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Useful Sites
for Teachers and Parents
- Here are some
sites that might help you in helping your child in school and at home:
 This is a great
website if you have a child with special needs (from adhd on...):http://www.ldonline.org/
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Overcoming
Time and Resource Constraints is one of the main
problems involving school-family relationships. In order to build strong
partnerships, families and school staff members need time to get to know one
another, learn from one another, and plan how they will work together to
increase student learning. The site entitled Family
Involvement in Children's Education gives some good information on
this subject and can be found at ftp://www.ed.gov/pubs/FamInvolve/.
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Teachers
and Families.com is a
website filled with parenting resources on a wide range of topics, including
preparing for parent-teacher conferences, guidelines for allowances, safe
surfing, homework tips, and teaching children self-control. Check them
out at http://teachersandfamilies.com/open/parent/index.html
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Partnership
for Family Involvement in Education:
http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/involve/nclbchecklist.html which
gives the following
Questions and Tips for Parents, Schools and the Community.
- Does
your child's school have a written academic mission or credo that guides
the behavior of both adults and students? Does the school set high
standards for students and stress continuous improvement over time?
- Does
the school district have written guidelines on the amount of homework
given for each grade level?
- How
many students in the school are performing at grade level (proficient) in
either reading or mathematics? How many are performing at grade level in
both subjects?
- How
does the achievement level of the school compare with the districtwide and
statewide achievement levels?
- Are
test scores rising or falling compared to the previous year? Has the
percentage of students achieving proficiency increased or decreased?
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