The Parent Backpack for K though Grade 5
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Decades of research confirm that greater parent involvement leads to better students, but how do parents get involved in their childrens' education? Here's a book to help you figure it all out!
The Parent Backpack for Kindergarten through Grade 5: How to Support Your Child's Education, End Homework Meltdowns, and Build Parent-Teacher Connections, by ML Nichols, offers tips and tools to help parents:
- understand their critical role in their kids' education
- communicate with teachers in respectful ways
- encourage a love of reading in children
- minimize homework meltdowns and disorganization
- distinguish between learning and achieving
- support a child who struggles
- help kids navigate social and bullying situations
- fuel childrens' minds and bodies so they can thrive
This insightful book demystifies the often daunting education system to enable parents to help their children succeed. Hailed as a "must-read" by Parents magazine, Nichols has taken proven strategies and insights and condensed them into an easy to read manual for parents.
Want more information? Check out her website, chock-full of amazing resources.
Entries must be submitted by noon on Tuesday, September 4, using the tab above. The Observer will randomly choose and notify a winner.
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