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Parent Idea's and Links

Michigan Department of Education

http://www.michigan.gov/document/mde/07Elem-EduGuide252917

Some tips from the above web site:

"WE’RE ALL SHORT ON TIME.

But here are a few big ideas that you can fit in no matter how much you’ve got

5 MINUTES:

• Look at his finished homework, but don’t just say it’s nice. Experts say kids are more motivated when you tell them exactly what you like and how it makes things better for them and others.

• Play “I Spy.” Say “I spy something aqua colored” or “I spy something that begins with the letter N.” Kids love to play guessing games, and won’t even realize they’re learning.

• Build his vocabulary. Ask him to repeat a word like “physician,” and then explain what it is and how it’s used in a sentence. Kids with large vocabularies become stronger readers faster. But they can’t get it from TV, which even at its best uses only about half as many complex words as books and magazines."

Here are some other issues you will find talked about at the Michigan Department of Education web site:

1. "7 Steps to Stay Ahead"

2.  "What Teachers Wish Parents Knew"

3.  "9 Questions to Start a (parent/teacher) Partnership

4. Teacher Troubleshooter

Home & School Connection

This flier is sent home periodically.  "Working Together for School Success" is their motto.

The November 2008 flier had information on behavior in school, daily multiplication, learning from collections, report writing, and more.

On this publication they give the website for more ideas:  www.rfeonline.com

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