Parental Involvement
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Why Parent Number Talk is Critical to Early Learning
Number talk is the term used to describe the type of language and questioning used by adults to help young children acquire early math ... -
Should I Use Parental Involvement or Engagement?
Should I Use Parental Involvement or Engagement? I spent seven years as a K-12 teacher, and one of the biggest challenges that my colleagues ... -
Stereotypes Are at the Heart of Parent-Teacher Communication Dysfunction
Everyone has prejudices, whether they are aware of them or not. It is a fact of life that your own background and experiences shape ... -
How Do I Check the Status of an Educator’s Teaching Certificate?
We like to think of teachers as being altruistic, compassionate, and competent. But this is not always the case. There are tons of educators ... -
Homeschooling Your Gifted Child
Homeschooling has been on the rise for the past decade. In 2017, it was reported that 3.3% of the nation’s students, about 2.3 million ... -
How to Know If You’re a Helicopter Parent… and How It Could Impair Your Child’s Development
As technology enables us to be more and more connected and aware of the often frightening happenings throughout the world, parents and educators are ... -
Reinventing the Way We Measure Family Outcomes
The lack of family focus and inability to measure family outcomes has many people wondering if we need to reevaluate this entire process. Connecticut’s ... -
How Student-Led Conferences Work
If you are a parent lucky enough to be working with a genuinely progressive teacher, they may tell you that instead of the traditional ... -
How a Traditional Parent-Teacher Conference Works
Your child spends about 180 days with their teachers. If you want your child to live up to their potential academically, then you have ... -
Providing Your Child With The Right Foundation For Academic Success
Before focusing specifically on what a child is learning, parents must lay the foundation for academic success. This starts with a healthy lifestyle. For ...
