Resources for Parents

Helping Your Child Succeed in School

This booklet provides parents with information, tools and activities they can use in the home to help their child develop the skills critical to academic success.

http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/hyc.html

Helping Your Child With Homework

This booklet helps parents of elementary and junior high school students understand why homework is important and makes suggestions for helping children complete assignments successfully.

http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/homework/index.html

Helping Your Child Become a Reader

This booklet offers pointers on how to build the language skills of young children, and includes a list of typical language accomplishments for different age groups, suggestions for books, and resources for children with reading problems or learning disabilities.

http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/reader/index.html

Parent Reading Guide

This parent reading tool, used by many educators as well, gives real lessons for parents to make sure their children are on the right reading track.

http://www.latimes.com/extras/readingby9/prg06/

Reading Tips

These 100 Reading Tips represent just some of the great ways to get your children to read. This is a good site for parents looking for a quick reference on best reading practices for their children.

http://www.latimes.com/extras/readingby9/parents_tips.html#top

Helping Your Child Learn Mathematics

The major portion of this booklet is made up of fun activities that parents can use with children from preschool age through grade 5 to strengthen their math skills and build strong positive attitudes toward math.

http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/math/index.html

Building Math Skills

Sharpen your child's math skills and add to his/her confidence with these fun but challenging math games, printables and activities.

http://school.familyeducation.com/mathematics/parenting/33577.html?detoured=1

Mastering Math

Top 10 ways to help your kids do well in math.

http://school.familyeducation.com/math/parenting/38812.html

Home Connections-Making Sense of Math

Print and do activities to use at home with children in grades Kindergarten through 5th grade.

http://www.mlc.pdx.edu/resources/materials/kindergarten.asp

Writing Activities for Kids at Home

Ideas to help your child get started on a creative home writing activity.