Parents Websites
Resources on Parents for Teachers
14 Steps to Teacher Assertiveness How to Cope With Difficult Parents
http://www.teachers.net/gazette/MAY03/moore.html
Discipline Help
http://www.disciplinehelp.com
Reference for handling more than 117 misbehaviors at school and at home. Describes
behavior, effects, actions, common mistakes made when handling the misbehavior,
and appropriate ways of handling the situation.
Education World: Parent Involvement in Schools
http://www.education-world.com/a_special/parent_involvement.shtml
A huge list of topic-related articles that provide ideas, tips, and additional
resources.
Home Visits "Really, Really Work"
http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin342.shtml
Article shares the views of educators who believe that home visits early in the
school year are one of the easiest ways to establish relationships that support
student learning.
Parent Relationship-Building
http://www.middleweb.com/mw/resources/MWRpublic.html
Provides links to articles that explain how to help parents and communities better
work with their schools. Especially look at the link concerning student led conferences
which gives a plan for allowing the student to have control of the conference
and explains what the responsibilities of both the parent and teacher are.
Put an End to Homework Horrors
http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr053.shtml
An article on how to get parents involved in their child’s homework.
Sites To Help Parents Help Their Children with the Internet
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/parents.htm
A large list of links sorted by subject that would be useful to provide to your
students’ parents.
Survival Guide for New Teachers
http://www.ed.gov/teachers/become/about/survivalguide/index.html
A how-to for new teachers to learn to work effectively with veteran teachers, principals, parents, and teacher educators.
T.I.P.S. Tips for Involving Parents in Schoolwork
http://www.csos.jhu.edu/p2000/tips/TIPSmain.htm
Search tips by subject, activities, templates, projects, and resources.
Resources for Parents
Discipline Help
http://www.disciplinehelp.com
Reference for handling more than 117 misbehaviors at school and at home. Describes
behavior, effects, actions, common mistakes made when handling the misbehavior,
and appropriate ways of handling the situation.
Education World: Parent Involvement in Schools
http://www.education-world.com/a_special/parent_involvement.shtml
A huge list of topic-related articles that provide ideas, tips, and additional
resources.
Helping Your Child Succeed In School
http://www.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/succeed/index.html
An online booklet that is helpful for both parents and teachers.
Homework strategies for students with disabilities
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/teaching_techniques/five_homework_strategies.html
Parent Involvement at the Middle School Level
http://www.middleweb.com/ParntInvl.html
Common questions about middle school involvement from parents, answered.
Public School Parent’s Network
http://www.psparents.net/ParentalInvolvement.htm
A site dedicated to parent resources, including links about involvement, health
issues, homework help, and learning disabilities.