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lightbulbhammerglobeFamilies-Schools.Org (sponsored by the Center on Innovation & Improvement)
When the school functions as a community rather than in a community, its constituents associate with one another and share common values about the education of children. Those children become our children, and parents are full partners in the education of their children and each other's children.
http://www.families-schools.org/parents/

lightbulbhammerHelping Every Student Succeed: Schools and Communities Working Together (free download)
Study Circles Resources Center (2002).
http://www.studycircles.org/en/Resource.14.aspx
This tool explains how study circles engage community members in school improvement efforts and provides the discussion materials necessary for a series of four study groups. Group discussions begin with consideration of what each participant considers a “good education” and progresses to deciding upon specific actions for change.

lightbulbhammerFive Free and Easy Tips for Summer Learning: Research Pointers and What You Can Do
By: Brenda McLaughlin and Jane Voorhees Sharp (2005)
Research about how much children lose ground over the summer is well documented. Harris Cooper of Duke University notes, "Overall, children experience an average summer learning loss across reading and mathematics of about one month" (1996).
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/3487

hammer Use Math Every Day
The Research
The largest summer learning losses for all children occur in mathematical computation, an average of 2.6 months (Cooper, 1996).
Practice the multiplication tables by making each point in a basketball game worth 7 points (or 8 or 9). Ask your kids to make change at the drive-thru. Show your child how to go to www.coolmath.com to play math games. Make up math word problems in the car and at the dinner table.

hammer10 Weeks of Summer Reading Adventures for You and Your Kids
By: Reading Is Fundamental (2000)
It's not hard to help your children keep their interest in reading and learning during the summer break. Here are ten weeks of suggestions to encourage your children to open books even after school doors close.
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/391

 

lightbulbhammerLD Online for Parents
Parenting a child with learning disabilities or ADHD is a challenge. To assist you, LD OnLine has gathered the following information to help you get started in understanding what your child needs, your rights and responsibilities in working with the school, and ways to support your son or daughter at home.
http://www.ldonline.org/parents

lightbulbBridges4Kids: Building Partnerships Between Families, Schools, and Communities
A non-profit parent organization providing a comprehensive system of information and referral for parents of children from birth through transition to adult life.
http://www.bridges4kids.org/


lightbulbhammerAlaska Parent Information and Resource Center (AKPIRC) - The AKPIRC provides parents, families, students, educators, and communities with information, resource links to other sites, and training as mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act.
http://www.akpirc.org/

lightbulbAlaska Department of Education and Early Development Information for Parents and Students
http://www.eed.state.ak.us/parents.html