US Department of Education
The Partnership for Reading: Childhood: Teaching Approaches: Fluency Instruction
A short explanation of why fluency instruction is important and how fluency develops in a child.
US Department of Education
Academic Success: A Tool Kit for Hispanic Families
This resource is a tool kit for parents, available in English and in Spanish, prepared by the U.S. Department of Education. It tells parents how to help their children through school, from preschool and on to middle and high school.
US Department of Education
Academic Success: A Tool Kit for Hispanic Families
This resource is a tool kit for parents, available in English and in Spanish, prepared by the U.S. Department of Education. It tells parents how to help their children through school, from preschool and on to middle and high school.
US Department of Education
Helping Your Child With Homework
Your attitude counts! Look here for hints from the U.S. Department of Education on monitoring students homework. For students of all ages and for parents, this is a guide, checklist, and a list of resources that will help with homework.
US Department of Education
U.s. Department of Education: Involvement in My Child's Education
This concise list of sites covers numerous topics that deal directly with a child's success in school. These topics include No Child Left Behind, supplemental services, and family involvement.
US Department of Education
U.s. Dept. Of Education: Childhood: Teaching Approaches: Vocabulary Instruction
How do you teach vocabulary instruction in your classroom? This site offers some suggestions to accomplish this mighty task.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Direct, Explicit Comprehension Strategy Instruction
Comprehension strategies are routines and procedures that readers use to help them make sense of texts. Struggling adolescent readers need direct, explicit instruction in comprehension strategies to improve their reading comprehension.