Making Parents Partners

Resource Type

Video - Parent

Description

Research shows that getting parents involved pays off. When parents play a part in their childís academic career, students have better school attendance, make greater achievement gains, and have fewer behavior problems. This 90-minute program features epxerts Karen L. Mapp, Susan Hall, and Tom Bowmann discussing what your school can do to make parents partners in the process of teaching children to read.

Ages

All Ages

Age Groups

School Age (6-12)

Languages

English

Publication

2004

Availability

• LD Online - LD OnLine is a national educational service of public television station WETA in Washington, D.C. It is operated in association with the Coordinated Campaign for Learning Disabilities and is made possible by generous support from Lindamood-Bell Learning ProcessesÆ and the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation. LD OnLine is a collaboration between public broadcasting and the learning disabilities community. Our public television station has made a long-term commitment to serving the LD community. We create television, radio, and Internet programs dedicated to improving the lives of children with learning disabilities and ADHD.
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