Product Description: Parents have two basic questions: “How is my child doing as a reader and a writer?” and “What can I do to help?” It's a challenge to answer these questions and explain literacy development in content-packed back-to-school nights or during a thirty-minute parent - teacher conference...read more

Product Description: Parents can play an immensely important role in supporting their children's literacy learning at home, but how can primary teachers enlist the support of parents in helping children learn literacy? With a focus on improving children's literacy skills, this book provides practical answers to key questions that are directly relevant to all primary teachers and to many parents...read more

Product Description: How Was School Today? explores the richly complex school experiences of Katie, a fifth-grader, in a very small school that educates children of varying ages and academic capabilities together. Katie's experiences provide an opportunity to wonder about the school experiences of any child...read more

Product Description: The research is indisputable. The more involved parents are with their child’s education, the more successful that child will be in school. Therefore, finding ways as a teacher to reach out to students and their parents is crucial in improving academic performance...read more

Product Description: Reaching Out is an invaluable resource for compassionate educators interested in building strong relationships with their students' families.

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Product Description: Parents want the best for their children and that includes succeeding on the fourth grade assessment tests. Getting Ready for the 4th Grade Assessment Tests will help any parent: Its purpose is to outline what children are expected to know, and show how that knowledge will be tested by each state...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Written from the hearts of educators who want to help parents advocate for their child's education, this stirring account provides a framework of principles and values that both parents and educators can use to ensure that every school meets and exceeds its ideals...read more

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Product Description: With standardized, state-mandated testing starting as early as the first grade and continuing through high school, parents are concerned that their children may not be able to perform at grade level. Developed by professionals, here is the first and only grade-specific test preparation series geared toward parent and child, including expert tips for optimizing children's test performances...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

A resource for parents and teachers focuses on proficiency exams for third- and fourth-graders (view table of contents)

A resource for parents and teachers focuses on proficiency exams for third- and fourth-graders (view table of contents)

This historical and sociological survey of two communities looks into the relation between parents and teachers of different social classes and puts forward the argument that social class, independent of ability, does affect schooling, because of the availability of money and time. This book does not concentrate on one social institution but on family life and school life. With family life, the middle class parent is more likely to take their work home with them. Yet Lareau's research also shows that middle class parents are more inclined to spend more time and money on their children's education. The book ends with a personal essay on the common problems faced in this sort of field work. (view table of contents)

Product Description: With standardized, state-mandated testing starting as early as the first grade and continuing through high school, parents are concerned that their children may not be able to perform at grade level. Developed by professionals, here is the first and only grade-specific test preparation series geared toward parent and child, including expert tips for optimizing children's test performances...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This book prepares teachers, parents, and parents for this increasingly important test. It is based on the California's state standards, which are what the SAT 9 is testing. This book is full of test taking tips and strategies, parent tips, the actual state standards, and lots of practice problems based on the standards...read more

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An important resource for parents and teachers focuses on proficiency exams for third- and fourth-graders, offering state-by-state listings of proficiency requirements, hundreds of 'What's More' activity ideas, home learning quizzes for parents and children, and much more. Original. (view table of contents)

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