9 yo dd lacks confidence in maths and is not keen on writing either. I've been reading the summer born/exams thread with interest as she is August born. From about year 1 she would say things like I'm rubbish at maths but we would try to encourage her.
However, we are finding that there are some concepts that she struggles with - decimals, fractions, sometimes simple reasoning.
She doesn't like to write, and she can take an hour to do what should be easily done in 15 mins. For eg, she is doing an award scheme at school and after finishing an activity she had to write how she got on with the activity (playing violin) and she was happy to write 'I got on fine'. I explained to her that she needed to provide the reader with a bit more information/insight on what she did and she genuinely struggled to figure out what she could say.
She switched on to reading in the past year and enjoys a range of books, reads quickly and understands text. She writes in a diary although I have not looked at what she's written.
I think I may have turned her off me helping her with maths or writing as sometimes I do get impatient and cannot hide my exasperation.
Any tips on how to help her boost her confidence in maths and encourage a bit more interest in writing?
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Boosting 9yo dd's confidence in maths and writing
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maggiethecat · 12/05/2013 10:26
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