Welcome Parents

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Welcome Parents

• Academic English Mastery Program
• Back-to-School Parent Workshop
• Presenter_________________

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Mission Statement AEMP Parent Information
Involvement Center

• The Mission of the AEMP Parent Information/Involve
  ment Center (PIC) is to inform, educate, and
  empower parents as partners in educating their
  children and in creating a College-Going
  Culture in the home and school.

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Workshop Objectives

• Ensuring your child has a successful school year
• Increase parents knowledge of LAUSDs plan to
  support the language proficiency of all students
  through AEMP and aligning instruction to the
  Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
• Increase parents knowledge of strategies to
  enhance student homework productivity which
  fosters academic achievement.

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Ways to Help Your Child Have A Successful School
Year
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Read to Your Child Everyday

• Family Reading Time
• Family Story Time
• One half hour to 1 hour when the television and
  radio are turned off and everyone in the family
  reads something of their choice
• Nightly Bedtime Stories

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Become InvolvedAttend MeetingsJoin Parent
CouncilsVolunteer
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Meet Your Childs Teacher and Develop a
Partnership With the Teacher and With The School
Staff
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Have Instructional (Teaching) Conversations With
Your Child

• Almost everything that goes on in your home, on
  television, in your community, etc. can be talked
  about with your child to improve his/her
  understanding of different subjects.

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During Weekends Take Your Child On Educational
Trips and Activities

• Museums
• Libraries
• Los Angeles Zoo
• Long Beach Aquarium
• Visit A College Campus
• Visit Cultural Sites

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Get Magazine and Book Club Subscriptions for your
Child as Gifts
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Use Educational Board Games, Videos and Computer
Software to Work With Your Child
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Monitor and Review Your Childs Homework Each
Night
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What is homework?
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Homework is.

• Practice of skills already taught in class
• Used to reinforce information that students
  learned in class

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Homework is helpful when

• The assignments are meaningful, are completed
  successfully and are returned to students with
  constructive comments from the teacher.
• Assignments have a specific purpose, come with
  clear instructions, be fairly well matched to a
  child's abilities and help to develop a child's
  knowledge and skills.

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Quick Tips for Homework Success
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Show that you value homework

• Set a time for homework to be done
• Make sure your child has the supplies he/she may
  need (pencils, paper,etc.)
• Provide a place for homework
• Be flexible about the environment

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Monitor Progress

• Know what the assignments are and when they are
  due
• Notice if your child is completing assignments
• Read the comments given by the teacher on
  returned work

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Talk with the Teacher

• Talk with the teacher in the beginning of the
  year to find out about their homework policy
• Send a note to school when problems arise (ex
  child doesn'tt understand how to complete the
  assignment)

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Provide Guidance When Needed!
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Make and Take Activity

• Creating Homework Corrals

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Basic Supplies

• Corral Boards
• Pencils, Pens, Erasers
• Paper
• Crayons, Markers, Colored Pencils
• Flashcards, Index Cards
• Dictionary, Thesaurus

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Additional Study Materials

• Multiplication Tables Grid
• List of Math Formulae
• List of Frequently Misspelled Words
• Hints for Writing and the Writing Process
• Reading Comprehension Drills
• Periodic Table of Elements
• Test Taking Tips

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"Education is the passport to the future, for
tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it
today"

• Malcolm X
• (El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz)