Parent involvement in school can improve grades. Ask your child's teacher these eight essential questions at your first conference or, better yet, via email on the first day of school.
Teachers can help reduce parent stress and foster greater parent involvement in education by following these 20 tips from moms and dads who want to be partners in learning.
When looking at schools for your child, check out their elementary reading program. Reading is an essential part of education, so make sure the school you choose caters to all levels.
Parent involvement in education is important when dealing with behavioral problems. Good parent/teacher communication will help us understand and solve behavior issues.
Preparing a list of questions can foster healthy parent involvement in education, especially at parent-teacher conferences. Here are some ideas for questions that can encourage parent-teacher communication.
Managing kids' learning disabilities in the classroom can be a challenge for schools. Also, many factors help determine the educational success of children in a special needs classroom.
Parents' problems include finding the best schools for their children. If you are not sure how to launch a school search, read the questions in this article and take them with you as you begin your research.
Being the parent of a child in K12 grades requires asking schools a lot of questions. How can you get the answers you need? Find out what information you're entitled to, and learn how to get it.
Learning Communities put a new spin on public school policy and ways of designing parent involvement in education. For children in grades in elementary, this new model may enhance learning.
School phobia issues in children can puzzle parents. Try to find out if your child is experiencing any types of bullying, having trouble with classwork, or is manipulating you.
When you're looking for high quality teachers in K-12 grades, the scores on school standardized tests aren't necessarily going to point you in the right direction. Only parent involvement in education will reveal which teachers are great.
It's natural for parents to want to help their kids prepare for college. But how much help is too much? This advice for teenagers and parents can help ease stress in children.
To form a successful parent teacher partnership, ask the 9 questions in this article. Build parent teacher communication to make sure you get off on the right foot with your child's teacher.
Often parent involvement in education begins with concerns about kindergarten. Here are the most frequently asked questions from parents of kindergartners, along with the answers.
It’s not easy to find school professionals you can trust when your kids enter middle and high school. Parent involvement in education and strong parent teacher communication are just two ways to build that trust.