Kumon is the world’s leading after school enrichment program. The secret of success lies in small steps – the carefully structured, advanced learning worksheets that enable each student to advance on their own, mastering each concept one by one, moving smoothly from easy to difficult problems and ultimately, to the study of high school level material.
The worksheets focus on:-
- nurturing a high level of academic ability
- nurturing the ability to self-learn
The Kumon learning programme consists of 4,420 worksheets, divided between preschool level to high school level math. Each worksheet increases the difficulty level by just the right amount, making it possible for each student to study at the “just-right” level as the burden on students is only subtlety increased little by little.
What are the benefits of Kumon worksheets?
Kumon early childhood learning programmes believe in letting each child progress based on their individual learning abilities instead of their age. The incremental worksheets used by Kumon supplement the approach and help children in several ways:
- The progress starts with smaller problems: Remember the wise words of John Heywood, “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” The quote has been interpreted in different ways, but what it means is – great things take time and patience. And the key to becoming something great is by creating a roadmap for the entire journey; focusing on solving problems one by one, starting with the smaller ones. The first and foremost focus of Kumon Worksheets is to encourage children to start with small problems and solve it 100% on their own. Doing so not only provides them with a sense of achievement but also helps boost their self-confidence, and motivates them to pursue bigger problems on their own.
- Students learn to calculate quickly and accurately: Introduction to early learning through the incremental worksheets by Kumon helps students improve their maths ability. As a result, children learn how to calculate quickly and accurately at a very young age.
- Students advance with a real sense of progress: Each child is special and has his unique learning abilities. Thus, when a child first visits a Kumon learning centre, they are assessed by the instructors. These instructors further decide the best way for that student to advance. They use the advanced worksheets to design a unique learning programme that suits individual learning abilities of the child instead of their grades. The combined efforts of carefully planned worksheets and the support from Kumon instructors enable students to build confidence and make steady progress.
- Students learn to identify and correct their own mistakes: One of the truest indicators of growth is a child’s ability to retrace his/her own path, identify the mistakes, and correct it. If that is happening, it means the child is now thinking logically. The Kumon worksheets and the instructors are a crucial part of this development in your child.
- Students learn from examples independently: “Taking the initiative to learn independently.” Isn’t that what every parent wants? Kumon worksheets, combined with the Kumon philosophy and the constant support from instructors, enable children to look at examples, use their pre-built knowledge to attempt problems they haven’t encountered yet, and solve them to advance to a higher level independently.
To sum up the importance of Kumon Worksheets, they help students maximize their potential.
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