Reading Tips for Parents

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• Artifact 11A PowerPoint created at Liberty
  Elementary School for an FCAT parent meeting.
• This artifact was developed during my practicum
  experience at Liberty Elementary School Spring
  2007.
• My role in producing this project was as a member
  of a team. I was responsible for gathering
  information to discuss and assisting in
  presenting information to parents.
• This project addresses the following Florida
  Educational Leadership Standards
• Standard 4 Community and Stakeholder
  PartnershipsThe principal collaborates with
  families, business, and community members,
  responds to diverse community interests and
  needs, works effectively within the larger
  organization and mobilizes community resources.
• Reflection I learned that teacher leaders are
  school leaders. Parents genuinely want to do what
  is best to help their students. It is the role of
  school leaders to provide parents with the tools
  they need to help their children. Educators have
  the tools and they need to share. This meeting
  provided parents with necessary tools. The
  evening was a success and we will duplicate it
  each year.

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Take a Bite Out of FCAT
Presented by Liberty Elementary Third Grade
Team January 24th, 2007
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Building Family-School Partnerships That Work
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The evidence is in when schools and families
work together to support learning, everyone
benefits. -National Coalition for Parent
Involvement in Education
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• Benefits from working together
• Students do better in school and in life
• Parents become empowered
• Teacher morale improves
• Schools get better
• Communities grow stronger
• -National Coalition for Parent Involvement in
  Education

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What is the FCAT?
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• The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test is the
  foundation of the statewide educational
  assessment and accountability program.
• Writing for students in grades 4, 8, and 10
• Reading and mathematics for students in grades 3
  through 10
• Science for students in grades 5, 8, and 11
• - Bureau of Family Community Outreach/ Florida
  Department of Education

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• Parents, students, and teachers need FCAT data to
  provide information about student mastery of
  skills.
• - Bureau of Family Community Outreach/ Florida
  Department of Education

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Top 10 general FCAT test taking tips for parents
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• Make sure your child arrives on time for school.
• Make sure your child is well rested, and has a
  healthy breakfast, on the day of the tests.
• Try not to be overly anxious about test scores.
  Too much emphasis tends to be upsetting to
  children.
• - Bureau of Family Community Outreach/ Florida
  Department of Education

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• 7. Make sure your child is well rested on school
  days. Children who are tired are less likely to
  pay attention in class or to handle the demands
  of classwork.
• 6. Ask teacher(s) to suggest activities for you
  to do at home with your child. This can improve
  your childs understanding of school work.
• Try and meet with your childs teacher as often
  as possible to discuss your childs progress.
• - Bureau of Family Community Outreach/ Florida
  Department of Education

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• 4. See that your child completes homework
  assignments. Homework supports classroom
  instruction and can help your child increase
  his/her comprehension of classroom work.
• 3. See that your child has a well rounded diet.
• 2. Give your child encouragement. Praise
  him/her for things done well throughout the year.
• - Bureau of Family Community Outreach/ Florida
  Department of Education

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• Make sure your child attends school regularly.
  The more often your child is in a learning
  situation, the more likely he/she will do well on
  test.
• - Bureau of Family Community Outreach/ Florida
  Department of Education

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How can I make reading fun?
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Take children's books and writing materials with
you whenever you leave home. This gives your
child fun activities to entertain and occupy him
while traveling and going to the doctor's office
or other appointments. - The Florida Department
of Education
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On longer trips, have your child help read a map
and road signs. - The Florida Department of
Education
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Before a long trip, help your child write to the
Chamber of Commerce for brochures about your
destination. The family can read these together
while traveling. - The Florida Department of
Education
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Create a travel Bingo game for the car. Include
the names of towns, roads, stores, street signs
and monuments you will pass along the way. -
The Florida Department of Education
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Create a quiet, special place in your home for
your child to read, write and draw. Keep books
and other reading materials where your child can
easily reach them. - The Florida Department of
Education
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Cut out a news story your child will find
interesting and cut the paragraphs apart. Ask
your child to put the paragraphs back in order.
- The Florida Department of Education
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Integrate technology www.fcatexplorer.com www.ne
tsmartzkids.com www.whitehousekids.com www.funbr
ain.com www.timeforkids.com www.ala.org
(American Library Assosiation) - Florida
Department of Education
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Simple Strategies for Creating Strong Readers
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Help your child see that reading is important.
Set a good example for your child by reading
books, newspapers and magazines. - The Florida
Department of Education
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Limit the amount and type of television you and
your child watch. Better yet, turn off the
television and spend more time cuddling and
reading books with your child. The time and
attention you give your child has many benefits
beyond helping him be ready for success in
school. - The Florida Department of Education
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When reading a book where the print is large,
point word by word as you read. This will help
the child learn that reading goes from left to
right and under stand that the word he or she
says is the word he or she sees. - The Florida
Department of Education
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Read a child's favorite book over and over
again. - The Florida Department of Education
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Read many stories with rhyming words and lines
that repeat. Invite the child to join in on these
parts. Point, word by word, as he or she reads
along with you. - The Florida Department of
Education
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Discuss new words. For example, "This big house
is called a palace. Who do you think lives in a
palace?" - The Florida Department of Education
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Stop and ask about the pictures and about what
is happening in the story. - The Florida
Department of Education
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Read from a variety of children's books,
including fairy tales, songbooks, poems, and
information books. - The Florida Department of
Education
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