Resources about fathers

Dropout Prevention: What Families Need to Know

Family support in a child's education can help build a foundation for success that directly impacts a child's school perfomance in a postive way. This document gives you the tools and tips to help your child in Early Childhood, Elementary school, Middle school and high school to prevent dropout.

Filed under Parents Schools Early Childhood and tagged with Dropout prevention effective practices ESEA family family engagement family school partnership fathers teens high school behavior homework meaningful family engagement community involvement teachers discipline on December 05, 2011 #

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Literacy Activities Packet

This packet of reading activities is courtesy of the Kansas Parent Information Resource Center. Parents can do these activities with their children to reinforce literacy skills in five areas of reading: Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Vocabulary, Fluency and Comprehension.

Filed under Parents Schools Early Childhood and tagged with literature early literacy Title 1 tips Order from KPIRC writing homework literacy family reading education teachers phonics parent involvement fluency fathers development on October 13, 2010 #

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Kansas Fatherhood Coalition

The Kansas Fatherhood Coalition is a statewide network of agencies, organizations, and individuals working together to promote healthy father involvement in the lives of children. The Coalition is working to identify the best way to accomplish our mission and support the work being done on behalf of children and families throughout Kansas. We are seeking your assistance (as fathers, mothers, services providers, and community members) in prioritizing the needs of individuals and communities that know, or are interested in, the benefits associated with healthy father involvement. Visit this site to download the Kansas Fatherhood Directory and for information on what's happening in Kansas!

Filed under Parents Schools Early Childhood Espanol and tagged with fatherhood directory family parent leadership fathers on July 28, 2009 #

Watch Dogs

WATCH D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) is the father involvement initiative of the National Center for Fathering that organizes fathers and father figures in order to provide positive male role models for the students and to enhance school security.

Filed under Parents and tagged with fathers on October 17, 2008 #

Fathers and Kids

A child-development expert (and four-time dad) looks inside this special relationship.