Academics Archives - Page 7 of 8 - Ohio's Statewide Family Engagement Center

Parent and child at kitchen table doing homework

Academics / Elementary School / For Families / For Schools / Learning at Home / Middle & High School

September 6, 2019

When Their Kids Get Older, Parents Should Try To Phase Out Homework Help

Homework can help children practice their skills, and can also help families understand what their children are learning in school. But not all homework is helpful, and how families help makes a difference. Families...

Academics / Early Childhood / Elementary School / For Families / Learning at Home

August 20, 2019

Free books for families through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth until they begin school, no matter their family’s income. “When I was growing up in the...

Academics / Early Childhood / Elementary School / For Families / Learning at Home / Middle & High School / Organizations for Families

August 15, 2019

Need a Parent Mentor to guide you through the Special Education process?

Ohio’s Parent Mentors offer all services free of charge to families. For nearly 30 years, Ohio’s Parent Mentors have helped families understand the special education process and services for their child. At the Ohio...

Academics / Early Childhood / Elementary School / Family Engagement Planning / For Schools

July 22, 2019

Partnerships for Literacy: A research-based family engagement program for elementary schools

Partnerships for Literacy© is a program designed to be implemented by a local elementary school team using an implementation guide developed by The Ohio State University. It is a systematic approach to family and...

Partnering with Families for Early Language and Literacy Research Brief Cover Page

Academics / Early Childhood / For Schools / Recommended Reading

July 22, 2019

Research Brief: Partnering with Families for Early Language and Literacy, Second Edition

This research brief written by Ohio’s Statewide Family Engagement Center is for early childhood teachers who want to improve the way they partner with families for children’s language and literacy development. This is the...

Front Page of Early Literacy Family Engagement Rubric Report

Academics / Early Childhood / Elementary School / Family Engagement Planning / FCE Network / For Schools / Spotlight

July 22, 2019

Family Engagement in Early Literacy: A Rubric and Guide for School Teams

The rubric was written by the Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center in collaboration with the Ohio Family and Community Engagement Network. It is for a school building team to focus on implementing system-level changes...

$IXL Math website with each grade level listed and standards below each grade level$

Academics / Early Childhood / Elementary School / For Families / Learning at Home / Middle & High School

July 19, 2019

What types of Math will my child learn in school this year?

The IXL website shares about what your child will learn each year in Math classes. There is also a page about Ohio’s Math standards!

$young girl with sign that says i love math$

Academics / Early Childhood / Elementary School / For Families / Learning at Home / Spotlight

July 19, 2019

Video: How Can I Get My Kid to Like Math?

This free video is for parents/caregivers wanting to understand how they can talk to their child differently about math. Note: This is not a product endorsement.

Academics / Communication / Elementary School / For Schools / Middle & High School / Spotlight

July 19, 2019

Academic Parent-Teacher Teams: Finally, a better way to do parent-teacher conferences!

Academic Parent-Teacher Teams (APTT) supplement and elevate the efforts of traditional parent-teacher conferences by expanding opportunities for families and teachers to collaborate. The format creates a systematic pathway for teachers to share grade-level information,...

Academics / Early Childhood / Elementary School / Family Engagement Planning / For Schools / Middle & High School / Recommended Reading / Spotlight / Whole Child 7 - Family Engagement

July 19, 2019

The National Network of Partnership Schools – an Evidence-Based Family Engagement Program

Established at Johns Hopkins University in 1996, the National Network of Partnership Schools (NNPS) invites schools, districts, states, and organizations to join together and use research-based approaches to organize and sustain excellent programs of...

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