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Achieving
the Goals, Goal 8: Parental Involvement and Participation -
Information about the federal directive to involve more parents in
the public educational system. |
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ACT
: Information For Parents : Resources - Educational planning
and career development assistance for parents. |
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Ages
and Grades - Your child's development through the years. |
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Awesome
Library - K-12 Education Directory for Parents - The Awesome
Library organizes 10,000 carefully reviewed K-12 education resources
for parents. It contains a directory, an index, and a search engine. |
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A
Boost To Your Child's Standardized Test Scores - Experts
lead you through step-by-step activities at home that will increase
your child's test scores. Excellent for K-6 national standardized
tests - IQ's, IOWA's etc. |
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CGI
Parent Newsletters - these provided to classroom teachers to
be sent home with children during the school year. They were timed
to coincide with lessons going on in the classrooms, and are
available here for parents |
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Christians
in Public School - Helping Christian parents with children
in public school. |
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Coyle's
Where in the Web and Other Homeschool & Educational Stuff -
Originally started for homeschooling families, this site has a lot
to offer any parent or teacher looking for educational resources.
Commentary is provided for each categorized educational link helping
save time...know BEFORE you click if you want to visit or not! |
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Education
K-12 - Help your child succeed in school. Simple ideas that
can boost your child's grades. |
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Education
- K-12 Articles Index - The number one concern of many
parents who visit KidSource OnLine is how to help their children do
better in school. These articles do just that. They are focused on
specific subjects, skills or lessons for children in grades K
through 12. |
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Grade
Retention and the Child - Grade retention is a difficult
decision. Before making that decision, there are things to consider
before making the decision. |
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50+
Great Sites - Recommends sites for preschool-elementary age
children and their parents. Created by librarians who work with
children and the Web every day. |
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Great
Sites - over 700 Amazing, Spectacular, Mysterious, Colorful
Web Sites for Kids and the Adults Which Care for Them |
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Help
Kids Read - Free information for you to help all children
with reading. |
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Helping
Your Child Learn History - with activities for children aged
4 through 11 |
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Helping
Your Child Learn Math |
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Helping
Your Child Learn Science - for ages 3-10 - Introduction |
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Homework
Help: How to guide your child (1st grade) - Our homework
help article will tell you how to assist and support your child
while he or she tackles school assignments without doing them
yourself. |
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How
Can I Be Involved in My Child's Education? - ACCESS
ERIC-Research studies consistently reveal that high student
achievement and self-esteem are closely related to positive parental
participation in education. Parents and schools need to work
together so all children can succeed in school. |
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How
Can Parent-Teacher Differences be Prevented or Resolved? -
Parents and teachers share responsibility for creating a working
relationship that fosters children's learning. |
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Interesting
Places for Parents - Interesting Places for Parents includes
Educational listings |
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Jumpstart
for Parents - internet safety, financial aid,general
resources, parenting organizations... |
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KidSource
OnLine - KidSource OnLine--The web source for in-depth and
timely education and healthcare information that will make a
difference in the lives of parents and their children. |
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Let's
Do Homework! - Homework can help students learn and can help
parents be involved in their children's education. When parents show
an interest in their child's schoolwork, they teach an important
lesson—that learning is fun and worth the effort. |
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Mathematics
for Parents - Discusses the importance of parental
involvement in children's math homework; includes tips and
questionnaire for parents. |
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National
Parent Information Network (NPIN) - Provides access to
research-based information about the process of parenting, and about
family involvement in education. |
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The
Parent Educator - The Parent Educator encourages parents to
view themselves as educators who play an important role in their
child?s education. Featured articles focus on how to deal with
education issues at home and at school. |
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Parent
Involvement in Education: A Resource for Parents, Educators, and
Communities. Chapter 1: The Basics of Parent and Family Involvement
- The Basics of Parent and Family Involvement |
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Parent
involvement: Literature Review and Database of Promising Practices
- Promising programs to increase the quantity and quality of family
involvement in schools. From the North Central Regional Educational
Laboratory. |
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Parental
Involvement - Part 1 - Under the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act (ESEA), Title I, Part A has been restructured to serve
as a means for helping all students to achieve challenging academic
standards. To accomplish this objective, the Act promotes the
formation of new partnerships, particularly home-school
partnerships, to help address more completely the full range of
student needs that impact on their learning. |
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Parents
and Children Together Online Issue #2 - ...promote family
literacy by providing children and their parents with interesting
materials which will help them to share the joy of reading together. |
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ParentTime
- Moving Up Too Fast? - A new look at grade skipping. |
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Patchogue-Medford
Congress of Teachers - This award winning site presented by
a local teachers' union offers advice to parents, commentary on
current educational issues, an interactive survey, and much more.
It's updated every month except August. |
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Planetpals
- An Educational and interactive resource on the Earth. Designed
especially for kids. |
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Preventing
and Resolving Parent-Teacher Differences - It is important
for teachers and parents to remember that they know the child in
different contexts, and that each may be unaware of what the child
is like in the other context. It is also useful to keep in mind
generally that different people often have distinct but disparate
perspectives on the same issue. |
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Public
School Parents Network - A network, guide and information
source to assist parents of public school students. Addressing
issues from academic achievement and homework help to bullying, and
violence in public schools. |
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Quickstart
for the Family - Texas Math TEKS information for parents |
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Raven
Days - Resources for the parent whose child or teen is being
bullied at school. |
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SchoolTechNews.com
- On-line supplement to the SchoolTechNews.com newsletter
distributed free to public schools. Also the location of the Say
What? publishing project created to fight prejudice and intolerance. |
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Teacher-Parent
Partnerships - Teachers and parents have a common need for
joining together in partnership: the need to foster positive growth
in children and in themselves. It is their challenge to create a
sense of mutuality so that their efforts are meaningful to all those
involved. |
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Village.com's
Parent Soup's Education Central - From preschool to
elementary, middle to high school and onto college: Find expert
advice, articles, message boards, and chats to help your children
excel at every stage. |
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What
Should I Expect from a Math Program? - Here are a few ideas
that might help you support a positive math environment in your
child's school |
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When
Report Cards Don't Make the Grade - Five tips for dealing
with the less-than-perfect report card. |
