This page is designed to be a resource for parents.
HINTS:
- Read to your child, or have your child read at least 20 min. a day. Research has shown that this greatly improves a child's reading fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
- Get the Ball Rolling: A fun way to help your child discuss his or her day is to sit facing each other. Roll a tennis ball to your child and ask him or a her a question about his or her day. Then have your child answer and ask you a question as he or she rolls the ball back to you.
BOOKS:
- Parenting with Love and Logic by Foster W. Cline and Jim Fay
This book gives great tips for disciplining without sweat! It teaches how to train children to take responsibility and solve their own problems. - All Kinds of Minds by Mel Levine
It is written from the perspecitve of 5 elementary school students with different "kinds of minds" (dyslexic, attention deficdit disorder, social or motor skill deficits, and a language disorder). They share their stories and ways of thinking as they begin to understand what unique strengths they have. - Keeping Ahead in School by Mel Levine
Here the reader will celebrate the many strengths that people with learning disorders may have. Levine encourages these people to understand and bypass their weaknesses. He gives studentes the power to advocate for themselves. This book is most effective if those with learning disabilities have the opportunity to discuss the concepts with trusted adults. - A Mind at a Time by Mel Levine
The key concept of this book is how to best teach your child according to how his or her mind works.
WEBSITES:
This site offers many articles reagarding IEP's and 504 plans for parents http://www.schwablearning.org/resources.aspx?g=4&s=5
This site helps parents connect and offer support to one another http://www.schwablearning.org/resources.aspx?g=5
This website explains what section 504 Federal Rights Civil Law http://www.schwablearning.org/articles.aspx?r=30&f=relatedlink
Click here to view PBS's page on child development http://www.pbs.org/parents/childdevelopment/
Find out what to expect this school year by clicking on the grade level your student is entering http://www.education.com/cdrom/blaster/redirect/mathblaster8-9.ver11/
