The Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) is the most important national exam for all Primary 6 students in Singapore. The PSLE is based on the curriculum that has been taught during their years at school.
The lead-up to the PSLE is a time of great stress for both parents and children, but with careful planning, you can ensure that your child feels supported during this crucial period. Preparing for PSLE may be an intimidating experience for many children, but parents can help boost their child’s confidence by following these seven tips.
Ensure Your Child Gets Enough Sleep
Sleep is important for many reasons. Ensuring your child gets enough sleep allows their brain to process information and consolidate memories. In addition, sleep improves their immune system, helps with brain development and memory function, concentration abilities, and learning new information.
It’s also a time when children can interact with their parents by talking or listening to stories or music together before going to bed on time. Parents can do this by restricting screen time before bedtime, or limiting it to one hour a day.
Set Realistic Goals
It’s normal for parents to want their kids to score well in the PSLE. However, it’s not. Instead, set realistic goals for your child. This will help them to succeed since the goal is easier for them to meet, and it also ensures that they don’t get discouraged if they don’t meet high goals. You want to help them succeed while ensuring they don’t get discouraged if they don’t meet the goals you’ve set for them.
Here are some tips on how to set realistic exam goals:
1. Be honest with yourself about your child’s abilities and limitations.
2. Work together with your child when creating exam goals—they will feel more invested in reaching those goals if they helped create them.
3. Make sure that the exam goals are achievable within a reasonable time frame.
Have a study timetable
Creating a study timetable will help your child become more organised while allowing enough time to study without rushing through topics. A study timetable helps your child to manage their time and energy to achieve their goals.
It is also an excellent tool for self-discipline, making them plan their study schedule weeks in advance. Having a clear plan of what they want to accomplish during their study time allows children to spend their time wisely.
A good study timetable should include:
1. A list of subjects and topics for each subject.
2. The time period in which you will study each subject.
3. An estimate of the time needed for each topic/subject
4, The number of days/weeks/months it takes to complete each topic/subject.
Use Past Papers for Revision
To help your child prepare for the PSLE, you must get them to use past papers. The use of past papers is beneficial in the following ways:
1. It helps children understand what type of questions appear on each paper. Children can then be taught how to answer these questions correctly by working through sample questions with their parents or teachers.
2. Past papers also help children understand what examiners are looking for when evaluating answers on a test sheet. This means there is less chance that they will accidentally provide incorrect information on their answer sheets, leading to lower results than expected.
Find a Tutor
Finding a tutor is one of the best things you can do to help your child prepare for PSLE. Tutors are qualified professionals who are specially trained.
They teach students how to prepare for exams and help them understand concepts they may find difficult. The tutors can help your child learn note-taking techniques that they can use during exam preparation sessions.
Tutors can also work on exam revision. Other benefits of hiring a tutor include:
1. Provide top-notch teaching that adheres to all MOE guidelines.
2. Offer unique shortcuts and strategies to help students ace their PSLE exams.
3. Provide students with special resources and notes to help students score high grades.
4. Mentorship and private lessons
Encourage Your Child to Participate in Physical Activities
Participating in physical activities is important for children. It helps them grow and stay healthy. Physically active children have better self-esteem and higher academic achievement because it positively impacts learning by increasing a child’s concentration and attention span and improving classroom attitudes.
They also have lower rates of obesity and depression.
Encourage your child to participate in physical activities such as sports or dance classes. This can help improve their health, relieve stress after a long day of studying for PSLE and even teach valuable life skills like teamwork and leadership.
Ensure Your Child Eats a Healthy Diet
Eating healthy before an exam is important because it helps your child’s brain function at its best. The brain needs fuel to work properly and make good decisions. So, if it doesn’t get the proper nutrients, it can slow down, making concentration difficult.
Here are some tips on how to make sure your child eats a healthy diet:
Plan Ahead
Make sure there is plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables in the house so they can grab something healthy whenever needed. If you have time, try making healthy snacks like smoothies or salads in advance so they can eat on the go.
Keep it Simple
When your child is busy studying for exams. Stick to basic foods that are easy to prepare and quick enough to eat without taking too much time.
Conclusion
The PSLE is a must-take for primary school students in Singapore. Your child needs to be well prepared to sit for their exams confidently and score high enough so that they can gain a place in their preferred school.
When preparing your child for these exams, it’s also important to make sure they’re not spending too much time studying on their own. It’s good for them to get some fresh air, spend time with friends and family, and do other activities that will allow their brains to rest and ensure their brains can function at the optimum level.
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