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Unfinished Learning

Parents, Schools, and The COVID School Closures

By: Kristen J. Amundson

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Unfinished Learning

Parents, Schools, and The COVID School Closures

By: Kristen J. Amundson

COVID-related school closures affected all students. But for students who needed in-person schooling most—students with disabilities, English learners, and students living in poverty—the impact was disproportionate and devastating. One research calls it “the largest increase in educational inequity in a generation.” Unfinished Learning follows families as they navigate the challenges of virtual learning, from figuring out how to log on to a sometimes unstable school platform to ensuring that their child’s special education needs were addressed. It looks at what data is now showing about which students are (and which students are not) recovering from learning lost during the pandemic. The book also traces the parent activism that arose as a result of school closures. It explores two elections that followed close on the heels of school reopenings: the 2021 election for governor in Virginia and the 2022 recall of school board members in San Francisco. Many of the conclusions drawn by pundits about both those elections do not fit with either the polling or with parent interviews. Finally, the book offers some suggestions on how schools, families, and communities can prepare for the inevitable next school closures.

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1475866747

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Getting Your Child Ready for Kindergarten

By: Kristen J. Amundson

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Getting Your Child Ready for Kindergarten

By: Kristen J. Amundson

Kindergarten is no longer just a time when children play and sit in a circle. Today’s kindergarten students are exposed to a much more academic curriculum. So what should children know and be able to do so they’ll be ready for the modern kindergarten classroom? This publication shares with parents everything they’ll need to know to help their child be successful from Day One. Based on the latest research, this booklet also includes a section on how communities can make kindergarten more ready for today’s children.

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R&L Education

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1475804318

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Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening

Keys to Your Child's School Success

By: Kristen J. Amundson

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Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening

Keys to Your Child's School Success

By: Kristen J. Amundson

Parents play a critical role in helping their children develop the communication skills so important for success in school ... and in life. This booklet discusses some of the ways parents can work with their children to develop these important skills. Set of 10 - ISBN 0-8108-4229-7 $21.95

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1461653770

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Helping Your Child Succeed in Elementary School

By: Kristen J. Amundson

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Helping Your Child Succeed in Elementary School

By: Kristen J. Amundson

Includes specific ways parents can work with schools so children learn more; suggested activities parents can do at home to help children improve their school performance; ideas about how parents should--and shouldn't--help with homework; and answers to some of the common questions parents have about school success. Set of 10 - ISBN 0-8108-4225-4 $16.50

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0876522428

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Helping Your Child Succeed in Middle and High School

By: Kristen J. Amundson

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Helping Your Child Succeed in Middle and High School

By: Kristen J. Amundson

This text provides specific ways parents can work with schools so children learn more and suggests activities parents can do at home to help children improve their school performance. It also contains ideas about setting limits on at-risk behaviors that can interfere with school success and advises on how you can help your son or daughter prepare for life after high school. Set of 10 - ISBN 0-8108-4226-2 - $16.50

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0876522436

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81 Questions for Parents

Helping Your Kids Succeed in School

By: Kristen J. Amundson

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81 Questions for Parents

Helping Your Kids Succeed in School

By: Kristen J. Amundson

As a former teacher, school board chair, and state legislator, Kristen J. Amundson has spent decades answering parents’ questions about school. 81 Questions for Parents: Helping Your Kids Succeed in School highlights the most important of these questions, covering a child’s school journey from preschool to postsecondary education. It includes some of the school secrets parents need to know—the often unwritten rules that can make a child’s K-12 experience the best it can be. Should you “redshirt” your kindergartener (and hold them out for a year)? How much parent help on homework is too much? And why could playing in the band be a secret to getting your child into a good college? And for parents who are struggling to teach their child at home, there are tips on how to do that while still keeping your sanity (and your own job). 81 Questions for Parents combines common sense, research, and a little humor to help parents support their child to get the best possible education.

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147585935X

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Helping Your Child with Homework

By: Kristen J. Amundson

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Helping Your Child with Homework

By: Kristen J. Amundson

Noting that students' homework provides an opportunity for families and schools to work together to help students be successful in school, this booklet, designed for parents, offers suggestions for ways parents can use homework to become more involved with their child's education. The booklet discusses reasons for assigning homework, including helping students learn better and faster, informing children of their school's high expectations, and helping students develop self-discipline and responsibility. The bulk of the booklet discusses ways parents can support their child's homework: (1) make homework a priority; (2) show interest; (3) know the teacher's homework policy; (4) help your child set aside studying time; (5) work with your child to pick a study spot; (6) eliminate distractions; (7) help your child keep track of each day's assignments; (8) check your child's finished homework; (9) help your child develop a study plan; (10) teach your child to ask questions while studying; (11) make sure your child understands assignments; (12) help your child with time management; (13) learn how your child learns; (14) help your child visualize success; (15) emphasize the importance of hard work; (16) help your child study for tests; (17) give honest praise; (18) help your child work through confusion; and (19) remember whose homework it is. Finally, the booklet discusses what parents can do if their child is having problems, when they no longer understand their child's homework, and when homework involves a computer and the parents do not own one. (Contains 23 references.) (KB)

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0876522444

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Kids Don't Come with Instruction Manuals

Basic Parenting Skills

By: Kristen J. Amundson

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Kids Don't Come with Instruction Manuals

Basic Parenting Skills

By: Kristen J. Amundson

Here, Amundson provides a special focus on how parents and schools can work together to help students achieve. It includes information on how children develop the independence, self-discipline, self-confidence, and skills in communication and cooperation with others that will help them throughout their lives. It also includes suggested resources to provide additional advice and answers to parents' questions.

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1578860490

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Brush Up Your Study Skills

Tips for Students and Parents

By: Kristen J. Amundson

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Brush Up Your Study Skills

Tips for Students and Parents

By: Kristen J. Amundson

This booklet offers suggestions to students on how to improve their study skills, with a focus on making more efficient and effective use of their study time. Chapter 1 presents tips for identifying one's optimal study conditions and getting organized. Chapter 2 focuses on time-management strategies, such as finding and using time to study. Ways to make study time more effective are described in the third chapter. Chapter 4 outlines the SQ3R method, which is comprised of the following stages--survey, question, read, restate, and review. Suggestions for taking good notes and ways in which parents can help their children study at home are also offered. Tips for preparing for and taking a test are offered in chapter 5, which describes how to match study techniques to one's learning style. For example, visual learners are encouraged to write lists of words and post them, make tables and timelines, and create flash cards. The use of performance portfolios as a multifaceted assessment tool is briefly discussed. In conclusion, students are encouraged to improve their study skills so that not only will they do well in school, they will continue to benefit from good habits throughout life. (LMI)

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0876522142

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106 Ways Parents Can Help Students Achieve

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106 Ways Parents Can Help Students Achieve

By: Kristen J. Amundson

Based on conclusions from more than 30 years of research linking parental involvement and higher student achievement, this booklet offers 106 ways parents and others can become more involved in children's education. The ideas are grouped according to the following categories: (1) learning begins at home; (2) making sure your child starts school ready to learn; (3) making family time learning time; (4) using the newspaper for better learning; (5) using computers to promote learning; (6) increasing your child's self-esteem and motivation; (7) supporting your child's schoolwork; (8) working with the school; (9) promoting your family's values; (10) helping your child avoid negative peer pressure; (11) promoting good health = promoting good learning; (12) preparing your child for the world of work; (13) getting the help you need; and (14) establishing home/school/community support for learning. The booklet concludes by noting that with a little caring and creativity, parents can help children get ready for, enjoy, and stay in school, and prepare for a bright future after graduation. (Contains 21 references.) (KB)

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Getting Your Child Ready for School

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Getting Your Child Ready for School

By: Kristen J. Amundson

Although many studies show that children who have rich early childhood experiences are better prepared for academic learning in school, many kindergarten teachers report that a large, and growing, number of children are not ready to learn when they arrive for their first day of school. This booklet, directed to parents, provides information on the critical role of parents in preparing their child for later school success. The booklet examines the current knowledge about school readiness; discusses the reasons some children are not ready; and outlines what schools, parents, and communities can do to help children enter school ready to learn. Also included are dozens of enjoyable activities parents and children can try at home that help prepare children for school success. (Contains 11 references.) (KB)

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81 Questions for Parents

Helping Your Kids Succeed in School

By: Kristen J. Amundson

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81 Questions for Parents

Helping Your Kids Succeed in School

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Book's by Kristen J. Amundson

Unfinished Learning

Unfinished Learning

Getting Your Child Ready for Kindergarten

Getting Your Child Ready for Kindergarten

Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening

Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening

Helping Your Child Succeed in Elementary School

Helping Your Child Succeed in Elementary School

Helping Your Child Succeed in Middle and High School

Helping Your Child Succeed in Middle and High School

81 Questions for Parents

81 Questions for Parents

Helping Your Child with Homework

Helping Your Child with Homework

Kids Don't Come with Instruction Manuals

Kids Don't Come with Instruction Manuals

Brush Up Your Study Skills

Brush Up Your Study Skills

106 Ways Parents Can Help Students Achieve

106 Ways Parents Can Help Students Achieve

Getting Your Child Ready for School

Getting Your Child Ready for School

81 Questions for Parents

81 Questions for Parents

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