106 Ways Parents Can Help Students Achieve

106 Ways Parents Can Help Students Achieve
Author: Kristen J. Amundson
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education
Total Pages: 44
Release: 1999-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780810842205

What do most experts agree is the single most important activity parents can share with children to help them achieve? How can parents get more involved with their children's school? The facts tell us that children of parents who help them at home and stay in touch with the school typically score higher than children of similar aptitude and family background whose parents are not involved. 106 Ways Parents Can Help Student Achieve provides a wide array of easy-to-do, parent-tested activities that support student achievement for students at all grade levels. Set of 10 - ISBN 0-8108-4220-3 $40.00

106 Ways Parents Can Help Students Achieve

106 Ways Parents Can Help Students Achieve
Author: Kristen J. Amundson
Publisher: R&L Education
Total Pages: 52
Release: 1999
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780876522394

Based on conclusions from more than 30 years of research linking parental involvement and higher student achievement, this booklet offers 106 ways parents and others can become more involved in children's education. The ideas are grouped according to the following categories: (1) learning begins at home; (2) making sure your child starts school ready to learn; (3) making family time learning time; (4) using the newspaper for better learning; (5) using computers to promote learning; (6) increasing your child's self-esteem and motivation; (7) supporting your child's schoolwork; (8) working with the school; (9) promoting your family's values; (10) helping your child avoid negative peer pressure; (11) promoting good health = promoting good learning; (12) preparing your child for the world of work; (13) getting the help you need; and (14) establishing home/school/community support for learning. The booklet concludes by noting that with a little caring and creativity, parents can help children get ready for, enjoy, and stay in school, and prepare for a bright future after graduation. (Contains 21 references.) (KB)

How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen

How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen
Author: Joanna Faber
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2017-01-10
Genre: FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS
ISBN: 1501131656

"New stories & strategies based on ... 'How to talk so kids will listen & listen so kids will talk'"--Cover.

Partners in Education Series

Partners in Education Series
Author: Kristen J. Amundson
Publisher: R & L Education
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre:
ISBN: 9780810840898

This set of eight books includes: 106 Ways Parents can Help Students Achieve (0-8765-2239-8); 106 Maneras Como los Padres Pueden Ayudar a los Alumnos a Obtener Buenos Resultados Escolares (0-8765-2249-5); Getting your Child Ready for School (0-8765-2241-X); Helping Your Child Succeed in Elementary School (0-8165-2242-8); Helping Your Child Succeed in Middle and High School (0-8765-2243-6); Helping Your Child with Homework (0-8765-2244- Parents: Partners in Education (0-8765-2238-X)' Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening (0-8765-2240-0)/

Helping Your Child Succeed in Middle and High School

Helping Your Child Succeed in Middle and High School
Author: Kristen J. Amundson
Publisher: R&L Education
Total Pages: 20
Release: 2000-07
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780876522431

This text provides specific ways parents can work with schools so children learn more and suggests activities parents can do at home to help children improve their school performance. It also contains ideas about setting limits on at-risk behaviors that can interfere with school success and advises on how you can help your son or daughter prepare for life after high school. Set of 10 - ISBN 0-8108-4226-2 - $16.50

School, Family, and Community Partnerships

School, Family, and Community Partnerships
Author: Joyce L. Epstein
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 508
Release: 2018-07-19
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1483320014

Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success! When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students′ education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents tools and guidelines to help develop more effective and more equitable programs of family and community engagement. Written by a team of well-known experts, it provides a theory and framework of six types of involvement for action; up-to-date research on school, family, and community collaboration; and new materials for professional development and on-going technical assistance. Readers also will find: Examples of best practices on the six types of involvement from preschools, and elementary, middle, and high schools Checklists, templates, and evaluations to plan goal-linked partnership programs and assess progress CD-ROM with slides and notes for two presentations: A new awareness session to orient colleagues on the major components of a research-based partnership program, and a full One-Day Team Training Workshop to prepare school teams to develop their partnership programs. As a foundational text, this handbook demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-linked programs of partnership. It shows how a good partnership program is an essential component of good school organization and school improvement for student success. This book will help every district and all schools strengthen and continually improve their programs of family and community engagement.

How to Help Your Child Succeed in School

How to Help Your Child Succeed in School
Author: Paul Chapoton
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2019-02-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9781795821285

HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD SUCCEED IN SCHOOL was written by veteran teachers with experience in several public schools teaching various subjects at all levels. This guide presents proven strategies and teacher tips to help your child succeed in school.Your child is more likely to succeed with your support. You'll find out how to handle concerns in the areas of homework, outside activities, teacher relationships, goals, testing, study habits, health, learning tricks, motivation, discipline, and more.HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD SUCCEED IN SCHOOL will empower, motivate, and inspire you to help your children achieve academic success. This guide is filled with practical solutions as well as specific advice from teachers to give your child an edge. Written to inform in a positive way, this book is easy reading, organized to help you find answers quickly. Learn the answers to questions like: How can parents make a difference in the education of their children? What are some of the tricks to learning? How can students and parents relate better to the teacher? How can parents help with homework? What can parents do to be more involved?SUCCESS IN SCHOOL LEADS TO A HAPPY AND PRODUCTIVE LIFE. IT'S WHAT YOU WANT FOR YOUR CHILD. ***GET YOUR COPY TODAY!***Debra Chapoton has written over 20 fiction and non-fiction works and is published around the world. She collaborated with other teachers to develop this guide for parents who want their students to succeed in school. Filled with tips and strategies this book gives insight from the teacher's perspective.

SOARING For Academic Success

SOARING For Academic Success
Author: Judith Harding
Publisher:
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2019-09-07
Genre:
ISBN: 9781086227611

This succinct book, Soaring For Academic Success - 50 Simple Ways Families Can Help Their Young Children Succeed in School, provides parents with valuable information and shares effective ways to help their young children during those critical early years achieve academic success. With almost forty years in the field of education ranging from preschool to adult as an educator, mentor, administrator, tutor, and professor, author Dr. Judith Harding guides parents and caregivers through fifty ways in seven distinct categories that can enhance the academic achievement of their young children. Families on all income levels can utilize these strategies. If resources are limited, some of the suggestions can be homemade, borrowed from the library, or purchased for a minimal amount. Families who home school or have children with special needs can also implement the activities. Educators and administrators who are involved in preschool or early childhood education may find this book to be a valuable resource. This book can also be used for professional development sessions or a seven-week training workshop. Educators who teach in Title 1 or affluent school districts may want to share these strategies at a parent conference night. Teachers who instruct E.S.L. or migrant students may find this book helpful.What You Will Learn: Healthy Habits Chores/Structure/RoutinesReading Strategies-Hobbies and RecreationSupport and Mentoring Community Involvement Financial LiteracyEach chapter of Soaring For Academic Success provides suggestions that can be easily implemented as you may already have some of these materials in your home or are already engaging in a few of these ways on your own. Soaring for Academic Success has a companion website with additional information. There you will find resources to assist you in your child's remarkable academic journey. "Academic success truly begins at an early age. My hope is that parents and particularly those who may be facing insurmountable odds will use these proven strategies to enable their young children to achieve phenomenal academic success. May you soar on eagles' wings as you aim high in your ambition for your children." But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Isaiah 40:31 (KJV).Author, Dr. Judith Harding