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PDF pending restorationNew Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 2000
The Elementary School Proficiency Assessment (ESPA) is New Jersey's test for fourth graders. It is designed to give the school information about how well students are achieving in the areas required by New Jersey's Core Curriculum Content Standards. This guide offers parents and students information about the ESPA. Parent information, which is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary School Students, Grade 4
Download full textInformation Resource Center (ED), Washington, DC. – 2000
Noting research showing that when parents are involved in their children's learning, students achieve more and are less likely to drop out of school, this videotape kit offers Spanish-speaking parents tips to help them become involved in their children's learning, from infancy through adolescence. The kit is intended for use in schools,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Early Childhood Education, Family Environment, Parent Participation
PDF pending restorationNew Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 2001
The Elementary School Proficiency Assessment (ESPA) is New Jersey's test for fourth graders. It is designed to give the school information about how well students are achieving in the areas required by New Jersey's Core Curriculum Content Standards. This guide offers parents, students, and teachers information about the ESPA. The parent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary School Students, Grade 4
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 2001
This booklet prepares a student to take New Jersey's Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment (GEPA), a test that measures the knowledge and skills that will be tested later in the state's High School Proficiency Assessment. The GEPA has three test sections (content areas): Language Arts Literacy, Mathematics, and Science. The booklet tells students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Grade 8, Junior High School Students
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 2003
To raise the achievement of every student in the state, Maryland implemented "Achievement Matters Most," a new plan for public elementary and secondary schools that sets goals in the areas of achievement, teaching, testing, safety, and family involvement in schools. This Spanish-language guide for parents outlines the goals and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
PDF pending restorationBaron, Augustine, Jr.; Vasquez, Melba J. T. – 1990
These two documents pertain to the "Parents and Schools: Success through Partnership" program. The presentation guide for school administrators and Teachers" is intended to help school personnel present the program and its associated video, which addresses common culturally-based causes of misunderstandings between Hispanic American parents and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrators, Cultural Differences, Educational Cooperation
ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools, Charleston, WV. – 1995
This packet contains six briefs developed specifically for Spanish-speaking parents of Mexican origin, and English translations of the briefs. In plain language, these briefs state what researchers and practitioners have learned about various ways parents can help their children do well in school. Titles of the briefs are (1) "Apoyando el…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Child Development, Cognitive Development
