What should you look for while choosing a coding course for your child?

With the constant evolution of&nbsp;technology, the importance of coding or computer programming is&nbsp;escalating&nbsp;in the&nbsp;lives of&nbsp;kids and&nbsp;adults&nbsp;alike.&nbsp;This new-age&nbsp;technology&nbsp;opens up a wide range of career options while arming students with&nbsp;other cognitive abilities.&nbsp;That is why the National Education Policy 2020 took the initiative of&nbsp;introducing&nbsp;students to&nbsp;coding from class VI as a 21st&nbsp;century vocational skill.&nbsp;Encourage your little one to know the basics of coding.&nbsp;However, choosing an appropriate&nbsp;course that suits her&nbsp;level of skill and understanding is very crucial for the best learning outcome.&nbsp;Here are a few significant factors you need to keep in mind while signing your child up for a coding course.&nbsp;&nbsp;



Curriculum&nbsp; Ideally, a&nbsp;coding&nbsp;course&nbsp;should&nbsp;offer a&nbsp;broad&nbsp;overview of&nbsp;the most important&nbsp;programming&nbsp;languages and technologies. Choose&nbsp;a program that&nbsp;includes multiple coding&nbsp;languages and learning styles&nbsp;and offers&nbsp;a transition&nbsp;from block-based coding to text-based&nbsp;coding.&nbsp;While offering insight into several&nbsp;aspects of this new-ae skill, the course should ensure special focus on a particular area of interest.&nbsp;



Teacher credentials&nbsp;&nbsp; Always check the background, experience and knowledge of the faculty that a coding programme&nbsp;offers. The quality of the class depends largely on the credentials of the teachers.&nbsp;&nbsp;



Student-teacher ratio&nbsp; This is an important&nbsp;factor to consider while choosing a coding class for your child because the size of class has an immense impact on the learning outcome.&nbsp;Ideally,&nbsp;a&nbsp;teacher can pay better attention to students and address their issues&nbsp;if the batch is small.&nbsp;&nbsp;



Teaching Method&nbsp; A&nbsp;good coding programme&nbsp;involves teaching methods that are&nbsp;student-focussed and promote active learning.&nbsp;Coding games and puzzles are a good way of inspiring this form of learning&nbsp;leading&nbsp;to a deeper understanding of concepts.&nbsp;While choosing a&nbsp;coding programme, check if it offers the scope to work on&nbsp;practical&nbsp;projects&nbsp;and allows students to practise sufficiently.&nbsp;Along with active learning, a&nbsp;quality coding programme allows its students the opportunity of self-paced learning.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;



Access to additional help&nbsp; Kids do not learn at the same pace.&nbsp;It varies on the basis of their level of skill and grasping power.&nbsp;So, it is important to check if additional help is available for students who&nbsp;are finding the lessons or have missed a session.&nbsp;&nbsp;



Scope for creativity&nbsp; Creativity is a&nbsp;necessary attribute for a well-rounded personality and coding is a technology that&nbsp;provides&nbsp;ample scope for this. So, choose a class that allows your child to showcase her creative skill.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Check the curriculum and find out teacher-student ratio before enrolling your child in a coding class.  

Choose the best coding course for your child: Here is how

Check the curriculum and find out teacher-student ratio before enrolling your child in a coding class.

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