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Helping Your Child Succeed in School |
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Family Involvement Benefits All
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STUDENTS BENEFIT BY:
> higher grades and test scores
> better attendance and homework completion
> more positive attitudes
> higher graduation rate
> greater enrollment in college
PARENTS BENEFIT BY:
> better understanding of the school system
> more confidence in the role as "tutor" and parent
> higher opinions of parents held by teachers
SCHOOLS BENEFIT BY:
> improved teacher morale
> higher ratings of teacher by parent
> more support from families
> better reputations
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Preparing
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Managing
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Test
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Information and advice
for parents of
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Children First - The website of the National PTA highlights PTA publications and programs, links to web pages of state and local PTAs, and links to organizations of interest to child advocates. Contains the "National Standards for Parent/Family Involvement Programs" developed by the National PTA.
http://www.pta.org/ |
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Family Education Network - The purpose of the FEN is to provide education information, resources and services for families; and empower parents top speak out on education issues. Designed as an "online community center" for parents with children up to age 18, the site features: Learning at School, Learning at Home, Learning Tools, Learning Activities, Learning for Kids, Special Needs, and Issues and Action. An online discussion area is also available.
http://familyeducation.com/home/
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www.edhelper.com/ - This site has an amazing array of topics. You'll find 20 general categories, a sectionof themes and a "print your own puzzle" area. Worsheets are ready to print out. |
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www.kidsdomain.com/grown/links/Printable_Worksheets.html - This is a fantastic group of worksheets from the Kids Domain Family Resource Pages. There are any number of topics and links toother sites with free worksheets. |
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| www.spelling.hemscott.net - This is a terrific site for learning how to spell. There are also written texts with a lot of common rules and errors that will help you figure out how to avoid mistakes. |
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