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Download full textUS Department of Education, 2008
"Helping Your Child Succeed in School" is a brochure that provides parents with information, tools and activities they can use in the home to help their child develop the skills critical to academic success. This brochure was drawn from the larger booklet in the "Helping Your Child" series, "Helping Your Child Succeed in School" (ED503162) which…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Parents as Teachers, Skill Development, Academic Achievement
Keels, Crystal L. – Black Issues in Higher Education, 2004
Parents are an essential component in their children's SAT success, says Starlett Craig, director of outreach and enrichment programs at Clemson University in South Carolina. Clemson is home to a successful two-week SAT summer camp, where students are immersed in workshops that prepare them for the exam. But whether a child goes to a SAT camp or…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Parent Participation, College Bound Students, Workshops
PDF pending restorationBachman, Tori Mello – 2002
Parents can help their children prepare for reading tests in a number of ways, not only just before the test, but also with everyday activities. There are generally two types of reading tests given to students: tests given by teachers throughout the year to see what information students have retained, and more formal, often standardized, tests…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Parent Participation, Parent Student Relationship, Reading Achievement
Detroit Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Evaluation and Testing. – 1985
Students' test scores are influenced by their subject matter knowledge, their physical and emotional health, and their skill in the mechanics of test taking. Designed for use in the Detroit (Michigan) Public Schools, this document focuses on improving skills in the mechanics of test taking. The first section overviews strategies for…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1995
This set of materials contains three booklets that provide information to parents so they can assist and lead their children to productive adulthood. Each booklet examines several topics relating to parent participation. "Parents: The Key to a Child's Success" helps parents in preparing and supporting their children for success in…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Habit Formation, Homework, Junior High School Students
Moke, Susan, Ed.; Shermis, Michael, Ed. – 1992
This manual is a resource book for organizers and leaders and parent groups who want to explore specific strategies to use in helping children do better on tests. The guide contains material necessary to conduct a 1- or 1.5-hour session on how parents can help children become better test-takers and reduce their test anxiety. The guide includes:…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Family Literacy, Parent Child Relationship
Peer reviewedHoover, John J. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1993
Suggestions on providing home-based support in student development and study skills focus on study skills inventories, time management, reference materials, reading rate, oral reports, test taking, note taking/outlining, listening, visual material, writing reports, and library usage. (DB)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Problems, Library Skills, Listening Skills
Moke, Susan; Shermis, Michael – 1996
Providing strategies for parents to use to show their children how to take an active role in their own learning, this book discusses developing successful study skills, how speaking and listening can enhance your children's reading and writing skills, and techniques to help children expand their vocabularies. It focuses on helping children how to…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Citizen Participation, Communication Skills, Cooperative Learning
Hymes, Donald L. – 1993
Learning about tests will help parents help their children perform better on all types of assessments. This guide explains the many types of tests that students can take and describes the benefits and limitations of each. Test use and improving test performance are discussed. Assessment usually takes place for purposes of instruction, screening,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Achievement Tests, Alternative Assessment, Aptitude Tests
