Parental Involvement
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How to Help Your Child Cope with ADHD
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding a P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within ... -
Top 4 Group Influences in Public Education Part II: Parental Influence & Involvement
There are many external influences that impact public education. In this series the top four will be reviewed including the influence of professional education ... -
Listening, not testing, will improve children’s vocabulary
James Law, Newcastle University Every few months a story appears about the declining speech and language skills of children arriving in primary school. The ... -
Parents can’t answer everything children ask about science – and that’s OK
Carol Davenport, Northumbria University, Newcastle If a child asked you how close an astronaut can get to the sun, the chances are you’d need ... -
Here’s how screen time is changing the way kids tell stories
Allison S Henward, University of Hawaii Recently, at a child’s birthday party, I overheard a conversation between parents discussing their concern about “screen time.” ... -
Why stories matter for children’s learning
Peggy Albers, Georgia State University Ever wondered why boys and girls choose particular toys, particular colors and particular stories? Why is it that girls ... -
Stop blaming poor parents for their children’s vocabulary
Paul Thomas, Furman University While the reading wars in education have raged for decades, most people agree that literacy is crucial for children and ... -
How to Choose the Right Childcare Center
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest ... -
Understanding Parental Involvement
When we discuss parental involvement in schools, we often concentrate on ways in which parental involvement can help schools perform better and how parents ... -
Is early childhood education the key to more American Indians going to college?
The Ké’ Early Childhood Initiative convenes today in Albuquerque and will bring together 45 representatives from four American Indian tribal colleges who will discuss ...
