Resources for Parents Archive

When Kids Hate to Read

Children who aren't motivated to read can benefit from support at home. Learn what parents can do to make reading a more enjoyable experience for struggling readers in this interview with Dr. Marie Carbo. Would your child rather take out the trash than pick up a book? Dr. Marie Carbo, founder and executive director of the National Reading Styles Institute, says children's emotions about reading have a huge impact on whether or not they'll become lifelong readers. In this interview from the Family Education Network, Dr. Carbo answered the following questions about how you can encourage reading at home.

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

Reading Comprehension — Research Informs Us

Here's what you need to know to help your child build the skills she needs to understand what she reads.

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

The Dr Seuss Story Maker

The Dr. Seuss Story Maker lets children create their own Dr. Seuss story.

Filed under Parents and tagged with reading Dr. Seuss on October 17, 2008 #

Ten Lessons the Arts Teach

With the current emphasis on testing under No Child left Behind, the arts is getting squeezed out of the school curriculum. But, the reality is that the arts provide many valuable lessons for children and enable them to develop complex and subtle aspects of the mind. In this article, Elliot Eisner outlines "ten lessons" that illustrate how various forms of thinking are evoked, developed, and refined through the arts. Arts education is important to children's overall development.

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

Jan's Computer Literacy

This site is packed with valuable information on computer basics. With lessons and step by step instruction, you can learn to navigate a computer--valuable for both teachers and parents alike.

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

Connecting Student Learning & Technology

In more and more classrooms, teachers are using technology to help them meet the challenges posed by these changes. Constructivism, a theory of learning, provides a valuable framework for using computers and other technology in productive, interesting ways.

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

Read Your TV

The concept known as "media literacy" has struggled as valued educational philosophy here in the United States. Simply defined, media literacy is the ability to "read and understand" the many dynamics of the media, whether overt or hidden.

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

Tutor.com

Tutor.com is the leading provider of one-to-one information services for libraries and other educational institutions. Using innovative technology, Tutor.com's suite of services allows libraries to reach out to their communities and provide their customers with help online from professional subject experts anywhere, at any time.

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

Financial Aid

If you're the parent of a student, you'll want to visit these pages. This award-winning site has grown into the most comprehensive annotated collection of information about student financial aid on the web.

Filed under Parents and tagged with financial aid college on October 17, 2008 #

College Board for Parents

Each year, the College Board serves over three million students and their parents, 23,000 high schools, and 3,500 colleges through major programs and services in college admissions, guidance, assessment, financial aid, enrollment, and teaching and learning. Among its best-known programs are the SAT®, the PSAT/NMSQT®, and the Advanced Placement Program® (AP®).

Filed under Parents and tagged with college SAT AP testing on October 17, 2008 #

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