Welcome Parents

Welcome Parents

Academic English Mastery Program Back-to-School Parent Workshop

Presenter:_________________

Academic English Mastery Program Back-to-School Parent Workshop

Presenter:_________________

Mission Statement AEMP Parent Information & Involvement Center

Mission Statement AEMP Parent Information & Involvement Center

The Mission of the AEMP Parent Information/Involvement 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.

The Mission of the AEMP Parent Information/Involvement 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.

Workshop ObjectivesWorkshop Objectives Ensuring your child has a successful school year Increase parents’ knowledge of LAUSD’s 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.

Ensuring your child has a successful school year Increase parents’ knowledge of LAUSD’s 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.

Ways to Help Your Child Have A Successful

School Year

Ways to Help Your Child Have A Successful

School Year

Read to Your Child EverydayRead 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

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

Become Involved:Attend Meetings

Join Parent CouncilsVolunteer

Become Involved:Attend Meetings

Join Parent CouncilsVolunteer

Meet Your Child’s Teacher and Develop a Partnership With the Teacher and With

The School Staff

Meet Your Child’s Teacher and Develop a Partnership With the Teacher and With

The School Staff

Have Instructional (Teaching) Conversations With Your

Child

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.

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.

During Weekends Take Your Child On Educational Trips and

Activities

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

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

Get Magazine and Book Club Subscriptions for your

Child as Gifts

Get Magazine and Book Club Subscriptions for your

Child as Gifts

Use Educational Board Games, Videos and

Computer Software to Work With Your Child

Use Educational Board Games, Videos and

Computer Software to Work With Your Child

Monitor and Review Your Child’s Homework

Each Night

Monitor and Review Your Child’s Homework

Each Night

What is homework?What is homework?

Homework is….Homework is…. Practice of skills already taught in

class

Used to reinforce information that students learned in class

Practice of skills already taught in class

Used to reinforce information that students learned in class

Homework is helpful when…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.

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.

Quick Tips for Homework Success

Quick Tips for Homework Success

Show that you value homeworkShow 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

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

Monitor Progress 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

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

Talk with the TeacherTalk 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't’t understand how to complete the assignment)

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't’t understand how to complete the assignment)

Provide Guidance When Needed!Provide Guidance When Needed!

Make and Take Activity:Make and Take Activity:

Creating Homework CorralsCreating Homework Corrals

Basic SuppliesBasic Supplies

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

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

Additional Study MaterialsAdditional 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

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

"Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow

belongs to those who prepare for it today"

"Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow

belongs to those who prepare for it today"

Malcolm X(El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz)

Malcolm X(El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz)