interventions are highly promising for young children (Webster-Stratton, 2003). Parents have many different influences on their children and parents are needing more intervention programs because of all the problems children are faced with today. Fielden (2004) states that good study habits help the student in critical reflection in skills outcomes such as selecting, analyzing, critiquing, and synthesizing .While poor study habits include skipping class, not doing your work, watching TV or playing video games instead of studying, and losing your work. For students of any age, studying is the factuality of life, with tests and exams commonly raising stress levels and daily workloads many students given account that they fret about burnout due to the pressures of achieving good grades. Some adopt a very organized and calm approach and study consistently through the year, while others tend to leave things more or less to the last moment and then panic and try and cram in the work while some students are able to study effortlessly. Professors in the developing countries said that the undergraduate students should be fully equip with high level of analytical skills, the capacity for critical reasoning,