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PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IS THE ANSWER!

Study after study has shown that parental involvement is the number-one factor of how well all children-- regardless of their background do in school.  Here are ten ways to help your kids succeed in the classroom and beyond.

  1. Create an environment in your home that encourages learning. Provide them with many different opportunities to become excited about learning.
  2. Provide your children with a well-balanced life. A stable home, filled with love, serves as a solid foundation for success. Limit excessive TV-viewing and the playing of video and computer games.
  3. Read to your children every day.  Most of the learning your children do in school involves reading. Read to your kids to teach them about reading, expand and enrich their vocabularies, and broaden their experiences.
  4. Encourage them to read extensively.  As your children progress through school, as much as 75 percent of what they learn will come from the printed page. Make sure there is a wide variety of interesting reading materials in your home.
  5. Show your children how to be organized.  Children who are organized find it much easier to succeed in school and in their coming careers. One of the best ways to teach organizational skills is through example.
  6. Teach them effective study skills. Make sure your children know how to read their textbooks, prepare for  tests, memorize facts,  and use their time efficiently.
  7. Urge your children to listen and participate in class.  Advise older children to take notes, which will help them concentrate on what is being said.
  8. Help your children learn how to tackle homework.  Doing homework reinforces what your children learn in school. Show them how to do it so that homework quickly becomes their responsibility.
  9. Talk to your children about school.  Show that your are genuinely interested in their day by asking questions about what they did and talking with them about the papers they bring home.
  10. Develop a good relationship with your children's teachers. Good communication between home and school helps children do well in school and makes it easier to address problems.

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