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By working together, parents, teachers, and students can raise
the level of achievement in our schools.
We not only work hard at assisting students who may struggle in meeting the
state learning standards, but we also value our partnership between home
and school. The following are practical resources in order to assist children
that might be struggling academically and/or behaviorally. We encourage you to
use the following links and resources to assist your child(ren) at home in order for them to
be successful.
Free
Parent Education Handouts -
These materials include twenty home and
community activities for adults and children (birth to three) that encourage
early language and literacy development.
Each of the twenty activities includes an activity description,
and hints for making the activity fun and developmentally appropriate. In
addition to the activity description, and hints for making the activity fun and
developmentally appropriate. In addition to the activities, you can download an
activity checklist that helps parents and caregivers notice their children's
skills, and also cues adults to examine and grow their own interactions with
children.
The materials are specifically designed to address the three key
skills of 1) language development, 2) sounds and rhythms, and 3) general book
and print awareness.
To download materials go to www.walearning.com and click on the purple button that says "Free Parent
Education Handouts" on the home page.
Homework Help
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To help your child study, try the Look-Say-Write method. In
this, the student looks at the word, covers it with his hand and says it
(pronouncing any obvious sounds) and then proceeds to write it. This works
really well for auditory learners. For visual learners, add a step after saying
the word, have them picture the word in their mind. Four our kinesthetic
learners, have them copy the word onto paper then trace over it with their
finger.
Depending on the type of learner, multiplication tables can best
be learned with flash cards for the visual learner, writing out the tables for
the kinesthetic learner, or having the auditory learner listen to a "math rap"
or something. No matter what learning style your child needs, time should be set
aside each evening for practice! Usually 15 minutes a night for a couple of
weeks will do amazing things for the memorization of math facts.
Helping your child to find a special spot in which to complete
homework is very important. while it doesn't have to be fancy, it's important
that it's well lit and out of the mainstream of traffic. Kitchen tables and
living room floors are not the best spots because students may have to move
before they are finished. A quiet area, with a table, desk, or some other
writing surface works best. It should be large enough so that when necessary,
books and papers can be spread out. If possible, the spot should have a
dictionary, writing implements, and other learning tools handy.
Homework Help Links -
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