STUDENT PARTICIPATION AT HOME AND SCHOOL
Student achievement begins in the home. It is important that families take the role of a teacher. When the students see that they are important enough for their families to spend time with them ...
THEIR SPIRITS SOAR 
So many parents feel that they need special training, money or lots of time. There is a lot that families can teach. Schools value parents as partners in educating children. These are only misconceptions. When families begin to look at teaching their child as "work", it may seem overwhelming. Think of it as exploring with your child rather than teaching to your child. Have fun with it and do some activities that are enjoyable for both your child and yourself. When engaging in these activities, the families need to praise their children for their efforts, not just results.
Here are skills that families can implement when teaching their children:
* important basic skills, curiosity, a "can-do" spirit, good learning habits, and a positive attitude toward school.
ACTIVITIES THAT ARE ENJOYABLE AND WILL ALSO HELP YOUR CHILD TO DEVELOP:
- Making up the ending of a story
- Acting out a story or poem
- Journaling what happened before, during, and after the scene (newspaper, postcard, cereal box, or book)
- Creating and using a dollar value for each letter of the alphabet and then solving the math problem using their own names, friends names, or names of different animals. To get more specific the child can learn greater than and less than by comparing the values of some names to other names.
- Planting, gardening, and measuring temperature
- Creating art projects
The family needs to have close communication with their child's teachers since student achievement is an important issue at school as well as home.
It is also very important that the child is involved in activities at school or in the community. The escape from academics, into activities where the student can encounter success is very valuable to student achievement. Some activities may include: softball, baseball, cheerleading, hockey, basketball, volleyball, swim team events, or even clubs that are interesting that meet the personality of the student.
WEBSITES THAT GIVE MORE IDEAS AND ACTIVITIES FOR PARENTS TO USE WITH THEIR CHILDREN:
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/resource-guide.html
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/family/family-1.html