There is a universal and simple scheme for teaching a child. But when we teach children new skills, we often forget about the elementary steps and principles of learning. By this we greatly complicate the life of both ourselves and the child. By following these steps, it will be much easier to teach your child a new skill. Moreover, we can talk about both simple things (tying shoelaces, for example), and complex skills (for example, learning to write).
Instructions
Step 1
Watching an example. The child watches someone else perform an action. First of all, children look at the example of others. Toddlers generally like to repeat after adults or older children. If you yourself do not set an example of the right action, then teaching this to a child will be much more difficult.
Step 2
Joint execution of an action. Often times, parents are in too much of a hurry and skip this step. But in vain. Before starting to perform the action on his own, the child needs to do it together with an adult. Sometimes this is required on a large enough scale, be patient and take your time. If you are teaching a child to write, take his hand with a pen in yours and write the required letter. Don't ask too much. Moscow was also not built immediately. Be sure to fix the child's attention on his successes, not mistakes. Best strategy: Praise your successes, ignore your failures.
Step 3
Action by pattern and template. This step implies an independent execution of the action, but it is mandatory if you have a sample. If, again, remember about teaching writing, then in any copybook you will see: a sample and a bitmap that you need to circle. The child must always have before his eyes the result to which he is going.
Step 4
Only after mastering all of the above steps can you start really independent action. For example, give an assignment to a child: "write the letters that you and I learned." Then the skill is considered mastered. And, most likely, the skill formed with the help of these steps will be firmly retained in the child's memory. If the child makes a lot of mistakes, go back to the previous steps.
