Parent Links

• How Parent Involvement Affects Student Achievement: To prove to you just how important the connection between parents and teachers is, I have started this page with a link to a research study that examines the effect of parent involvement towards their child's academic success. The study covers topics such as how to get involved, what tactics of involvement work best, and the importance of homework. This article can be a bit much to read, but the point of having this posted here is to help convince you that you that parents play a significant role in their children's education.
• How Parents Can Help Kids with Homework: In this video, Ann Dolin, author of Homework Made Simple, offers practical tips to parents on how they can help their kids complete homework. Most of the advice given is focused on creating routines. However, if you, as a parent, find yourself having trouble getting your child to put aside time to complete homework, than this video just might be worth a watch.
• Tips for Helping Children With Reading Comprehension Difficulties: One area that students often have difficulty in, and is absolutely necessary in a history class, is reading comprehension. In particular, primary sources can prove difficult for many students to understand. It is not enough to simply be able to read an article - students must be able to understand difficult concepts as well. If you believe that your child may be having difficult understanding what he or she reads, I recommend reading the article entitled Tips for Helping Children With Reading Comprehension Difficulties. It is a quick-and-easy read that may help you aid your child with his or her reading struggles.
• Parent's Guide to Student Success in the 7th Grade: Created by National PTA, this guide offers an overview of what your child should learn by the end of the 7th grade. It mostly focuses on mathematics and english, but the last page focuses on how parents can help cultivate their child's learning from home. I highly recommend that you take a look at that last page for inspiration on how to help your child continue to learn and grow.
• 19 Signs Your Child is Being Bullied and What to Do about It: More and more, bullying is becoming a big issue in schools. Although I do my best to promote an environment of tolerance and acceptance in our school, it is possible that your child may be bullied. The consequences of bullying are real. Please review the article if you fear your child may be getting bullied in or outside of school. If you even suspect your child may be getting bullied, please file a report here, on the Clark County website. It is a safe and easy way to report any suspected bullying.
• Keeping Your Child Safe on the Internet: Are you worried about how your child spends time on the internet? This article is designed to provide you with quick and easy tips that you can use to ensure that your child is using the internet safely. Some of the tips seem obvious, while others, such as ControlKey2.o, are more sophisticated. Take a moment and learn about ways you can keep your child safe on the internet.
• Discovery Education: This site offers a wide variety of free family resources that you can use to provide material for your children. Additionally, Discovery Education offers ways to get involved in your child's education through their Homework Help program, their Motivation Station program, family activities, contests, and more. In particular, their section on Social Studies offers a lot of resources to aid understanding of how the US government works - something that students frequently have trouble with. All in all, this is a great source that could be used to help your child succeed academically.
• Teaching History on Pinterest: If you are having difficulty helping your child with their History homework, I recommend poking around Pinterest. Teaching History on Pinterest is a specialized towards educating viewers on a wide range of historical topics. Not only is it an engaging way to learn about history, but it offers a lot of resources that could prove invaluable to your child, particularly if he or she is a visual learner.
• Clark County School District - Parent General Information: This link will take you to the page for parents on the Clark County School District's (CCSD) official website. Here you can learn about student enrollment, school zoning, Infinite Campus, lunch, summer school information, as well as a myriad of other pertinent sites. If you need help navigating this site in order to locate a program or some other information you need, please do not hesitate to contact me.
• Parent's Guide to School Attendance: Created by CCSD, this link will take you to a guide on what to do, along with what consequences will occur, if your child has low attendance. Hopefully nobody reading this will need to review the page, however the resource is there if you need it.

"I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past." -Thomas Jefferson