亲子TestStressinChildren：RxwithB

　　标题：TestStressinChildren：RxwithBrainFriendlyStudying
　　source：psychologytoday丨JudyWillisM。D。，M。Ed。
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　　Testsareoftenoneofthemoststressfulexperiencesfacingchildren。
　　Becausewecan’dreams，understanding。
　　Neuronsthatfiretogether，wiretogether
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　　Researchaboutbrainneuroplasticityshowsthatthemorefrequentlyinformationisusedthemorethecircuitsholdingitareactivated。Thisactivationisthe“firing”thatmeansstronger，moredurable“wiring”ofthememory。Inaddition，memories，themorepowerfulthebraincellnetworks。Thisisbecausenewconnectionsformbetweenthenewandtheknown。Thesesharedconnectionsmeanthatwhenonememorycircuitisactivated，thatwillactivatetheother。Themorenewlearningmemorycircuitsareused，especiallyindoingthingsthataremeaningfultoyourchild，thestrongerthememorynetworksbecome。Thesestrongerconnectionswillhelpyourchildrecallthenecessarymemoriesandknowledgeefficientlyandmaketheirstoragemoredurableandlongtermmemory（evenoverthesummerawayfromschool）。
　　Thefollowing“brainbuilding”activitiescanhelpyoustrengthenyourchild’sbrainnetworks，whichcanimprovestudyingandtesttakingabilities：
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　　CuriosityandDiscoversochildrenwanttoknowtheyhavetolearn
　　Learningismostmemorablewhenitisdonebythelearnerratherthaninformationbeingdispensedandpracticedbyrotedrill。Increasememoryandunderstandingbyfindingahookinthematerialtobelearnedthatwillstimulateyourchild’scuriosity。Withthatbuyin，he’llwanttoknowwhathehastolearn。Thebrainwillvaluetheinformationandhe’llputintheefforttoreallyunderstanditorpracticeittoachievemastery。
　　Makelearningpersonallyrelevanttoyourchild
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　　Whenchildrenareinterestedinlearningbecauseitrelatestotheirlives，interests，orexperiences，brainscansrevealthatmoreregionsoftheirbrainsareactivatedwhentheinformationisacquiredandrecalled。Whenchildrenmakeconnectionsbetweenthenewsubjecttheyarelearningandwhattheyalreadyknow，strongerlinksbindthenewwiththeknown。
　　Youcanhelpyourchildrenlinknewlearningtothe“maps”ofrelatedmemoriesalreadypresentintheirbrains。Findoutwhattheyareabouttolearnorthegeneraltopicofaunitanduseyourknowledgeoftheirinterestsandpastexperiencestolightuptheirawarenessofhowwhattheyarelearningconnectstotheirlivesandinterests。
　　Wheninformationhasnorelevancetochildren’slives，it’seasyforthemtoforgetit。
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　　That’swhyit’simportantforchildrentokeeptheirsenseofwonderaboutlearningandusingwhattheylearninwaysthataremeaningfultothemandrehearsingitbymentalmanipulation，notpassivememorization。
　　Helpyourchildmakelearningconnections
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　　Forexample，ifyourchildisinterestedinflintarrowheadsandwillbetestedonNativeAmericans，youcanask，“Whattools，likethearrowheadswefoundinthedesert，didtheArapahousetoplantandharvestcrops，buildhomes，ormakeclothing？”Youmaywanttotakeawalkinawoodedparkortrailaroundyourhometoinvestigatewhatresourcesyourchildcoulduseifhehadtomakehisownshelterorclothingwhereyounowlive。
　　Youcanalsotryaskingyourchildtocreateanalogies，metaphors，oracronymstoconnectnewinformationwithwhathemayalreadyknow。Anexampleofananalogytoremember“metamorphosis”is，“Themetamorphosisofcaterpillartobutterflyislikethechangingoftheseedsweplantedintosprouts。”Childrenmayneedsomehelporhintstodeveloptheiranalogies。Forexample，youcanask，“InwhatwaywastheAmericanRevolutionlikethebaseballplayers’strike？Howarehumanhandslikebats’wings？”
　　Talkaboutrealworldproblems
　　Forexample，youcanhelpyourchildwithmathbyapplyingittoahouseholdproject。Youcanask，“Ifwewanttopaintyourroomandweknowthewallsandceilingareallthesamesizeasthefloor，couldwemeasurethefloortoseehowmanysquarefeetweneedtopaint？Let’stryitandseeifwecanfigureouthowmuchpaintwewouldneedandhowmuchitwouldcost。”
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　　Connectlearningwithcurrentevents
　　IfyourchildisstudyingforatestontheBillofRights，insteadofrereadingthemoverandover，ask，“IfyouwereaSupremeCourtJusticewhatwouldyouusefromtheBillofRightstoguideyourdecisionabouttherightsofbloggerstoreporthurtful，unsubstantiatedrumors？”
　　Askchildrenhowtheycanapplywhatthey’relearningoutsideofschool
　　Questionscaninclude，“HowmightlearningtheproperuseofcommasbeimportantifyouwanttowriteaseriesofbooksliketheHarryPotterseries？Howdoyouthinkyourauntusestheinformationyouarestudyingaboutelectriccircuitswhenshedesignshybridcars？”
　　Showyourchildthevalueofwhatsheislearning。Youmaywanttoaskquestionslike，“Whymightthisinformationbeusefulorimportanttoyouifyouwereanexplorer，aircraftdesigner，choreographer，soccercoach，orcomputergameanimator？”
　　Whenreviewing，trydifferentwaysofengagingyourchild。Youcansimulateatelevisioninterviewshowwhereyouaretheinterviewerandaskyourchildquestionsasifsheistheguestexpertonthetopic。
　　Haveyourchild“teach”someoneelsewhatshe’slearned
　　Isibling，otherfamilymemberatthedinnerorduringacarride，oreventhefamilydog。Orhaveyourchildwritealettertoafriendorrelativedetailingwhatsurprisedherandwhatnewinformationshelearnedatschoolthatday。Youmayalsowanttohaveyourchildsummarizetheday’slessonsina“historianlog”or“scientistjournal，”completewithpersonalizedartwork，diagrams，souvenirpostcards，orphotosfromexhibitsorplacesyouvisitedrelatedtotheunitofstudy。
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　　Helpyourchildexperiencelearningthroughmultiplesenses
　　Whenyouuseseveralofyourchild’ssensestostimulatelearning，theinformationisstoredinmorecircuitsthroughoutthebrain。Encouragereviewofwhatyourchildreadsbyaskinghimtodrawupdiagramsoractingouttheparticularstory。Ifyourchildlearnedaboutplanetarymovementfromatextbook，hecanexperienceitthroughanothersensebymovingballsofdifferentsizesaroundabeachball“sun”orcirclingaroundachairwhilesimultaneouslyrotatinghisbodyroundandround。
　　TakeTheStressOutOfTestTaking
　　Tistohelpchildrenapproachtestswithpositiveexpectations，learnfromtheirmistakes，andavoidthestressthatinterfereswithsuccessfulmemoryretrieval。Herearesomeideasthatcanhelpyougetstartedtoworkonthisimportantskillwithyourchild：
　　Haveyourchildvisualizewhatwillbecoveredonthetest
　　Askhertosketchorvisualizewhatshethinksmightbeimportanttorememberonthetest。Shewillbenefitfromtheadditionalvisual，motor，andauditorymemorycircuitsthatshewillbebuildingthroughmultisensoryreview。
　　Provideyourchildwithtestdestressors
　　Tstrategies，likecalmbreathingandstressbustingvisualizationsthatshecanuseimmediatelybeforeorduringtestswhenshefeelsstressed。Othertestdestressorscanbeaseasyasasharedjoke，sharedfamilyexperience，ormeaningfulritual。Sorrespondpositively，helphimrecognizethatjokeorritualassomethinghecantryorrememberbeforeatesttoopenbrainflow。
　　Tellyourchildrenthey’remorethantheirtestresults
　　Oneofthemostvaluablelessonsyoucanofferchildrenisthattheyarefargreaterthanthesumoftheirtestresultsandmistakesareopportunitiestolearn。Showyourchildrenthatincorrectanswersonhomework，quizzes，ortestsdonotmeantheyarenotsmart。Manytestsdon’tallowchildrentoshowwhattheyknow，butputexcessiveemphasisongivingsinglerotememorizedfactsthatdon’treflectrealunderstanding。Letthemseewhenyoumakemistakesandlearnfromthem。Helpyourchildrenrealizethevalueoflearningfrommistakesearlyon，sotheirmistakesguidefuturesuccesses。
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　　Whenyouusethesebrainfriendlypracticestoguideyourchildren’smeaningfullearning，theywilldevelopstrongermemoriesfortestsuccessandmoreimportantly。Moreimportantlytheywillmaintaintheirnaturalenthusiasmtounderstandandinvestigatetheworldaroundthem。Youwillbetheirguideandpartnerastheybecomesmarterinschoolandwiserinthelifeskillsofcriticalthinkingandcreativeproblemsolving。