The Kansas Parent Information Resource Center (KPIRC) provides parents with information and resources to understand parent involvement and parent rights and options under the No Child Left Behind legislation. KPIRC also provides parents with information and resources to successfully support their children’s learning from birth through high school.
National Summer Learning Association
The mission of the Center for Summer Learning is to create high quality summer learning opportunities for all young people. The Center is committed to expanding summer learning opportunities for disadvantaged children and youth as a strategy for closing the achievement gap. Based at Johns Hopkins University, the Center works to: Improve program availability and quality through training and management assistance, Build public support through outreach and communications, and Influence public policy and funding through informing policymakers and engaging stakeholders Filed under Parents and tagged with tips on October 17, 2008 # |
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Dr. Dorothy Rich's Smarter Kids for Harder Times
Once again, the air is filled with headlines and recriminations about the quality of our schools and whether our students can compete in the world. Is all this bemoaning about American education justified? Studies are unclear about this, writes Dorothy Rich. What is clear is that when it comes to education, there has been an over-focus on the role of the school and insufficient focus on the role of the family. It's significant, as schools let out, to remember what every family can do at home to enable children to become stronger students and citizens. Taking nothing away from hardworking teachers and besieged schools, the truth remains this: The family, regardless of income and educational background, can use opportunities, now, this summer, to make a truly positive impact on children's attitudes and behaviors that determine school success. This is true for families even on the tightest time schedules. Click below to learn a few of the steps that can make the biggest difference for your children. In the light of what we are learning about how many children today are feeling lonely, it is more important than ever for families to use time off from school to help children feel loved and be able to do better when schools come back into session again. Filed under Parents and tagged with tips blogs on October 17, 2008 # |
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What Parents Need to Know about Standards & Assessments
This brochure from the Kansas state Department of Education provides parents and care-givers information regarding the Kansas standards and assessments. It also provides tips on helping your student do well on the assessments and meet grade level standards. Filed under Parents and tagged with NCLB tips on October 17, 2008 # |
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Kansas State Assessments for Parents
This brochure from the Kansas state Department of Education provides parents and care-givers, of students with special needs, information regarding the Kansas standards and assessments. It also provides tips on helping your student do well on the assessments and meet grade level standards. Filed under Parents and tagged with testing tips on October 17, 2008 # |
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Fathers and Kids
A child-development expert (and four-time dad) looks inside this special relationship. Filed under Parents and tagged with fathers on October 17, 2008 # |
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How to Let the School Know about Your Concerns
s your child doing well in school? Is he or she having trouble learning, behaving, or studying? Is there a problem with another student, teacher, or administrator? How to Let the School Know about Your Concerns outlines steps parents can take if they have a concern about their child's progress in school. Filed under Parents and tagged with tips on October 17, 2008 # |
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Wright's Law: Tests and Measurements for the Parent, Teacher, Advocate & Attorney
While most parents of special needs children know that they must understand the law and their rights if their children are to receive an optimum education, few parents realize that they also must be able to comprehend the facts. According to a new article from Wrightslaw, the facts of a child’s case are contained in the various tests and evaluations that the child takes. Sometimes critical education decisions are based on the subjective beliefs of parents and educators. Instead, the article’s authors say that these vital decisions should be based on the results of psychological and educational achievement testing. Consequently, for parents to successfully advocate for their child, they must learn about tests and measurements, i.e., have a basic understanding of statistics. Statistics provide the method for measuring progress or the lack thereof for students. Once test results are analyzed and parents understand what the numbers indicate, they will be able to develop an appropriate educational program that is tailored to their child’s unique needs and from which the child will ultimately benefit. The article teaches parents what tests and evaluations measure, how this information is reported and how to use information to measure and monitor progress. Filed under Parents and tagged with tips on October 17, 2008 # |
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Reading Development Brochure
This brochure was designed to help parents better understand what their children will be learning in the area of reading and writing during the kindergarten year. It includes "typical" benchmarks for Kindergarten reading and writing, as well as ideas to support leartrning at home, and suggestions for staying connected with the school. |
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Kansas Parents As Teachers Association
The Kansas Parents As Teachers Association supports, through professional development, the goals of Parents As Teachers (PAT), an early literacy, school-readiness parent education program providing services for pre-natal parents and parents with children up to age three in 228 school districts across Kansas. Filed under Parents and tagged with tips on October 17, 2008 # |
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The National Center for Fair & Open Testing
A new report out from FairTest details the fundamental errors in the conception and execution of the federal No Child Left Behind law. The report goes on to propose a better system of accountability to serve as the basis of a comprehensive overhaul of NCLB. Filed under Parents and tagged with testing NCLB on October 17, 2008 # |
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