Help your children succeed in school : a special guide for Latino parents / Mariela Dabbah. [print]

English-language edition of: Ayude a sus hijos a tener exito en la escuela.

Importance of Your Children's Self-Esteem -- How Your Personal Experience Affects Your Approach to Education -- School is Better in the U.S. than in Latin America -- Teachers are Revered -- School is Always Right -- Undocumented Aliens Cannot be Involved in the School System -- Your Children are Already Doing Better than You, So There is no Need for More Education -- Only English Speakers Can be Involved in Their Children's Education -- School's Values are the Same as Yours -- School System is Intimidating -- Taking My Children Out of School for Extended Periods of Time is Not a Problem -- Basics -- Enrolling Age -- Immigration Status -- Initial Placement -- Bilingual Programs and English as a Second Language -- Special Education -- Transportation -- Breakfast and Lunch -- Dress Code -- School Calendar -- Tackling One Issue at a Time -- Elementary School (Primary School) -- Middle School -- High School -- District Office -- Individual Schools -- Looking at the Different Types of Schools -- Public Schools -- Private Schools -- Charter Schools -- Identify the School for Your Child -- Identify a Contact Person -- Understanding the Enrollment Procedure -- Standards-Based Education -- Curriculum -- Standardized Tests -- Other Means of Grading Your Children: Class -- Participation and Portfolio Assessment -- Homework -- Homework Help -- Appropriate Homework Environment -- Parental Involvement -- Volunteering -- Checking the Backpack -- Parent/Teacher Conference -- What To Do Before the Conference -- What To Bring To the Conference -- Important Questions to Ask -- After the Conference -- Preparing Your Children to Enter School -- Preparing Children to Read and Write -- Communicate with Your Children -- Preparing Your Children for Math -- Preparing Your Children for Social Interaction -- Good Habits Start at Home -- Activities to Help Your Child Succeed -- Encourage Language Development -- Help your Children Develop Math Skills -- Help your Children Develop Science Skills -- Help your Children Develop Social Skills and Widen their -- View of the World -- Help your Children Develop Healthy Lifestyle Habits -- Help your Children Develop a Love of Art -- High School -- Parent Involvement in High School -- Learn About Key Exams and Programs -- Tracking -- Some Worrisome Statistics -- How to Help Your Child Stay in School and Out of Trouble -- Your Children's Vocations -- Parents'Rights and Responsibilities -- Your Rights -- Your Responsibilities -- Final Note of Encouragement.

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