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Download full textDepartment of Education, Washington, DC. Office of Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs. – 2002
At the heart of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is a promise to raise standards for all children and to help all children meet those standards. This booklet provides information that parents can use to help their child succeed in school. Following an introduction, the second section of the booklet, "The Basics," offers suggestions for parents…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Elementary Education, Family Role
Paulu, Nancy – 2002
At the heart of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is a promise to raise standards for all children and to help all children meet those standards. This Spanish-language booklet provides information that parents can use to help their child succeed in school. Following an introduction, the second section of the booklet, "The Basics,"…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Elementary Education, Family Role
Rich, Dorothy – 1996
Parents can play a key role in attaining the United States' National Education Goals, a main component of which is that all children will be ready to learn when they enter school. This guide for parents provides basic information on factors related to school success and a series of activities that parents can do with their children, ages 5 through…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Elementary Education, Family Role
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1996
The five chapters in this handbook, intended for parents of children entering kindergarten for the first time, offer suggestions about how parents can help their child get ready for school and make starting kindergarten a successful and happy event. Chapter 1 describes when learning begins and offers tips for helping children who are starting…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Child Development, Elementary Education, Health Needs
Northeast Foundation for Children, Greenfield, MA. – 1993
This guide for teachers and parents examines child development knowledge, the origins of developmental curriculum, and approaches to implementing such a curriculum in elementary schools. Part one discusses how children develop, the historical background of developmental curricula, the differences between age level and grade level, and the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Development
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. – 1996
This document consists of 10 one-page sets of guidelines developed by the Family Involvement Partnership for Learning to assist parents in facilitating their children's elementary school success. The topics addressed in the guidelines include: (1) preparing children for school attendance; (2) safety while traveling to and from school; (3)…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Child Health, Child Responsibility, Children
