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What is
Kumon?
History of
Kumon
1: Students begin at a
comfortable starting point—determined by our placement test—with work that can
be easily completed. This way your child will master the basics and gain
complete proficiency with each successive step. Kumon students develop better
concentration and study habits because they don't get frustrated by our learning
process.
2: Kumon uses neither a classroom
nor a tutoring model, but rather a guided "self-motivated-learning" approach.
Worksheets assigned by the Instructor provide an example illustrating the
concept to be learned. Then a simple exercise modeled after the example is
given. Each new assignment is slightly more challenging than the last. The
progression is so gradual that students are able to acquire the skills to
advance independently.
3: Before your child can advance
from one assignment to the next, the material should be completed with a perfect
score within a prescribed period of time. All work is graded and the results
recorded to determine when your child has a total command of the material and is
ready to move on.
4: Worksheets are assigned daily,
even though most children attend the center just twice a week. An assignment
that takes too long or is completed with too many errors is repeated until
mastered. That’s how the Kumon Method ensures optimal comprehension and
retention of concepts, establishing the strongest possible foundation for more
advanced material.
5: Kumon Method allows your child
to advance steadily at a comfortable pace dictated only by his or her ability
and initiative. Your child’s individualized program is never compromised by the
needs of a group or a prescribed teaching agenda. The first priority of the
Kumon Instructor is to enable each and every child to perform and progress to
his or her full potential-including advanced study whenever possible.
Parental Involvement:
The goal is for Kumon students to assume most—if not all—of the responsibility
for their own study. Some parental involvement, particularly in the beginning,
helps to establish the routine and get the whole process off to a good start.
Kumon is most successful when the student, parent and Kumon Instructor work
together to ensure that the child advances continually to the best of his or her
ability.
An engaged Kumon parent will:
- Help your child establish good study habits by supporting and enforcing
a daily "Kumon time"
- Check that assignments are timed and graded accurately and completed
daily
- Get involved and help motivate your child by participating in home
grading of his or her Kumon worksheets
- Know what one’s child is studying and why
- Discuss that child’s progress with his or her Kumon Instructor
- Praise and encourage your child regularly.
- Let your child move at their own pace.
Find out more about Kumon by calling
1-877-586-6671 or by
visiting
www.kumon.com
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