How can I help my child?
As a parent, you are your child's first and most important teacher. When parents and families are involved in their children's schools, the children do better and have better feelings about going to school. In fact, many studies show that what the family does is more important to a child's school success than how much money the family makes or how much education the parents have. There are many ways that parents can support their children's learning at home and throughout the school year. Here are some ideas to get you started!
Develop a Partnership with School
1) Meet your child's teacher. As soon as the school year starts, meet your child's teacher. Let the teacher know you want to help your child. Make it clear that you want the teacher to contact you if any problems develop with your child.
2) Attend OPEN HOUSE and keep in touch with your child's teacher. School's usually have OPEN HOUSE to allow parents to meet with teachers and a general introduction to the class. And remember, that you can always ask to meet with your child's teacher at any time. Make sure to go through your child's counselor.
2) Attend OPEN HOUSE and keep in touch with your child's teacher. School's usually have OPEN HOUSE to allow parents to meet with teachers and a general introduction to the class. And remember, that you can always ask to meet with your child's teacher at any time. Make sure to go through your child's counselor.
Support Your Child Academically
1) Find out how your child is doing. Ask the teacher how well your child is doing in class. If your child is not keeping up, ask what you or the school can do to help. It's important to act early before you child gets too far behind. And don't forget that you can always check your child's progress on jupitergrades at any time. Please ask your teacher if you still have not received your log in and password.
2) Make sure that your child gets homework done. Let you child know that you think education is important and that homework needs to be done each day. You can help your child with homework by setting aside a special place to study, establishing a regular time for homework, and removing distractions such as television or phone calls. Helping your child with homework offers some great ideas for ensuring that your child gets homework done. Assignments are posted on jupitergrades and can be accessed at anytime.
4) Help your child prepare for tests and/or quizzes. Tests and quizzes play an important role in determining students grade. Your child may also take one or more standardized tests during the school year, and your child's teacher may spend class time on test preparation throughout the year. Learn more on how to help your child prepare for tests.
2) Make sure that your child gets homework done. Let you child know that you think education is important and that homework needs to be done each day. You can help your child with homework by setting aside a special place to study, establishing a regular time for homework, and removing distractions such as television or phone calls. Helping your child with homework offers some great ideas for ensuring that your child gets homework done. Assignments are posted on jupitergrades and can be accessed at anytime.
4) Help your child prepare for tests and/or quizzes. Tests and quizzes play an important role in determining students grade. Your child may also take one or more standardized tests during the school year, and your child's teacher may spend class time on test preparation throughout the year. Learn more on how to help your child prepare for tests.
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Support Your Child's Learning at Home
1) Demonstrate a positive attitude about education to your children. What we say and do in our daily lives can help them to develop positive attitudes toward school and learning and to build confidence in themselves as learners. Showing our children that we value education and use it in our daily lives provides them with powerful models and contributes greatly to their success in school.
2) Monitor your child's phone, television, video game, and Internet use. American children on average spend far more time watching TV, playing video games, using their phones, and using the Internet than they do completing their homework or other school related activities. 3) Encourage your child to read. Helping your child become a reader is the single most important thing that you can do to help your child to succeed in school and in life. The importance of reading simply can't be overstated. Reading helps children in all subjects. More important, it is the key to lifelong learning. |
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4) Talk with your child. Talking and listening play major roles in children's school success. It's through hearing parents and family members talk and through responding to that talk that young children begin to pickup the language skills they will need if they are to do well. For example, children who don't hear a lot of talk and who aren't encouraged to talk themselves often have problems learn to read, which can lead to other school problems. In addition, children who haven't learned to listen carefully often have trouble following directions and paying attention in class.
5) Encourage your child to be responsible and work independently. Talking responsibility and working independently are important qualities for school success. You can help your child to develop these qualities by establishing reasonable rules that you enforce consistently, making it clear to your child that they have to take responsibility for what they do, both at home and at school, showing your child how to break a job down into small steps, and monitor what your child does after school.
6) Encourage active learning. Children need active learning as well as quiet learning such as reading and doing homework. Active learning involves asking and answering questions, solving problems, and exploring interests. Active learning can also take place when your child play sports, spent time with friends, acts in a school play, plays a musical instrument, or visits museums or bookstores. To promote active learning, listen to your child's ideas and respond to them. Let them jump in with questions and opinions when you read books together.
5) Encourage your child to be responsible and work independently. Talking responsibility and working independently are important qualities for school success. You can help your child to develop these qualities by establishing reasonable rules that you enforce consistently, making it clear to your child that they have to take responsibility for what they do, both at home and at school, showing your child how to break a job down into small steps, and monitor what your child does after school.
6) Encourage active learning. Children need active learning as well as quiet learning such as reading and doing homework. Active learning involves asking and answering questions, solving problems, and exploring interests. Active learning can also take place when your child play sports, spent time with friends, acts in a school play, plays a musical instrument, or visits museums or bookstores. To promote active learning, listen to your child's ideas and respond to them. Let them jump in with questions and opinions when you read books together.
Additional Resources:
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Taken From: http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/twenty-ways-you-can-help-your-children-succeed-school