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PBS

Pbs: Creativity and Play

For Students Pre-K - 1st
How can we as parents foster creativity and self-expression in our children? Peruse these ideas from PBS such as encouraging different types of creative play.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Engaging Parents to Support Academic Achievement

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Academic achievement is a strong predictor of high school graduation and is critical to long-term success in college, work, and life. A sixth grader who fails math or English, has unsatisfactory behavior, or poor attendance has a 75%...
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Guides From Reading Rockets

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Colorful bilingual guides (downloadable as PDFs) with tips for parents on how to encourage reading, work with schools, and find great reading resources for their children. The guides are short, with straightforward, common-sense activity...
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Helping Your Child Succeed in School

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
How can you help your child succeed in school? This article offers some important tips to making success a reality for every student. This is a terrific resource to pass along to parents.
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Helping Your Child Succeed in School

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
How can you help your child succeed in school? This article offers some important tips to making success a reality for every student. This is a terrific resource to pass along to parents.
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Other

Aprendiendo Naturalmente (Learning Naturally)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An article in Spanish for parents on how to help their children in math, and it's importance. An excellent way to communicate with Spanish speaking parents, and get their support for your math class!
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Top Tips for Engaging Dads

For Teachers K - 1st
The U.K.'s National Literacy Trust offers ideas that schools and nonprofit organizations can implement to get fathers involved in their children's reading.
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Ad lit.org: My Son's Disability, and My Own Inability to See It

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a cautionary tale, not just for people who have no real idea of what a learning disability is and probably suspect the whole thing is an overindulgent scam, but also for any parent of a child struggling mightily through school.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Launching Family Message Journals

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This instructional activity introduces Family Message Journals-a teacher-tested tool for encouraging family involvement and supporting writing to reflect and to learn.
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Simple Ways to Encourage Learning

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site offers several simple ways to encourage learning in your child.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Teen Parent: Don't Just Let It Happen

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan addresses facts and fiction about teen pregnancy. It is an in-depth look into the social and financial challenges of teen parenting. It includes a cost analysis of a baby's first year of life. Be aware the subject of...
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Getting Your Child Ready to Read

For Students Pre-K - 1st
How proud we are when our children start reading! We love the looks on their faces when they get a new book. How can we start them down this road? Find some excellent ideas in this article.
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US Department of Education

U.s. Department of Education: Helping Your Child Learn Math

For Students 3rd - 8th
Math is all around us. Use these simple techniques and activities at home, at the grocery, and "On the Go" to give your children a boost on the Math path.
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US Department of Education

U.s. Department of Education: Helping Your Child Learn Math

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Math is all around us. Use these simple techniques and activities at home, at the grocery, and "On the Go" to give your children a boost on the Math path.
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US Department of Education

U.s. Department of Education: Helping Your Child Learn Math

For Students 3rd - 8th
Math is all around us. Use these simple techniques and activities at home, at the grocery, and "On the Go" to give your children a boost on the Math path.
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US Department of Education

U.s. Department of Education: Helping Your Child Learn Math

For Students 3rd - 8th
Math is all around us. Use these simple techniques and activities at home, at the grocery, and "On the Go" to give your children a boost on the Math path.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Having Your Child Tested for Learning Disabilities Outside of School

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Children who struggle with reading often need extra help. This help usually comes from the school, but some parents choose to look outside the school for professionals who can assess, diagnose, tutor, or provide other education services....
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Reading Is Fundamental

Reading Is Fundamental: Helping Your Children Become Readers [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Practical suggestions for parents on how to help their children learn to read.
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Reading Is Fundamental

Reading Is Fundamental: Tips and Resources

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Here are some ideas to encourage reading for children of all ages as well as the whole family to try. It provides reading tools including a new literary assessment tool "Literacy Tracker."
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PBS

Pbs: Establishing Strong Family School Communication

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A comprehensive site devoted to strengthening the ties between families and schools. Ideas for keeping channels of communication open and for helping teachers understand and appreciate your child. Sound advice with links to do's and...
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Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Department of Education: Improving Student Achievement [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In 2009, a Virginia Department of Education stakeholder group on parent involvement in public schools disseminated a questionnaire to over 1000 parents, teachers, and school administrators across Virginia. Recipients were asked to share...
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Ad lit.org: How Can I Help My Child Do Well on Tests?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Standardized testing is one form of assessment used in schools. Find out about standardized tests, how and why schools use them, and how you can support your child.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Extracurricular Excitement

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a very general overview of the benefits to be obtained through joining extracurricular activities.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Improve Reading Achievement for African American Students

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This article includes research recommendations in the areas of standardized testing, teacher quality, after-school programs, parent involvement, reading and study skills, and computer games and simulations.

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