Parent Corner
Welcome to the Parent's Corner!
This page is for you! Hopefully the selections offered will be helpful, as we work together to make your children's learning experiences positive and successful. Please let me know if there are any particular topics you'd like to see mentioned here (or in the links) and I will try to include your requests. Thanks for your ongoing support!
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Some of the following links may be broken due to updates or the source shutting down. Please let me know if you find a broken link and I will try my best to update the class website
These resources are merely suggestions
Supporting our students in and beyond school
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Reading Support
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Reading
Grade 5 Dolch word list
Big Ideas in Beginning Reading
Ideas and Activities to Build Reading Fluency
How to Teach Your Child to Read
Scholastic - Books and Reading
Read, Write, Think - activities and Projects
Third Grade Dolch Word List - List of the most frequently used words your child needs to know. Printable flashcards included
Top Ten Ways to Improve Reading Skills
Back To School
Back to School in Six Easy Steps
Bullying
Bullying - Information for Parents and Students
Conferences
Parent - Teacher Conference Resources
Making the Most of Your Conference
Conferences - For Teachers and Parents
Making Parent - Teacher Conferences Work for Your Child
Making the Most of Your Teacher Conference
Conflict Resolution
Conflict Resolution Information
Conflict Resolution Lessons - TeacherVision
The Forum: Students Learn the Skill of Conflict Resolution | Edutopia
Discipline
Some Good Ways to Discipline Children
Discipline - Facts for Families
Disciplining Children - Parent Magazine
Family Communication Strategies
Guidelines For Good Communication With Children
Parent-Child Communication - Advocates for Youth
Tips for Parent-Child Communication
Handwriting
Health, Nutrition, and Safety
Sleep for Kids- elementary students need 11 hours daily!
Saferparks: Amusement Parks and Traveling Carnivals
FDA Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts
HeadLice.org (National Pediculosis Association)
Guidelines for School Health Programs to Promote Lifelong Healthy Eating
Body Mass Index Measurement in Schools
Chronic Disease Prevention Programs
Powerful Girls have Powerful Bones
Home Safety - Videos
HowStuffWorks Videos "Home Safety Videos"
Preventing Injuries at Home, at Play, and on the Way, free video clips
Internet Safety - Real Life Stories, free video clips
Food Safety in Your Hands, videos
Homework
Guidelines for Helping With Homework - Love & Logic
Helping Your Child With Homework
The Homework Dilemma How Much Should Parents Get Involved
Helping Your Child With Homework
Zwolle - Homework, Big List of Resources
The 10 Best Ways to Help Your 3rd-Grader Succeed in School
Internet Safety
The K5 Blog - Elementary Education for Parents
Parents As Partners in Safer Technology Practice
Helping Children Find What They Need on the Internet
Family Center on Technology and Disability
Learning Styles:
these are theoretical recommendations and do not necessarily reflect the views of all educators and/or parents
Learning Styles What is your child's learning style? Use this checklist to discover how your child learns best.
Learning Disabilities
LD OnLine :: What to Do If You Suspect Your Child Has a Learning Disability
Early Signs of Learning Disabilities - Recognizing Early Signs of Learning Disabilities
What to Do if You Suspect Your Child Has a Learning Disability
Parent Involvement
5 Reasons to Get Involved - SchoolFamily
7 Ways to Increase Parent Participation at Back to School Time - VolunteerSpot
Overcoming 10 common barriers to parental engagement | The Creative Education Blog
A Dozen Activities to Promote Parent Involvement!
Parenting - Successfully
6 Valuable Social Networks for Parents
Top 7 Sites for Parenting How-To Videos
ParentsQA - Parenting Help, Advice, & Tips
Parenting Articles | ChildUp Blog
Talking With Kids About Their Day
Reading
Big Ideas in Beginning Reading
Ideas and Activities to Build Reading Fluency
How to Teach Your Child to Read
Scholastic - Books and Reading
Read, Write, Think - activities and Projects
Third Grade Dolch Word List - List of the most frequently used words your child needs to know. Printable flashcards included.
Top Ten Ways to Improve Reading Skills
Self Esteem
Developing Your Child's Self-Esteem
The Process of Strengthening Self-Esteem
Special Education
Quick Tips for Parents for an IEP Conference
Individualized Education Plans - A Guide for Parents
Parent's Guide to Individual Education Planning
IEP Meeting Checklist for Parents
How to prepare for your child's IEP Meeting | Special Education Advisor
Spelling
Help Your Child Ace The Next Spelling Test
Study Skills
Ten Ways to Help Your Child Get Organized
15 Essential Web Tools for Students
15 Tools to Help Students Get Organized
Study Skills Guide: Study Tips, Strategies & Lessons for Students, Education Corner
Summer Reading
Research shows:
Students who read over the summer do better in school
Students who do not read over the summer demonstrate academic loss in fall.
8 out of 10 studies indicate students who read for fun outperformed those who did not.
Students read more when they can choose their own books.
Reading 5 books over the summer can prevent academic loss.
Summer reading loss is cumulative.
By the end of 6th grade, children who do not read over the summer are two years behind other children.
What can parents do:
Stress the importance of summer reading with your child.
Make reading exciting; don’t think of it as a chore.
Create a reading list.
Create a no TV or electronic game time during part of each day.
Join a summer reading program at your local library.
Let your child choose his/her own books.
Keep a supply of reading materials around the house.
Go to the library regularly.
Ask your child questions about the books s/he is reading.
Read a book to your child.
Listen to your child read to you.
Pick a favorite author or series and read all the books.
Listen to books on tape while traveling.
Model reading.
Resources:
School's Out - Keeping the reading bug alive (Costco magazine, May 2012)
Bridging the Summer Reading Gap
Lots of Lists for Summer Reading Ideas
Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge
7 Tips to Keep Kids Reading All Summer
10 Ways to Keep Your Child Reading While Having Fun
Thinking Skills
TV Time
TV-Turnoff Week and other television resources at FamilyEducation.com
The TV Boss - Parental Controls
Children's Educational Television (FCC)
Children, Adolescents, and Television (AAP: American Academy of Pediatrics)
NTIA: NTIA's National Endowment For Children's Educational Television
Worksheets
Super Kids Math Worksheet Creator
http://learningpage.com Lots of basic skill sheets and themed sheets.
http://puzzlemaker.com Create and print customized word search, crossword and math puzzles using your word lists.