What You Can Do

Five quick things you can do to help your student achieve in school:

• Check homework and backpacks every night

• Limit TV viewing on school nights

• Set challenging academic standards

• Discuss your child’s progress with teachers

• Attend Parent/Teacher conferences
   

What resources exist that allow me to help my student achieve?

There are many Web sites dedicated to providing resources that help families help their students achieve. Here are links to Web sites you can use:

• http://www.ed.gov/parents/landing.jhtml

• http://www.isbe.net/students.htm

• http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/succeed/01-parental.html

• http://www.acrnetwork.org/parents/schoolsuccess.htm
   

What can you do to help?

As a family member, the most important thing you can do is show your child that educational achievement is positive, important, and expected by:

• Checking homework and backpacks every night

• Limiting TV viewing on school nights

• Setting challenging academic standards

• Discussing your child’s progress with teachers

• Attending Parent/Teacher conferences

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