Verbal Reasoning and Homework / Learning
Verbal Reasoning can impact homework, as the child may struggle to generate ideas, connect concepts, or comprehend abstract language.
Verbal Reasoning can impact homework, as the child may struggle to generate ideas, connect concepts, or comprehend abstract language.
Generating Ideas | Connect Concepts | Comprehend Abstract Language
| Generating Ideas | |
| Provide choices, so the child can select an option. | Examples: Do you want to write about animals or sports? Do you want to do math homework first or vocabulary first? |
| Use a web to brainstorm. | educators.brainpop.com |
| Ask the child’s opinion. | Examples: What do you think? What do you like? Why? |
| Ask guiding questions. | Examples: Where do you want to begin? What is your plan? |
| Connect Concepts | |
| Bring the information to life. | Examples: plays or movies, History Channel, Discovery Channel, visit museums |
| Apply the homework to real-life situations. | |
| Make comparisons to material that the child already knows. | |
| Comprehend Abstract Language | |
| Simplify wording of directions. | |
| Show an example (provide access to a copy or a video of the example) | |
| Walk through the meaning with the child. | |
| Use tools to assist with understanding abstract concepts. | SparkNotes |
| Establish an academic club for multi-sensory experiences related to learning. | Book: Live It, Learn It by Sally Smith |
| Refer to specific areas for reading, math, or writing in the A-I Table under the intercept of Verbal Reasoning and Achievement. |