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Download full textMontgomery, Joel R. – Online Submission, 2008
This working paper explores reasons to encourage parents of English language learners (ELLs) to be involved in the learning process at the middle school level. Barriers to parental involvement of language minority students will be identified and successful, research-based strategies to increase parental involvement will be introduced. Five…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Parent Participation, Second Language Learning, Parent School Relationship
LaConte, Ronald T. – 1981
Three types of homework assignments are commmon in schools in the United States: practice, preparation, and extension. To be effective, practice exercises must be highly individualized and based on the progress of each student. Preparation normally refers to reading assignments given prior to class meetings. Homework of this sort should be…
Descriptors: Assignments, Educational Television, Elementary Secondary Education, Home Study
Duranti, Alessandro; Ochs, Elinor – 1996
This report introduces the concept of syncretic literacy by examining an exchange in which a 6-year-old Samoan-American boy, in his urban Los Angeles (California) home, involves members of his extended family to complete homework. The study illustrates how English is sometimes used in ways that are consistent with the socialization practices…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cultural Pluralism, Culture Conflict, Elementary School Students
Solomon, Alan – 1991
This paper reviews the literature on telephone-based schoolwork assistance programs and describes the activities of several such programs. Research literature indicates that properly organized lessons and assignments result in greater student achievement. Research on characteristics of students who procrastinate in doing their schoolwork is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Databases, Educational Media, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedJenson, William R.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1994
This article reviews the effects of homework on students with disabilities (especially learning disabilities or behavior disorders), the essentials of effective homework programs, and variables affecting home-school partnerships. It highlights three training packages: a cooperative learning teams-based approach for classrooms and two parent…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Homework
Corno, Lyn – 1994
This paper presents a literature review on self-regulated learning and then reports two investigations. The two investigations identified situations that seemed likely to afford opportunities for self-regulated learning to occur and followed what parents and teachers did to provide implicit support in these situations. The hypothesis was that the…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Research, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
