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Download full textDepartment of Education, Washington, DC. Office of Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs. – 2003
Homework has been a part of students' lives since the beginning of formal school in the United States; the push for increased homework has increased, fueled by rising academic standards. Noting that parents involved can have either a positive or a negative influence on the value of homework, this booklet, in both English and Spanish, offers…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Homework, Mathematics Instruction, Multilingual Materials
Zeman, Anne; Kelly, Kate – 1994
This book is written to answer commonly asked homework questions of fourth, fifth, and sixth graders. Included are facts, charts, definitions, explanations, examples, and illustrations. Topics include ancient number systems; decimal system; math symbols; addition; subtraction; multiplication; division; fractions; estimation; averages; properties;…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Calculators, Computers, Fractions
Copley, Charlotte E. – 1987
This document describes an experimental program which is designed to help students from grade 5 to grade 7 who are working at or slightly below grade level maintain mathematics skills. Students receive nine home-study packets containing two to four lessons each. Parents must make a commitment to supervise the home-study. The 25 lessons presented…
Descriptors: Computation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 5
Copley, Charlotte E. – 1987
This document describes an experimental program which is designed to help students from grade 5 to grade 7 who are working at or slightly below grade level maintain mathematics skills. Students receive nine home-study packets containing two to four lessons each. Parents must make a commitment to supervise the home-study. The 25 lessons presented…
Descriptors: Computation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 6
Moke, Susan, Ed.; Shermis, Michael, Ed. – 1993
This manual is a resource book for organizers and leaders and parent groups who want to explore specific strategies to use to encourage children to view math as a "user-friendly" subject. The guide contains material necessary to conduct a 1- or 1.5-hour session to help parents see the importance of: showing their children how problem-solving math…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Family Literacy, Home Study
Bickart, Toni S.; Dodge, Diane Trister; Jablon, Judy R. – 1997
Noting the crucial role parents play in their child's academic success, this book offers parents guidance in supporting their child's education in the primary grades. The book's chapters are: (1) "Learning in the Early Grades," including questions parents ask, what 6- to 8-year-old children are like, principles that make learning effective, why…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3
Darby, Linda, Ed. – 1997
To promote and facilitate family involvement in children's education, the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement has consolidated its "Learning Partners" series into one booklet. This booklet consists of several two-page activity guides in a variety of learning areas. Each guide lists general things parents…
Descriptors: Art Education, Child Health, Child Safety, Elementary Secondary Education
