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kakmeehan

Back to school: How parent involvement affects student achievement (full report) - 7 views

www.centerforpubliceducation.org/...Parent-Involvement.html

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  • kakmeehan on 29 Jun 15
     
    Good article on how involving parents in the school community can lead to better student achievement and attendence.
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  • kakmeehan on 29 Jun 15
     
    This is more pertinent to Group 6's EQ but relevant for all teachers.
  • calqlus on 30 Jun 15
     
    I agree with you, Katherine. I think that this article typifies the heart of our EQ in that enumerates important statistical macrodata concerning parental involvement in overall student achievement. A nice find, indeed.
  • Andrea Meyers on 17 Oct 15
     
    The report provides plenty of research results to support the more parental involvement in schools, and specifies which types of parental involvement yield the greatest academic improvements: programs and interventions to increase family engagement in homework, targeted programs on parenting practices regarding attendance, and regular school communication with parents such as orientations and newsletters. This quote from the Conclusion summarizes the research well: "While all forms of parent involvement play significant roles in the health of the school and the community, home learning activities are perhaps the wisest investment of school dollars and effort to produce long-lasting academic gains. While such involvement is fairly straightforward in elementary school, it's also possible later on. At the middle and high school level, school activities that promote the parent's role in maintaining high expectations for their children benefit students."
  • voorheel on 19 Oct 15
     
    "Parent involvement can make a difference in a child's education." I know this is true in my school. I know for a fact that my students who have parents that are involved do better academically. This does not mean that the parent necessarily has to have a high level of education. I have had students really succeed because their parents check their agenda and homework each night when they come home. Sometimes, just knowing or having a parent that cares and that is there to push you is enough.
  • HECTOR AVILAFLORES on 20 Oct 15
     
    I agree wholeheartedly with the quote that states "Parent involvement can make a difference in a child's education." Once I read this line, I was intrigued with the rest of the article. I am a very driven individual when it comes to education, and I want that for my son as well. My wife and I are constantly coaching our son on the importance of education, and making sure that he completes his work on time and correctly. I have seen first hand in my two years of teaching what parent involvement can do for a students school work. I have seen students whose parents are actively involved in their school careers, and the students performed on a much higher level than those of students whose parents did not seem to be involved.
vscheffer

Parent Involvement in Early Literacy - 0 views

www.edutopia.org/...in-early-literacy-erika-burton

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  • vscheffer on 26 Jun 15
     
    When it comes to helping children with their first tentative steps into literacy and emergent reading skills, educational theorists and teachers alike have long advocated for greater parental involvement. Realistically speaking, it is parents who represent the first and constant source for early reading, and the encouragement needed to help even the youngest students persist in their very first experiences in reading. This article from edutopia helps to illuminate the fact that parents really need to read to their children in order to better prepare them for success in school and with the continually evolving skills associated with emergent reading. Given the fact that such parental involvement is the number one predictor of success in early literacy, the article does a nice job listing and elaborating on ways in which parents can read both to and with their children.
vscheffer

Title 1 Family Literacy Program | NISD State and Federal Programs - 1 views

nisd.net/...itle-1-family-literacy-program

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  • vscheffer on 26 Jun 15
     
    Many schools struggle when it comes to promoting adequate parental involvement in furnishing early literacy and the emergent reading skills of their youngest students. This is especially the case in many Title I schools, in which much of the student population represents portions of both the low-income and at-risk demographic. In order to help bridge this gap, the San Antonio Public School System has enacted their own Title I "Even Start" initiative, in which parents are better prepared to help instill and cultivate early literacy in their children, through their own education. Through this initiative, the school system is providing parents and students with joint: adult education, early childhood education, parent education, and literacy activities. By strengthening the literacy, parenting, and reading skills of parents, San Antonio is wagering that their student population will soon positively reflect this greater emphasis on emergent reading, early literacy, and family involvement.
anonymous

ClassDojo - 1 views

www.classdojo.com

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  • Jessica Reeves on 15 Feb 14
     
    This is an amazing classroom management system to promote positive behavior. Each student in the class is given an avatar. Simply click on the student's name and give/take dojo points for the behaviors you've programmed in. All of the data is logged into the site and saved for the duration of the year. Use the class feature daily or weekly to identify classroom strengths and areas for improvement. Individual student reports are also available and serve as a powerful tool for parent conferences and grade level meetings. Teachers can choose to reward students based on their positive behaviors by points or percentage. I have used the site extensively in my classroom (5th grade) and have found it to be the most effective positive behavior strategy I've ever tried.
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  • Emma Dyroff on 10 Mar 14
     
    I LOVE Class Dojo! I start this at the beginning of school with my classes, they love the little avatars that go along with their names and love hearing the chimes when points are given out. During independent work time, I keep my dojo up on my interactive white board as a constant visual reminder of our behavior management system. I also installed the app on my iPhone, which syncs to my board, so I can give points from across the room if I'm pulling a small group at my kidney table. I love it! Works magic!
  • anonymous on 30 May 14
     
    A great free online tool for tracking student behavior. This site allows teachers to instantly record student behavior and participation in class. It also graphs students weekly behaviors and allows students to set goals. Teachers can link class dojo up to parents' email and cell phones so parents can recieve daily updates on their childs behaviors and choices in school.
  • Samantha Biskach on 03 Jun 14
     
    I have a few teachers who have used this tool in their own classrooms and absolutely love this technology. In order to stay organized, Class Dojo allows teachers to keep track of students behavior. Then, teachers could have a simple way of tracking data in order to allow for positive incentives. Displaying data for the class shows how behavior is effecting classroom lessons and keeps students accountable for their actions. Behavior reports are also good printouts to bring to parent-teacher conferences.
samantha1005

Teaching Sight Words - Strategies for Parents and Teachers - 3 views

www.k12reader.com/sight-word-teaching-strategies

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  • samantha1005 on 23 Oct 16
     
    Sight word acquisition is an important building block in the construction of a child's ability to read. This article has teacher and parent strategies.
  • vgosselin on 03 Jul 17
     
    Great resource! I have about 10 students (of 48) who are reading at a DRA 10 or less in 3rd grade. I'll have to use these strategies and share with parents!
kvalencia1

Learning to Teach to Bridge the Achievement Gap - 2 views

www.nytimes.com/...20sfschool.html

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  • kvalencia1 on 15 Oct 15
     
    How teachers are raising scores and student achievement by setting high expectations, frequent assessment and getting parents and families involved.
  • rmlee92 on 11 Mar 16
     
    I really like the points that this article identifies in how teachers are closing the achievement gap. The main strategies that they are using are clearly helping students with their learning and understanding of the instruction. It is important to set high expectations for all students and to help students develop confidence in their learning. Through frequent assessment, we are able to monitor student growth and progress to identify what works for them and what needs to be improved. Parent involvement is also vital. Currently in my classroom, it is clear to me which parents are involved in their child's learning as it correlates to their child's performance. There needs to be a clear relationship and consistency between the two to maximize student success.
jmagowitz

XtraMath.com - 6 views

I do not have access to XtraMath, so I checked out CoolMath Games. This is easy to search to locate a game to practice a concept. Free - students can use at home or school. CoolMath4Kids is speci...

EDTC610 mathematics video audio prek-3

started by sophia park on 03 Jun 14 2 follow-ups, last by jmagowitz on 13 Mar 16
kakmeehan

Education World: Homework Study Hall: Making Up Missed Work - 4 views

www.educationworld.com/...admin347.shtml

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  • kakmeehan on 29 Jun 15
     
    How one principal managed to turn around failing grades by instituting a mandatory study hall for missed homework. He also communicated with parents when 5 assignments were missed. The teachers had indicated that grades would improve if students did their homework and were better prepared for class as a result.
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  • Andrea Meyers on 17 Oct 15
     
    A mandatory homework policy has been successful at our middle school. Students must complete all homework and quizzes before they are permitted to take summative assessments, and parents are notified when assignments are missing or when students do not pass a summative. Resource time, aka study hall, is time set aside for students to make up missing work and get extra assistance as needed. It's good to read about a similar successful program for high school, and I wonder if this kind of program could be helpful for addressing our team's identified learning gaps.
  • voorheel on 19 Oct 15
     
    Our school does this as well, especially our math department. Of course it is up to the teacher as to whether or not they want to implement this strategy but administration seems to fully support the cause. I have a science teacher friend and a math teacher friend who both to do this. They give the students detention slips and they come after school to make up or re-take work or assignments. I cannot see myself doing this (an art teacher) but I can see why math and science would want to. I feel that most teachers should make themselves available at lunch for students. I would not suggest every day availability, but students could come meet and get help by appointment only. Too often I hear from students that the teacher tells them to come in the next day for lunch and there is no one to be found in the classroom.
  • HECTOR AVILAFLORES on 20 Oct 15
     
    I like the idea of a before and after homework study hall. I can contest to being so busy that you do not want to chase your child around to get their homework done. My son is only five and it is a hassle to get him to do his homework, therefore, I can only imagine how it will be when he gets older. I believe that this might benefit more students if this were implemented nationwide. Students can get the extra assistance they may not be able to get at home with their assignments. I wonder how well this would benefit my school?
  • dottererkat on 20 Oct 15
     
    I think this is a great idea, especially in high school and middle school! I have been speaking to middle schools in Pennsylvania, and the principals discussed how they have decided to implement homework/tutoring study halls. I think it encourages students to stay on top of their own homework. Also, it allows teachers to have one on one interaction with students, who are struggling. I thought it was smart of the principal to have another administrator oversee the process of tracking missed homework. Data has become such an important part of being a teacher, and using it to help students strive to be better in school is great.
cheneymele

What Every Educator and Parent Should Know About Reading Instruction - 4 views

keystoliteracy.com/...tor-and-Parent-Should-know.pdf

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  • akhanu on 04 Dec 17
     
    WEEK 4, Name: Julie - 2ND Grade Teacher SMART Goal: At least 80% of students in grade two will be reading level K books or above by the end of 6 weeks. SUMMARY: This article focuses on reading instruction, and discusses why it is important for parents and educators to familiarize ourselves with what scientific-based research tells us about teaching reading comprehension. The topics covered in the article includes scientific research on phonemic awareness, phonics instruction, fluency instruction, vocabulary instruction, and text comprehension instruction. The article determines that there is not a one size fits all solution in reading comprehension intervention. For instance, the article states that students that have underlying decoding or fluency weaknesses would most likely also need instruction in vocabulary and comprehension strategies.
  • cheneymele on 28 Feb 18
     
    SMART Goal: Given one month, students in below grade level reading groups will be able to increase their reading level by at least one level. This resource is useful for teachers looking to improve the reading abilities of young students. When discussing phonics instruction, this article aides educators in articulating the significant relationship between letters of written language and sounds of spoken language to developing readers. In addition to addressing the fundamentals of phonics, this resource offers methods for fluency instruction, such as repeated oral reading.
bonnieconyers

How to Increase Higher Order Thinking - 0 views

www.readingrockets.org/...increase-higher-order-thinking

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  • bonnieconyers on 29 Jun 16
     
    This article is really a guide for anyone working with students to follow. It helps train us to ask better questions, and therefore help students to think at a higher level. great for parents and teachers!
Lauren Speiser

Pre-Kindergarten and Early Learning Program Reduces Achievement Gap | The National READ... - 0 views

www.readyforkindergarten.org/...organizations

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  • Lauren Speiser on 21 Oct 15
     
    This site provides courses for parents to prepare their children for school. There are lessons on content areas as well as to prepare for independent activities with independence time.
Dawn Rodrigues

7 Social Media Tools To Tell Your Classroom Story | Getting Smart - 0 views

gettingsmart.com/...s-to-tell-your-classroom-story

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  • Dawn Rodrigues on 21 Jul 13
     
    Excellent ideas for telling classroom stories (for parents and others) with Social Media.
beththeducator

Pre-K: Getting Ready to Read and Write - 0 views

www.readingrockets.org/...prek_guide

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  • beththeducator on 02 Mar 15
     
    The website helps guide teachers as well as parents to focus on the building blocks of reading and writing. This Pre-K guide is designed to walk teachers through several important building blocks, including sounds, print awareness, letters and more. Within each section, you'll find easy to read and use resources for learning more, and for trying some activities within your setting. Short videos bring concepts to life, booklists provide ideas for extension, and we provide guidance about when to have concerns about a child's development.
sfcanady

​8 Proven Ways to Help Close the Achievement Gap | EdSurge News - 13 views

www.edsurge.com/...help-close-the-achievement-gap

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  • oknapp75 on 14 Mar 16
     
    An informative and engaging article that provides eight solutions to tackling the achievement gap.  It is well organized and written with clear reasoning for each solution.
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  • brady_g on 24 Jun 16
     
    Emotional start, easy to read eight part checklist that can help bridge the instructional gap; good tools to make sure all is being done to properly cater towards the full comprehension of material by students.
  • loreggio1 on 28 Jun 16
     
    This short article highlights years of research that examined the racial achievement gap. Research and finding suggest that much of what accounts for the disparities in achievement is attributed to socioeconomic factors. The article offers 8 ways for closing the gap among those most impacted based on the findings and best practices.
  • bonnieconyers on 29 Jun 16
     
    Great article. Another source of proof that higher levels of expectations and rigor really do help close the gap. I also like that they reinforce the value of school and home connection.
  • nightstalker9 on 22 Oct 16
     
    This article talks about using assessments to tell if interventions are working, this like a response to intervention. Raising the bar for the student to they can be successful. Monitor the students progress on a monthly basis and get the parents involved
  • nnanfack on 12 Mar 17
     
    When we met, April's mother was in drug rehabilitation and her father was in jail. She would stare at the ground and rarely utter a word. I was a sophomore in college and was serving as April's mentor; I feared that we might never develop a close relationship.
  • chelseamiller491 on 12 Mar 17
     
    When we met, April's mother was in drug rehabilitation and her father was in jail. She would stare at the ground and rarely utter a word. I was a sophomore in college and was serving as April's mentor; I feared that we might never develop a close relationship.
  • bethmazz on 14 Mar 17
     
    I almost put this article up myself. Very moving.
  • glissonh on 30 Jun 17
     
    This article highlights 8 ways to provide educational gains to students needing them most. The goal is closing the achievement gap between struggling learners and high performing students. 1. Use Evidence-Based Instruction, 2. Provide a Rigorous Curriculum, 3. Increase Instructional Time, 4. Introduce Supplemental Instruction, 5. Monitor Progress, Ideally Monthly, 6. Motivate & Engage, 7. Deepen Professional Development, 8. Link School and Home
  • taylie27 on 02 Jul 17
     
    This is a great article that highlights different things that can be done in the classroom to close the achievement gap the two that I think are most important are the increased instructional time, and link between school and home. I think almost every teacher has wished for more instructional time in the classroom, I know I only see my students every other day and I often think about how much more I could teach them if I saw them every day like math and ELA. I also think the communication between home and school is important to a student's ability to learn.
  • vgosselin on 03 Jul 17
     
    Great article! I like how it was connected to an inspirational story. I like how each of the ways was described. Often in the busyness of teaching, it's good to have reminders of what is needed, so that you can strengthen weaknesses.
  • sfcanady on 31 Mar 18
     
    (Week 9: Sheila, Suzanne and Cathy) This article is accessible through the link above. This article explains eight ways educators can inspire academic advancements in students, especially students from lower socioeconomic statuses. While mentoring the author gain insight on how to help close the achievement gap. The writer and her team identified that evidence base instruction, a rigorous curriculum, increased instructional time, supplemental instruction, progress monitoring, motivating and engaging, professional development, and a link to school and home would accomplish those gains. The author believes that "if teachers know about and follow those suggestions they could help close the achievement gap." (Fisher, 2015) This article can be a great resource for teachers. Many of the suggestions could be incorporated by most teachers. However, the article also assumes that if followed these eight tools will close the achievement gap. The author also does not explain how teachers can increase instructional time. Reference: Fisher, O. (Oct 2015). 8 proven ways to help close the achievement gap. Istation. Retrieved from https://www.edsurge.com/news/2015-10-27-8-proven-ways-to-help-close-the-achievement-gap
  • rcourtot1015 on 30 Jun 18
     
    The article was very informative. I especially liked the 8th suggestion, "Link home and school." This is an essential piece that I think educators need to do a better job with for at-risk students. When there are more people engaged and involved, students have a broader network of support to ensure success. We need to do more community outreach to help our students improve both academically and in the broader sense.
  • rnwaddy on 30 Jun 18
     
    I really enjoyed this article. As a new instructor I am constantly looking to engage my adult students. Through my instruction, making that personal connection is so important. Once you make that personal connection I find that students start making a personal connection with their assignments as well. I find having a non-academic conversation at the beginning of class can help the students feel involved classroom citizens.
  • renaosmall on 02 Jul 18
     
    This article really gives great advice on how teachers can help close the achievement gap by changing small things they do in the classroom. The two things that stuck out to me was allowing more time and progress monitoring. Sometimes time is all a student needs to succeed. When students feel rushed they end up just picking whatever answer they think is right or just something to complete the assignment. Allowing students to return to their unfinished work could really help students concentrate knowing that they don't have to rush to finish an assignment. As far as progress monitoring goes, it helps when the teacher really cares about making sure the students are on the right track and that their parents are aware of the work they have completed or would need to complete to get them on track.
ndouglas7

Summer Programs have opportunity to Narrow Learning Gaps - 3 views

www.ascd.org/...rams-Narrow-Learning-Gaps.aspx

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  • ndouglas7 on 24 Oct 16
     
    This brief article discusses the importance of Summer Programs to help lessen the learning gap that happens over the summer. It also mentions the challenges of creating and/or keeping these programs but shows how beneficial they can be.
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  • bheyman on 07 Mar 17
     
    I remember taking a summer math course when entering middle school. It was fun even though math is not a strong suite of mine. It definitely set me up for success in middle school math.
  • ncianelli on 12 Mar 17
     
    This article had a very interesting view on summer programs. Every year during the annual review for IEP/504 meetings, the team will decide if a student qualifies for our extended school year (ESY) summer program. Students are only recommended if we determine there will be a great regression for a student during the break. Although many students would benefit from this, students in our autism program are mostly placed in ESY. This year, we are looking into having a "family night" where parents can learn about skills/strategies they can work on over the summer in order to help their student from regressing during the summer. While some parents may work with their child over the summer, the reality is those students who really need it, will not work over the summer. I am hoping more counties will create more programs to help all learners during the summer months.
  • taylie27 on 02 Jul 17
     
    This article mentions how much of student learning is forgotten over the summer because of the gap in the school year. This article also mentions the difference in socio-economic levels and how student from higher incomes are more likely to participate in summer activities that encourage learning. Whereas students from low incomes are often spending the summer at home with limited activities.
vciany8

Strategies for Closing the Achievement Gaps http://www.nea.org/home/13550.htm - 1 views

This article discusses different strategies to close achievement gaps for all schools and districts. It discusses supports in the classroom, how we can outreach for parents at home, what can be don...

Achievement Gap Strategies EDTC615 Support

started by vciany8 on 03 Jul 17 1 follow-up, last by vciany8 on 03 Jul 17
Jamie Bullock

Education World: Connecting to Math in Real Life - 7 views

www.educationworld.com/...mathchat019.shtml

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  • Jamie Bullock on 04 Apr 15
     
    Week 9: This is a great website to connect students to real life math problems. By doing math with real life problems students are problem solving like they would in a word problem, sometimes without even knowing it. This site gives sample lessons and projects to help teachers and parents connect math to the real world. Math covers so many topics that hopefully you can connect to your students that like music, design, weather and so much more.
  • michele_lott on 11 Mar 17
     
    The different resources on this site that give activities and ideas to introduce real world math situations to students gives an alternative way to teach mathematical concepts. Teaching these math concepts from multiple perspectives increases the chance of student success. By connecting math to the real world, students will become more invested in their learning.
  • jlbolger on 01 Jul 17
     
    This website provides links to many different websites that provide activities that students can participate in that will help them incorporate real world math problems. The article was sectioned off into four distinct sections including collections of real world math problems, online math activities, math collaboration, and more real world math activities. This is certainly a website that is worth saving and coming back to over a course of the year as there are many valuable resources that can be used.
Angelique Noel

EDTC615 closing learning gap.pdf - 12 views

diigo.com/08249m

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  • Angelique Noel on 17 Oct 15
     
    The article references stats that involve demographics pertaining to elementary reading and math. High school graduation rates and dropout rates amongst minorities in a californian community. The author looks at closing the achievement gap by getting parents involved and placing more emphasis on pre-K programs. The article states that when it comes to intervention, the way to look at it is, the earlier the better. The author provides suggestions to closing the gap.
loreggio1

Instructional Strategies and Best Practices to Narrow the Mathematics Achievement Gaps ... - 7 views

The research questions of this single site case study involved understanding why an achievement gap exists, and to identify the instructional strategies and best practices used to narrow the achiev...

Instruction Strategies & Achievement Gap

started by loreggio1 on 28 Jun 16 no follow-up yet
bheyman

Sharing Data with Families at Parent/Teacher Conferences - 0 views

www.edutopia.org/...ldt-sharing-data-with-families

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  • bheyman on 07 Mar 17
     
    This article includes example-based insights and techniques for using student performance data when talking to parents about their children.
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