Back to School Parent Toolkit. Included in this downloadable toolkit are:
- Tips for building and maintaining strong, positive relationships with your child’s teacher and others at school involved in her education.
- Five essential skills that will help you advocate effectively for your child at school.
- An overview of your child’s legal rights to assessment and assistance with a (possible) learning disability – and your right to participate in the process.
- Suggestions for making the most of your parent-teacher conference before, during, and after the meeting.
- A handy worksheet to help you prepare for successful meetings with key players at your child’s school.
- Recommended resources to expand your knowledge on this topic.
Back to School Parent Toolkit. In this toolkit you will find tips for building and maintaining strong, positive relationships with your child’s teacher and others at school involved in her education, five essential skills that will help you advocate effectively for your child at school, suggestions for making the most of parent-teacher conferences, and a worksheet for having successful meetings with teachers and administrators.
Worksheet for Addressing Concerns. Use this handy chart to describe specific concerns about your child's problems in school. Organizing your concerns in this way will help you to be more effective in your communications with school personnel as you work together to support your child's academic progress.
Articles of Interest to Parents
Building a Good Relationship with Your Child's Teacher
Making Technology Part of Your Back-To-School Planning
25 Tips for Handling Homework
Assistive Technology - An Overview
Reading Tips for Parents of Babies
Reading Tips for Parents of Toddlers
Reading Tips for Parents of Preschoolers
Reading Tips for Parents of Kindergartners
Reading Tips for Parents of First Graders
Reading Tips for Parents of Second Graders
Reading Tips for Parents of Third Graders
Building Critical Thinking Skills in Second and Third Graders
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- By Subject or Learning Outcome. If you are not sure what you are looking for, enter a subject or learning outcome into the search bar on this site. You will be presented with the best of the best resources to help you teach your students that skill or concept.
- Browsing. Scan our directory and click on the products and resources that catch your interest. You will likely discover resources that you never knew existed but that could have a profound affect on your effectiveness as a teacher. You will be able to read product reviews, and see how teachers are using that product in a variety of settings and in a number of creative ways.
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Assistive Technology: An Overview
National Education Technology Standards (NETS)
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All About Spelling
Reading Programs:
All About Reading
