2. FACTS
There is no “ school auto-pilot”
Dropping off the check to pay tuition is not enough
Children will want do better/well, but the reason for
succeeding has to be targeted.
Children should be self-motivated..not for anyone or
anything else but themselves.
Must redirect….I will be proud of you for doing a job you feel is
your best, don’t try to please me.
3. Relationship dynamics
(The child, the parent, the teacher)
Each child is different and unique..know your child, their
limitations, and respect your child’s relationship with you.
Each parent is different and unique..know yourself , your
limitations, respect your relationship with you.
Each teacher is different and unique….know his/her
limitiations, learn and respect the relationship between
yourself, your child and the teacher
4. Parents oversimplify what it may take to succeed until it
is too late.
Cannot put all of the responsibility on the child..
Don’t emphasize the grade, emphasize the effort.
5. CONSISTENCY AND CONTINUITY
BOTH PARENTS NEED TO BE INVOLVED
COMMON SENSE OBJECTIVES
Expect a small sacrifice of your time to generate a large
reward.
6. TOOLS FOR SUCCESS
Love for your child
Desire and willingness to assist the child
Minimum of 15 minutes a day
Dry eraser board
Computer capabilities
“Kid cave”
Two arms
7. 1) INVEST IN THE 15
Invest in your child the 15
Minimum 15 minutes a day PER CHILD
Children enjoy the one on one attention
Should be stress-free
NO interruptions
8. 2) COMMUNICATION WITH TEACHERS
AND STAFF MEMBERS
All the teachers should be included
Language teachers
Art
PE
Music
Librarian
Computer specialists
Etc…………………………………….
9. COMMUNICATION (cont.)
Do not wait for parent-teacher conferences.
Do not wait for the teacher to contact you for a
problem.
10. COMMUNICATION (Cont.)
Find out why child is not achieving
Make sure the CHILD knows you are checking up on
him/her.
Take a day/a couple of hours to actually sit in on a
class.
Take advantage of the open door policy
12. 3) TALK TO YOUR CHILD
Probe child about the events of the day
Find out what has happened…on the playground, in
class, in the cafeteria, on the bus….
Daily events, silly as they may seem, may have an
impact on your child’s education.
Dinner time, most important time of the day
13. 4) HOMEWORK & TESTS
Know what homework your child has everynight
Make sure your child DOES his/her homework
Check your child’s homework, ask questions about the
homework.
How to correct the homework and correct the child
Make sure you get back the test and have the teacher
and yourself go over what was wrong and make sure it is
learned. Retest the child yourself.
Make a copy of the test when returned
14. 5) STUDYING
You must begin to teach children HOW to start studying
at a young age
Know the child, know the habits
Need to form habits and skills which will be valuable to
them for the present and the future. Building up on
those skills
Teach them to do SIMPLE organization and prioritization
15. 6) MAD MINUTES
Prepare mad minutes
www.madpractice.com (for math)
Administer MM’s prior to breakfast and dinner.
Any subject
Improves self-esteem
Instant results
16. 7) EXTRA HOMEWORK
Request that the teacher (in any subject) give you
suggestions or actual material to do over the weekend.
Just about 15 minutes…nothing crazy
Check the newsletters or weekly agenda to anticipate
what your child is learning.
17. 8) PARENT BUDDY
Have a parent friend as your consultant
Confirm daily with a parent when tests and special
homework, projects are due
Sounding board
18. 9) MY CHILD……….
Learn your child’s ways and habits
KIDS LEARN IN DIFFERENT WAYS
Utilizing the computer
Obtain resources that best suit your child’s needs
Using a dry eraser board
Have a study area for the child
19. 10) CONTINUE WITH:
Set a weekly update from teacher on child’s progress
Make a plan if child becomes “stuck”
Try to keep all steps on a positive note
Not the grades, the
encouragement, motivation, tenacity and desire to just
do the best.
20. 11-15 EXCEED IN EXCEEDING
11) Request your child’s MAP scores at the
beginning, re-evaluate after 1st semester, compare with
end of year.
12) SUPPLEMENT your child’s education in whatever
subject YOU feel he/she is not getting needs met.
13) Request remedial or accelerated help when you (or
the teacher) feel it is warranted.
14)Utilize technology…ebooks, computers, etc.
15) You and only you are your child’s greatest advocate.
