Helping Your Child Succeed in School: Resource List

American Federation of Teachers. (2001). Helping Your Child Succeed: How Parents & Families Can Communicate Better with Teachers and School Staff. Washington, DC. (available online at http://www.aft.org/parents/downloads/HYCS3.pdf)

American Library Association. (1999). Librarian's Guide to Cyberspace for Parents and Kids. Chicago, IL. (available online at http://www.ala.org/parentspage)

American Library Association. (2002). Libraries, Children and the Internet. Chicago, IL. (available online at http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=litoolkit&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=50669)

Canter, Lee. (1995). What to Do When Your Child Needs to Study: Helping Your Child to Master Test-taking and Study Skills. Los Angeles: Canter & Associates.

Children's Partnership. (1998). The Parents' Guide to the Information Superhighway: Rules and Tools for Families Online. Washington, DC. (available online at http://www.childrenspartnership.org)

Clark, Rosemary, Hawkins, Donna and Vachon, Beth. (1999). The School-Savvy Parent: 365 Insider Tips to Help You Help Your Child. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit Publishing.

Epstein, Joyce L. (2001). School, Family and Community Partnerships. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.

Goldstein, Sam and Mather, Nancy. (1998). Overcoming Underachieving: An Action Guide to Helping Your Child Succeed in School. New York: John Wiley.

Hall, Susan L. and Moats, Louisa C. (1998). Straight Talk about Reading: How Parents Can Make a Difference during the Early Years. Chicago: NTC Publishing Group.

LaForge, Ann E. (1999). What Really Happens in School: A Guide to Your Child's Emotional, Social and Intellectual Development, Grades K-5. New York: Hyperion.

Ramey, Sharon L. and Ramey, Craig T. (1999). Going to School: How to Help Your Child Succeed: A Handbook for Parents of Children 3 to 8. New York: Goddard Press.

U.S. Department of Education. (2002). Helping Your Child with Homework. Washington, DC. (available online at http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Homework/)

U.S. Department of Education. (2002). Homework Tips for Parents. Washington, DC. (available online at http://www.nclb.gov/parents/homework/index.html)

The activities were adapted from the following sources:

Rich, Dorothy. (1992). Megaskills: How Families Can Help Children Succeed in School and Beyond (rev. ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

U.S. Department of Education. (2002). Helping Your Child Become a Reader. Washington, DC. (available online at http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Reader/)

U.S. Department of Education. (1999). Helping Your Child Learn Math. Washington, DC.

U.S. Department of Education. (1999). Helping Your Child Learn Science. Washington, DC.

Federal Sources to Contact for More Information

ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education
1920 Association Drive
Reston, VA 22091
Toll Free: 1-800-328-0272
http://eric.hoagiesgifted.org/