How to prepare for an exam

If your child has an upcoming exam, you can’t study for them. But you can offer a few tips to help them review and understand the material:

1. Start studying early

Since studying a little bit every day is better than trying to memorize everything the night before, encourage your child to reread their class notes every day after school.

2. Make sure you fully understand the material

It’s important that your child fully understand the concepts covered in class, not only to do well on the exam, but also to do well in school overall. Since schools divide learning material into terms, misunderstandings can build up and lead to bigger problems later on. To avoid this scenario, you can help your child improve their understanding of class material by introducing them to our valuable tools:

• MiniRécups, interactive videos
• Simulated exams,
• Aide-mémoires,
• Exercises,
• Tops notions,
• etc.

3. Set priorities

Naturally, without neglecting their other subjects, your child should dedicate extra time to the subjects they find more difficult. To help them prioritize, you can create a study calendar that tracks the following:

• Lesson reviews for each subject
• Extracurricular activities
• Required hours of sleep
• Study breaks
• Etc.

4. Make review sheets

Course material can be memorized in different ways. There’s no ideal study strategy—simply find the one that works best for your child. Here are a few you can suggest:

• Summarize the material in a few sentences
• Memorize keywords and headings
• Explain the material to someone else
• Make mental maps
• Create a timeline
• Etc.

5. Attend remedial classes

A remedial class is a great place to ask questions and review challenging material. You can encourage your child to attend by highlighting the benefits. Thanks to these classes, they’ll be able to do the following:

• Overcome academic hurdles
• Become more independent
• Feel more motivated
• Be more confident
• Etc.

Try our MiniRécups! They are quick interactive reviews about essential topics seen during high school.

6. Support your child

As a parent, you can support your child and foster their academic success in many different ways. For example, you can implement healthy life habits to make sure your child benefits from the following:

• An environment conducive to learning
• A good sleep schedule
• A healthy diet
• Relaxation time
• Etc.