El poor school performance is a sign that the child is having problems processing and understanding information you get from the school. The question is, What's behind poor school performance?
Each child is a world and there is several causes that can cause this drop in the notes. It can be a one-off event or something more long-term. Before it leads to the dreaded school failure we must take appropriate measures in time. For that we need identify the causes that is interfering with your performance to look for a suitable solution.
Why is poor school performance produced?
It is a subject that parents are very concerned, it is more it is as a second concern behind health. There are several variables that may be influencing a drop in school performance. It may be due to personal determinants (whose origin is the child himself), determinants socio-family (influence of family environment and environment) or academic determinants (educational system and teachers).
Due to one or more of these causes, children cannot achieve the average level of learning in their course, which can lead to the dreaded school failure in the long run. The earlier it is detected, evaluated and intervened, the better the results will be.
We will go on to list the different causes.
Causes of poor school performance
Personal determinants
- Sensory deficit They may be hearing and vision problems. If the child does not hear or see well, learning is difficult. The first thing would be to rule out with a medical review if our son has a sensory deficit to remedy it as soon as possible.
- Specific learning disorders. They may be reading and writing difficulties (dyslexia, dysgraphia) that will affect all your learning in general or have calculation problems (dyscalculia), which will affect the subjects of Mathematics and Physics and Chemistry. These disorders they are not related to intellectual capacity.
- Non-specific learning disorders. You may have another type of learning disorder that is not directly related to learning but does cause a decrease in learning. How can it be anxiety, eating disorders, autism, depression, ADHD, developmental disorders, or a medical illness.
- Emotional factors. You have to be vigilant in moments of great changes by the emotional factors that they can provoke in children. Among them would be Parental divorce, change of address, change of school, death of someone close, emotional conflicts… All these changes negatively affect children and adolescents. It usually manifests with symptoms such as irritability, apathy, sadness, anxiety ... and poor school performance.
It can also be behind the bullying or bullying, which cause states of anxiety and sadness. Self-esteem problems are also related to poor school performance.
Socio-family determinants
El support and involvement that children receive and feel from their parents has much influence on school performance. A good dialogue between parents and children is essential. Do not dramatize bad grades, or compare it to other children, or make them feel guilty. You have to make them feel loved and supported, and that before a problem a solution is sought, not guilty.
The absence of home study habits also determines your performance. It is necessary to establish a routine from when they are small.
Academic determinants
It is related to the teacher competence, methodology and quality of the educational system. It may be that the teacher teaching method bores the child, or the classroom is very noisy and distracts the children. There must also be a fluid dialogue between parents and teachers to solve the problems that may occur together.
A big problem can be the lack of adequate study techniques. You may be using an improper technique or you may just be unaware of it. To do this, it is necessary to know what study techniques you use, if you use any, and offer you techniques that you can use to improve your understanding.
Why remember ... suspend is not a drama. It can be a note of attention to connect with your child that you can overcome together.