My child is facing a test grade.

you should suggest your child that learning is fun process the child like his age can`t be pushed. they should be fun when learning..

Give him/her something to eat that enhances brain function. Do not force him to study if he seems tired. Coffee will strengthen brain too. You can give him a little to start with.

Pity you don't say how old your son is and what kind of test it is. This would make it way easier to help you. For many children a test is stressful. Why? Because there are people (parents, teacher, school, other students, society) who push them too hard or label them if they don't pass it with great results. But remember: a test is just made in a certain moment, it says nothing about the capability of your kid. See it as way to find out what he is already able to do or what more he has to practise. It's also a way to find out where is interests are and this all when he feels stressful/is under pressure. Every test can be practised at home. The only thing of a test is that they are made in a certain way. They are seldom made for people who think different or think in pictures (in the last case you use mostly your right part of your brains..this is what lefthanded people do but also many creative people). If you think in pictures you have to see a picture to figure out or know the answer. You learn by seeing it, not by reading it. This doesn't mean you are stupid or lame or lazy or not able to study. To many it's not possible to just sit down and do the test. You can learn also if you play, help with housekeeping, shopping etc. So I would advice you to do it this way. This will make it fun to do. Tests you can do in between together (sit down with him) and discuss why that answer or not. Give compliments and tell him that he can make it since you practised it in real life (while playing etc). Also be aware of your own "disapointness".. it's not important if the results are satisfying but if your kid is happy, smart enough to understand life and to survive real life. If he has skills enough to be who he is. The richest and most famous people in this world were all different. They were seldom educated or high educated. Frequently called losers, kicked out of school. What they all do have in common is that they have self esteem, believe in themselves, are creative, know how to beat life and are not ashamed at all to be different. Like we all know: difference is what brought us this far.

Most of the children hesitate to learn new things because they feel studying is little heavy. First we people need to change such attitudes. Make learning activities simple to them. Never take any harsh words or any harsh doings to make them to learn. Keep them free. Give some gifts or some chocolates for each of the things which they do. IE, Promise them some gift if they learn something today. Such and such gifts can make them to learn fast and they will be very eager to get those gifts from you. So I think you can make use of it.

Role playing is good form of learning for children. Let him act as if he is the teacher then you are the student, then you exchange places. Have you tried this method already?

Well i think you should relax and not to take any tensions now. Things would definitely change with time..U just need to keep patience!

I'm not sure that I understand. Is the test that determines whether or not he passes on to the next level? Our school structure is different from yours, so it is hard for me to understand what you are asking.

Try to figure out what they are having the most problems with, and then put it on their level. Make it fun and easy for them to understand. Maybe make a learning game.

You should tell your kid to study. Study and have fun. Try to think of something or other ways to make your kid study while having fun. Sometimes kids don't like to study because they feel it's boring,so,you should think of something that will give him/her interests. Or maybe, giving a bribe can help.

Maybe set up a reward system for studing. It doesn't have to be anything huge and fancy. Maybe just a favorite snack after so many hours. With a bigger treat of some sort for every passed grade.

I also have a problem like this to my little brother. Sometimes, using reward can be effective and sometimes no. I'm confused myself. You already used reward method but didn't succeed, I don't suggest punishment method except you can find a good punishment. Role-playing is good but use it relatively to subject matters. I'll try to find more info how to make kids to learn and tell you when I find it. Don't forget to ask your child why he didn't want to learn. Wish God bless you.

Be patience in teaching and give him/her some reward when she/he cooperate in studying. My 6 years old nephew is very hard to teach too, he teach him now after a few hours all we studied are gone. But I told to him that if he will study hard and passed the exam we were going to the mall and let him play as long as he wants. It's a big miracle when he passed the exam and were very proud of him. Of course he received his rewards and asking another reward but I told him he will gets one if he passed the grade 2. Last monday he's very excited to go to school, according to my sister he's always reading his notes and writing.

Well indahfth,if you are hard to bring your child to learn,why not get a tutor?maybe tutor can help you teach your child,hope your child do well in the test!good luck!

Encourage him,give him some praise when he achieved some success or he make some changes,recognition of his practice,enhace his confidence,and you donn't worry too much,everything is not a problem when he realized.

I understand this completely! My daughter has had trouble in school since she has been in school. Its frusterating to us and her teachers. She just misses the intervention that schools have to create different ways that she can better learn. I am also not good at working with her. I get mad because she wants to get the answers and I refuse to do that. So I have openly told the teacher that I can not help her with her math work and they need to work with her more.