Being Your Child's Best Motivator

Cultivating Good Behaviours for Learning

Introduction
• Former Police Officer and Journalist in Berita Harian
• 9 years of experience as an educator
• Currently responsible for teaching and upgrading the content and pedagogical
competency of Beginning, Experienced and Senior Teachers in MOE
• Master Trainer, Microsoft-in-Education
• Google Certified Educator, Level 2
• Member, Film in Language Teaching Association (UK)
Objectives
By the end of today's session, parents would be able to:

• Understand what are good learning behaviours

• Understand the different approaches they can use in helping their
child
Format

5 mins - Introduction
10 mins - Good Learning Behaviours
5 mins - Intervention Techniques for Undesirable Learning Behaviours
5 mins - Conclusion
30 mins - Question & Answer
 What do We see?
Learning behaviours are those which support learning and promote
engagement through self-regulation. This is directly correlated with behavior,
as pupils who are engaged with their learning.
Why is it so important to
develop good learning
behaviours?
How are good learning
behaviours related to personal
behaviours?
Whose responsibility is it
to teach these behaviours?
 When
VS BehavioUR
Behaviour BeComes
Go Character
Unchecked
What then can parents do?
Acknowledge
The Co-relation
Between Good
behaviour &
Good learning
behaviour
 School Ethos
Engagement
Relationship with Self

School Ethos

School Ethos
Participation Access
Relationship
Learning Relationship

with
with

Others Behaviours Curriculum

Behaviour
For Learning
Framework School Ethos
Relationship with Self
a pupil who does not feel confident as a learner and who has ‘internalised’ a view that s/he is unable to
succeed as a learner will be more likely to disengage and present ‘unwanted behaviours'.

Relationship with Others

Child behaviour is triggered as much by their interactions with others (child, teachers or other adults) as it
is by factors internal to them.
Relationship with Curriculum
Parents & Teachers who promote a sense of meaningful curriculum progress in learning for each
pupil will be more likely to create a positive behavioural environment.
Examples of Undesirable Learning Behaviours
• Selective forgetting
• Forgets to write down assignments day after day
• Takes hours to complete homework
• Finishes homework very quickly
• Can't seem to get started with homework
• Frequently brings home unfinished class work
• Consistently leaves long term assignments until the last minute
• Complaints of headaches, stomachaches and other physical ailments before
or after school
• Exhibits "spot light "behaviors
Are there strategies parents
can use in helping their kids
manage their learning?
 Instructional Support

Content Support Material Support Task Support

Thinking Strategies/
Thinking Routines

Use Familiar or Interesting Model the steps

Content to reach a desired outcome
Bite-Sized
Learning
What if the kids still don't
show interest and exhibit
bad learning behaviours?
VARK
visual * auditory * read/write * kinesthetic

Identify their Safe Environment to

Stop Effusive Praise Highlight the Positives
Learning Style Make Mistakes

Intervention
Techniques for
Learning
Encourage a
Growth Mindset Behaviours Embrace Routines

Pair Preferred with Encourage Friendly Focus on Intrinsic

Track Progress Competition Motivation
Non-Preferred