Supporting your child in Remote Learning

How you can support your child?

Have a routine and set expectations.
Make sure your child has a space to work in.
Provide a level of supervision suitable to your child’s stage of development and individual needs.
Monitor communications from teachers.
Check in with your child often to help them manage and pace their work.
Monitor how much time your child is spending online.
Encourage effort and persistence – try tasks and, if they are difficult, encourage your child to ask their teacher for assistance.

Setting up a learning environment

Every home is different but it’s important to provide a quiet and comfortable space in which to learn.

Where possible, extended learning should take place in a space your family shares. For example, a lounge room or dining room. These spaces are preferable over a bedroom, where your child can feel isolated and supervision can be more challenging.

It should be a place:

that can be quiet at times
that has a strong internet signal, if possible
where you or another adult is present as you normally would when your child is online, dependent on age

Establishing routines and expectations

Start and end each day with a check-in to help your child:

clarify and understand the instructions they get from their teachers
organise themselves and set priorities for their learning at home

A healthy daily routine is great for mental and physical health, as well as concentration and learning.
Encourage regular exercise breaks. This might mean going for a walk, using exercise DVDs and apps, dancing, floor exercises or using home exercise equipment.
Encourage healthy eating habits and make sure they drink enough water.
Ensure your child is getting enough sleep (8 hours is optimal) and that devices are removed from bedrooms at night to support deep rest.

Communicating with your child

We encourage you to start and finish each day with a simple check-in. These check-ins can be a regular part of each day.

These questions allow your child to process the instructions they get from their teachers and help them organise themselves and set priorities.

You could also check-in with your child throughout the day. This depends on your child’s needs.

Morning check-ins:

What are you learning today?
What are your learning targets or goals?
How will you be spending your time?
What resources do you need?
What support do you need?

Afternoon check-ins:

What did you learn today?
What was challenging? You could come up with a way to deal with the same problem if it comes up again.
Consider three things that went well today. Why were they good?
Are you ok? Do you need to ask your teacher for something? Do you need help with something to make tomorrow more successful?

Source: Support your child's learning | Coronavirus Victoria