Welcome to ELL’s Family Night Parent Support helps student achievement

Parent Support How do you support your child’s education?

Ask your child…. What was the best thing you did at school today? What did you do in Reading? What are you working on in Math? What new thing did you learn in school today?

Reading Support Read to your child Read with your child Child reading independently

Comprehension Ask your child questions Retell the story What was your favorite part? What was the most important event of the story? What did the author want you to learn? Make connection with your culture This reminds me of ________ in our country.

Study time - Routines Set a time each day Find a quiet place Turn off T.Vs, Computers, Game Boy, X-Box, Wii, any electronic games Make a schedule

Sample Schedules KG – 5 min reading, letters – 5min, counting 5 min 1st grade – 10 min reading, math – 5min. spelling – 5min. 2nd grade- 20 min reading, 10 min. math, 10 min. spelling 3rd grade – 30 min reading, 10 min. math, 10 min. spelling 4th grade – 40 min reading, 10 min. math, 10 min. spelling 5th grade – 50 min reading, 10 min. math, 10 min. spelling

What can you do as a parent to help your child get a great start? Sleep 8-10 hours Healthy & Nutritious Breakfast Arrive on time - 7:55 a.m.

TV & Computer can be educational but…. Keep an eye on what your child watches on TV & on the computer

Educational Channels: Weather Channels PBS History Channels Animal Kingdom Local News - KELO, KSFY, KDLT Computer Links www.starfall.com http://abcya.com/ http://pbskids.org/ www.funbrain.com Some Suggestions:

Other details you need to know about school-Communication Newsletters Assignment Notebooks, Take home folders Spelling lists Call before or after school is preferred method of communication about concerns. Otherwise a written note would be great. Just call the office if you forget a note.

Other details you need to know about school-Transportation Busing Information Student stands outside 5 minutes before the scheduled bus time Riding the bus is a privilege Remind the child about bus expectations Picking up your child Safety first! Use Crosswalks

Visuals – Bingo for Books

Bingo for books Template

Questions and Answers - Bingo for books? What time does school start? (7:55) What is a good educational channel? (PBS) What subjects needs to be studied daily? (Reading, Math & Spelling) Where should children study? (A quiet Place) When should a student go to the bus stop? (5 minutes before) How much sleep should your child get every night? (8-10 hours) How do you organize the amount of time your student will study each night? (study schedule) Where should you cross the street at school? (crosswalk) What can you do after your child reads a book? (ask them questions) What is it called when you tell your child a story from your country/culture? (culture connections) How often should your child study? (daily) What is a good computer website? (abcya.com)

Some of the good Computer Links Fun Brain - http://www.funbrain.com/ Kids Know it - http://www.kidsknowit.com/ Fun for Brain - http://www.fun4thebrain.com/ Fun School - http://funschool.kaboose.com/ Bemboo Zoo -http://www.bemboszoo.com/ PBS Kids - http://pbskids.org/ Star Fall -www.starfall.com Cool Math - http://www.coolmath4kids.com/ AAA Math - http://www.aaamath.com/ Math is Fun - http://www.mathisfun.com/ Kids Spell - http://www.kidsspell.com/ All Links in one page http://guest.portaportal.com/enl http://guest.portaportal.com/pord

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