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Business in the Village
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Empowerment
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SECTION I
SECTION II
SECTION III
Table of
Contents
SECTION IV
SECTION V
SECTION VI
Self-Esteem &
Student Achievement
Managing Behavior &
Promoting Self-Discipline
Effective Parent/
Teacher Conferences
Home Study Skills
Language Development
Knowledge is Power
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Section I
Self-Esteem and
Student Achievement
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SE 1
Self-Esteem & Student Achievement
Objectives
SE 2
•
Define self-esteem and the relationship
between self-esteem and academic
achievement.
•
Discover how self-esteem is developed
•
Understand the important role of parents’
self-esteem in the development of their
child’s self-esteem.
•
Identify specific ways parents can build
their child’s self-esteem.
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What is Self-Esteem?
It’s a word we use to describe how
we feel about ourselves.
SE 3
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Activity
“How is Self-Esteem Developed?”
SE 4
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Activity
“Ways Parents Can Build Their
Own Self-Esteem”
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Self-Esteem & Student Achievement
Self-Esteem and
Academic Achievement
SE 6
•
When self-esteem is high, children learn
and retain more.
•
Children with a high self-esteem are able
to cope more creatively with life.
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Elements of Building Self-Esteem
A. Security
B. Identity
C. Belonging
D. Purpose
E. Competence
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Self-Esteem & Student Achievement
Why is Self-Esteem Important?
SE 8
•
How a child feels about himself/herself
will impact his/her outlook on life.
•
A child’s success or failure may be
contingent upon personal self-esteem.
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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
SELF-FULFILLMENT NEEDS
EGO NEEDS
SOCIAL NEEDS
SECURITY NEEDS
PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS
Sense of Accomplishment, Sense of Achievement
at Full Capacity, New Challenges, Broadening
of Horizons of Interest/Self-Actualization
Achievement of Independence, Self-Esteem,
Recognition, Confidence, Deserved Respect
Sense of Belonging to a Group,
Acceptance of Other People, Love
and Affection
Protection from Physical Harm,
Freedom from Anxiety and Fear
Food, Shelter,
Clothing, Sleep
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Self-Esteem & Student Achievement
Activity
“Saving Danny”
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Self-Esteem & Student Achievement
Ways Parents Can Build
Self-Esteem in their Children
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Understanding and accepting our children’s learning
problems and demystifying these problems for them
Teaching children how to solve problems and
make decisions
Reinforcing responsibility by having children contribute
Learning from rather than feeling defeated by mistakes
Special needs or feeling special
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SE 11
Self-Esteem & Student Achievement
Activity
“Ways I Can Help My Child Build Self-Esteem”
SE 12
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Take-home Activity
“Building Self-Confidence”
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Section II
Managing Behavior
and Promoting
Self-Discipline
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Managing & Promoting Self-Discipline
You just got to love them!
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Objectives
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Identify annoying behaviors and their relationship to the
environment.
Identify responsible and irresponsible behaviors and the
goal of behaviors.
Identify key social and emotional skills children need.
Identify 40 Developmental Assets® and develop an
understanding of the importance of each in relation
to a child’s behavior.
Identify and understand the importance of Eight
Traits of Character Education.
Gain insight into certain truths about behavior.
Identify key facts about challenging behaviors.
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Objectives (continued)
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Identify ways behaviors are learned.
Define discipline, punishment, positive reinforcement and
their affects on behavior management. Identify factors that
influence children’s behavior and define prevention.
Identify strategies for intervening when irresponsible
behaviors are displayed.
Identify three types of parenting styles (permissive,
author-itative, mentoring/affirming) and characteristics of
each.
Identify the importance of positive relationships.
Discover questions children can use for self-reflection
during discipline.
Practice teaching a behavior or intervention.
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Examining Our Attitudes about
Challenging Behavior
•
What behaviors make you crazy or
push your buttons?
•
How do these behaviors make you feel?
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Activity
“Identifying Responsible, Irresponsible and
Replacement Behaviors”
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Key Social and Emotional
Skills Children Need
•
Key Skills
- Confidence
- Capacity to develop good relationships with peers
- Concentration and persistence on challenging tasks
- Ability to effectively communicate emotions
- Ability to listen to instructions and be attentive
When children don’t have these skills, they
often exhibit challenging behaviors.
• We must focus on teaching the skills!!
•
“Promoting the Social Emotional Competence of Young Children.”
The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning. 2003.
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40 Developmental Assets® (Activity)
•
External Assets
- Support
- Empowerment
- Boundaries & Expectations
- Constructive Use of Time
•
Internal Assets
- Commitment to Learning
- Positive Values
- Social Competencies
- Positive Identity
Source: Search Institute
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Eight Traits of
Character Education
Courage
• Good judgment
• Integrity
• Kindness
•
Perseverance
• Respect
• Responsibility
• Self-discipline
•
Source: Public Schools of North Carolina. Character Education Informational Handbook and
Guide. Raleigh, NC. NCDPI, 2002.
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What is True about Behavior?
MB 10
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Behavior is learned.
•
Behavior is escalated through successive
interactions or repeated practice.
•
Behavior can be changed through an
instructional approach.
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What is True about Behavior?
(continued)
•
Challenging behavior is most often related to some
underdeveloped skill (e.g., language, social).
•
Behavior that persists over time usually has some
payoff for the child.
•
When we have positive relationships with children,
supportive home environments, and when we focus
on teaching social and communication skills, we
reduce the likelihood of challenging behavior.
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What is True about Behavior?
(continued)
•
Children’s behavior is influenced by the
relationship and interactions between
adults and children in varied settings.
•
Managing behavior is not simply about
adults having control over a child.
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“If a child doesn’t know how to read, we teach.”
“If a child doesn’t know how to swim, we teach.”
“If a child doesn’t know how to multiply, we teach.”
“If a child doesn’t know how to drive, we teach.”
“If a child doesn’t know how to behave, we…….....
……….teach? ………punish?”
“Why can’t we finish the last sentence as
automatically as we do the others?”
Tom Herner (NASDE President, Counterpoint 1998, p.2)
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Challenging Behavior is…
• any repeated pattern of behavior that
interferes with learning or engagement in
pro-social interactions with peers and adults;
• any behavior that is not responsive to the
use of developmentally appropriate
guidance procedures.
“Promoting the Social Emotional Competence of Young Children.” The
Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning. 2003.
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Why Some Children Engage in
Challenging Behavior
•
Children engage in challenging behavior
because “it works” for them.
•
Challenging behavior results in the
child gaining access to something or
avoiding something.
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If behaviors are learned. . .
then how do children
learn behaviors?
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Discipline vs. Punishment
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Positive Reinforcement…
•
shapes behavior by setting clear
and appropriate expectations, recognizing
when they are displayed, and acknowledging
the accomplishment; and
•
helps the adult create a positive environment
that allows others to discourage irresponsible
behavior in children.
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Identify Factors That
Influence Children’s Behavior
•
Be conscious of the child’s body language.
•
Recognize possible triggers for the child.
•
Take into consideration outside factors and
influences on the child’s behavior:
- an argument at school or in the neighborhood;
- an incident on the bus;
- difficulties with siblings, peers, etc.
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Focusing On Prevention Means:
1.
intervening early in a proactive manner;
2.
recognizing triggers or patterns of behavior
and routines that preface the display of
irresponsible behavior;
3.
pre-correcting frequently before the irresponsible
behavior occurs; and
4.
praising the child for displaying the
responsible behavior.
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The DOs of Intervention
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Managing & Promoting Self-Discipline
Three Types of Parenting Styles
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Permissive
•
Authoritative
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Mentoring/Affirmative
www.4parents.gov
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Take-home Activity
“What type of parent are you?”
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Managing & Promoting Self-Discipline
Section V
Relationships are
Key to Motivating Children
to Become Self-governing
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Questions for the Child’s
Self-reflection during Discipline
•
What did you do?
•
When you did that, what did you want?
•
What are a few other things you could
have done instead?
•
What will you do the next time?
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Managing & Promoting Self-Discipline
Activity
(Optional)
•
Develop a method for teaching a
desired behavior
•
Develop and present a role-play activity
demonstrating either:
- Intervention prior to the display of
irresponsible behavior
- Intervention during the display of an
irresponsible behavior
- Teaching a desired behavior
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Teaching Self-Discipline . . .
•
may be stressful at times;
•
requires planning and preparation;
•
may be time consuming;
•
may involve more than the child
and the parent;
•
requires the use of multiple strategies
and interventions; and
•
is necessary for success in school and in life.
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Section V
Managing Personal Stress:
Thought Control
Upsetting Thoughts
“That child is a monster.
This is getting ridiculous.
He’ll never change.”
“I’m sick of putting
out fires!”
Calming Thoughts
“This child is testing to see where
the limits are. My job is to stay
calm and help him learn better
ways to behave.”
“I can handle this. I am in control.
[My child has] just learned some
powerful ways to get control.
I will teach [him] more
appropriate ways to behave.”
“Promoting the Social Emotional Competence of Young Children.”
The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning. 2003.
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Section III
Effective
Parent/Teacher
Conferences
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PT 1
Effective Parent/Teacher Conferences
Objectives
•
Identify the purposes of
parent/teacher conferences.
•
Identify the rights of parents/guardians.
•
Develop and use strategies to prepare
for parent/teacher conferences.
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PT 2
Effective Parent/Teacher Conferences
Objectives (continued)
PT 3
•
Identify and use effective communication
skills during parent/teacher conferences.
•
Identify questions parents should ask
during the parent/teacher conference.
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The Purposes of
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Activity
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You Have the Right to…
•
review records,
•
take time off for school-related matters, and
•
talk with your child’s teacher.
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PT 5
Effective Parent/Teacher Conferences
Activities
“Preparing for the Parent/Teacher Conference”
PT 6
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The Importance of Basic
Communication Skills in a
Parent/Teacher Conference
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Effective Parent/Teacher Conferences
Active Listening…
•
tends to be more difficult than most realize;
•
requires the listener to focus on the speaker
in order to understand the speaker’s
message; and it
•
requires the listener to suspend judgments
and direct her energy into listening
attentively.
PT 8
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Active Listening Skills
•
Focused attention
•
Verbal feedback
•
Open mindedness
•
Questioning techniques
•
Expressed interest
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PT 9
Effective Parent/Teacher Conferences
10 Suggestions to
Improve Listening Skills
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•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Stop talking.
Concentrate on the speaker.
Put the other person at ease.
Remove distractions.
Be patient.
Hold your temper.
Do not argue; reserve your criticism.
Make eye contact.
Ask questions.
Stop talking.
Adapted from the University of Minnesota Extension Service
www.Extension.umn.edu/parentsforever
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PT 10
Effective Parent/Teacher Conferences
Activity
“Just the Facts”
PT 11
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Activity
“Active Listening”
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PT 12
Effective Parent/Teacher Conferences
Put Another Way
Do
• Use active listening skills
• Remain calm
• Write a thank-you note
that reflects the outcome
of the meeting
PT 13
Don’t
• Yell
• Use profanity
• Threaten anyone
• Throw tantrums
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What SHOULD I Ask?
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Effective Parent/Teacher Conferences
Empowering Questions Parents and
Advocates Should Ask Schools
•
At what level is my child performing on the End-ofGrade or End-of-Course Tests? What is my child’s
scale score within that level? (Note: If your child is
performing at Level I or Level II, say, “I wish to
review my child’s Personal Education Plan.” If
there is not one, insist that one be written with
parental input.)
PT 15
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Empowering Questions Parents and
Advocates Should Ask Schools
•
On what grade level is my child being taught?
•
Who is my child’s counselor and what does he/she
do with my child?
•
Is my child in rigorous and challenging classes?
What does the school do to get more minority
and other diverse students in these types of
classes? What supports are given to these
students – academically and socially?
PT 16
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Empowering Questions Parents and
Advocates Should Ask Schools (continued)
•
How does my child perform in class, academically,
behaviorally, and with regard to completion of
homework?
•
Did our school make its ABC goals? What is the
level of performance of our school? Did all of our
school’s subgroups make Adequate Yearly
Progress (AYP)?
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Empowering Questions Parents and
Advocates Should Ask Schools (continued)
•
How is the school using its “at-risk” funds, Title I
funds, the Student Accountability Standards funds,
or other funds to assist students who are
functioning below grade level? (Ask specifically
about your child if your child is performing at Level I
or Level II.)
•
Does our school use “ability grouping” to track
students? If so, what is the percentage of
minority students and other diverse students
(African-American, American Indian, Hispanic,
Free/ Reduced Lunch students) in those advanced
classes or groups?
PT 18
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Empowering Questions Parents and
Advocates Should Ask Schools (continued)
•
What can I do to help my child? When can I
schedule a time that my child and I can meet with
all of my child’s teachers? How do I contact the
teacher? The Principal? Central Office?
Administrators? The Superintendent?
•
How do I join the school’s parent organization
(e.g. PTA, PTSA, PTSO, etc)?
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Section
Section IV
V
Home Study Skills
Providing Home
Learning Experiences
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State Board of Education | Department of Public Instruction
HSS 1
Home Study Skills
Objectives
•
Determine why teachers assign homework, how
much is appropriate and characteristics of
effective homework.
•
Determine how to help children with homework
by learning techniques to monitor homework and
by emphasizing the value of education.
•
Explore ways to provide homework guidance
for children.
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HSS 2
Home Study Skills
Objectives (continued)
•
Learn how to help develop study strategies by
using a child’s preferred learning style in order
to strengthen his/her study skills.
•
Determine how to maximize children’s success
at home and school through communication
between students, parents and teachers.
•
Discover the top homework challenges and
ways in which to trouble-shoot these behaviors
and eliminate them.
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HSS 3
Home Study Skills
Why Do Teachers
Assign Homework?
HSS 4
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Home Study Skills
Why Do Teachers Assign Homework?
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Review and practice
Get ready for the next day’s class
Learn to use resources
Explore subjects more fully
Extend the learning
Integrate students’ learning
Teach independence and encourage
self-discipline
Communication
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HSS 5
Home Study Skills
The BIG Question for the Day…
Does Homework Really Help?
YES
IF ASSIGNMENTS ARE…
• meaningful
• completed successfully
• returned with
constructive comments
from the teacher
HSS 6
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Home Study Skills
What’s the Right
Amount of Homework?
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HSS 7
Home Study Skills
Percentage of Time Spent on
Homework (2004)
70
59
Percentage
60
4thgraders
50
40
40
30
20
28
26
8thgraders
26
22
21 20
13
10
3
13
6
5
8
11
12thgraders
0
None
Didn't do
assignment
Less than one
hour
1-2 hours
More than 2
hours
Time Spent on Homework
HSS 8
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Home Study Skills
SELF-EVALUATION
Helping Your Child with Homework
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HSS 9
Home Study Skills
How Can I Show My
Child the Importance of
Education and Homework?
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•
•
•
•
•
HSS 10
Set a regular time for homework.
Pick a place.
Remove distractions.
Provide supplies and resources.
Set a good example.
Be interested and interesting.
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Home Study Skills
What is the Best Way
to Monitor Homework?
•
•
•
•
•
Ask about the school’s homework policy.
Be available.
Praise efforts.
Review completed assignments.
Monitor time spent viewing television and
playing video games.
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HSS 11
Home Study Skills
Percentage of TV Watched Each
Day by 4th-Graders
6 or more
hours
18%
5 hours
6%
4 hours
11%
HSS 12
3 hours
17%
None
2%
1 hour or
less
23%
2 hours
23%
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Home Study Skills
What Do Teachers Want? Think?
(monitoring homework)
Asked to teachers:
• Which role should parents play when it
comes to the homework you typically assign
the students in your classes?
• And as far as you can tell, which do most of
your students’ parents typically do when it
comes to their children’s homework?
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HSS 13
Home Study Skills
What Do Teachers Want? Think?
(monitoring homework)
2
Leave homework
up to the student
44
Ask student if work
was done and
leave it at that
9
34
Get involved in
helping them do the
work
30
6
Check the work to
make sure it was
done correctly
57
10
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Percentage
What teachers think parents ACTUALLY do
HSS 14
What teachers think parents SHOULD do
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Home Study Skills
How to Provide Guidance?
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•
•
•
•
Help the child get organized.
Encourage good study habits.
Talk about the assignment(s).
Watch for frustration.
Give praise.
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HSS 15
Home Study Skills
Which Quotation Applies to You?
1.
“Parkinson's Law states that work always
expands to fill the time set aside for it.”
2.
“We must use time as a tool, not as a couch.”
3.
“Never before have we had so little time in
which to do so much.”
4.
“The Law of Trivialities states that we
spend the greatest time on the least
important events.”
HSS 16
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Home Study Skills
Time Management Football
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HSS 17
Home Study Skills
Organization and
Time Management Skills
•
•
•
•
•
Write down assignments/activities.
Prioritize.
Create a schedule/calendar/plan.
Follow the plan.
Reward.
Relax – you are in control of your time.
HSS 18
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Home Study Skills
Study Strategies
•
•
Start early and study over several days.
Study briefly but study hard.
– Note cards
– SQ3R method
•
•
•
Make it meaningful.
Don’t forget the “big picture”.
Study using your learning style.
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HSS 19
Home Study Skills
Section V
What is Your
Learning Style?
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HSS 20
Home Study Skills
Study Strategies Based
on Your Learning Style
•
•
•
•
Visual – seeing
Auditory – hearing
Expression – reading and writing
Kinesthetic – doing
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HSS 21
Home Study Skills
What Can Parents Do to
Maximize Their Child’s Success
at Home and at School?
•
•
HSS 22
Convey their concerns to the teacher.
Work with the teacher.
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Home Study Skills
Trouble-Shooting Case Studies
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HSS 23
Home Study Skills
When it comes to your children's homework,
have the following ever happened?
Done part of your
child's homework
because it was too
difficult or they were
too tired
22
Has become a
source of struggle
and stress with you
and child
34
Have had a serious
argument over
homework with child
in the past year
50
0
HSS 24
10
20
30
40
50
60
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Home Study Skills
Top Homework
Challenges for Parents
•
•
•
•
•
Child does not bring home the right materials
Homework assignments are not written down
Child does not understand
Too much homework
Homework leads to a struggle and therefore
becomes stressful
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HSS 25
Home Study Skills
You Can Make a Difference!
HSS 26
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Section V
Language
Development
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA
State Board of Education | Department of Public Instruction
LD 1
Language Development
I wonder…
When does a child
develop language?
Where do they
learn language?
How do they
learn language?
What is language?
Is language really
that important for
school success?
LD 2
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Language Development
Objectives
• Recognize that language development is directly
influenced by culture, experiences, and
environment.
• Identify how individuals influence
language development.
• Identify the registers of language and the
impact they have on student achievement.
• Identify strategies parents, educators and parent
groups can use to improve language
development of children.
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LD 3
Language Development
Vocabulary
Brainstorming Activity
LD 4
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Language Development
Blueberry
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LD 5
Language Development
Atherosclerosis
LD 6
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Language Development
Eucharist
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LD 7
Language Development
Develop Extraordinary
Language in Ordinary Ways
LD 8
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Language Development
It is what you say
and
How you say it
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LD 9
Language Development
Let’s Practice!
Change the simple commands in column 1 into language
rich commands that express “the what, why, and how”.
BASIC COMMAND
•“Put
your toys away!”
•“Use your manners!”
•“Use your turn signals!”
or
•“Be in by curfew!”
LD 10
Use language that
clearly states what
you want them to do,
a reason why they
should to do it, and
a suggestion as to
how they can do it.
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Language Development
•Culture
•Parenting Styles
•Socio-Economic Background
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LD 11
Language Development
“Jennifer, please pick the dirty silver fork
up off the floor and put it in the kitchen
sink so I can wash it after supper.”
“Pick that up!”
“I’m very disappointed and ashamed of
your talking and playing during church
services today.”
“You better stop all that talking in church!”
LD 12
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Language Development
Words heard per hour…
2500
2000
1500
Welfare
Working
1000
Professional
500
0
Hart and Risley, American Educator 2003
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LD 13
Language Development
Parent Affirmations and Prohibitions
Research about language in children from ages 1 to 3 from
stable households by economic groups
5
4
3
Welfare
Average
Professional
2
1
Hart & Risley 2003
0
Affirmations
LD 14
Prohibitions
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Language Development
It is never too late to impact
the language development
of your child!
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LD 15
Language Development
Registers of Language
Linguists identify features of register to include
pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar.
Register is the way that language varies based
on what the individual is doing. Such variations
may be affected by:
• What you are talking about;
• To whom you are speaking;
• Why you are talking;
• What mode of communication you are using
(e.g., written, spoken, or sign language); and
• Your attitude to the situation.
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LD 16
Language Development
Registers of Language
REGISTER
DEFINITION
Frozen
Language that is always the same. For example: Lord’s
Prayer, wedding vows, etc.
Formal
The standard sentence syntax and word choice of work and
school. Has complete sentences and specific word choices.
Consultative
Formal register when used in conversation. Discourse
pattern not quite as direct as formal register.
Casual
Language between friends and is characterized by a 400to 800-word not specific. Conversation dependent upon
non-verbal assists. Sentence syntax often incomplete.
Intimate
Language between lovers or twins. Language of
sexual harassment.
Chart from Ruby K. Payne’s A Framework for Understanding Poverty
LD 17
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Language Development
Pledge of Allegiance
I pledge allegiance to
the flag of the United
States of America,
and to the republic for
which it stands, one
nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty
and justice for all.
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LD 18
Language Development
Know the Difference!
LD 19
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Language Development
What did he say?
What did he mean?
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LD 20
Language Development
NOW WHAT?
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LD 21
Language Development
Strategies
LD 22
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Language Development
TV time should be limited
Tips from www.kidshealth.org
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LD 23
Language Development
Speak to me in
complete
sentences.…No
Baby Talk!
LD 24
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Language Development
Read Daily to Your Child!
Even if you don’t know English
• Read, speak, and sing to
your
child in your native language.
• Read bi-lingual books to help
– your child’s vocabulary
and listening skills, and
– increase your child’s
ability to use language.
Source: http://www.colorincolorado.org/families/home

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LD 25
Language Development
• Three mothers in a research study on the effects of
reading to children saw the following benefits after
reading aloud to them:
- their children’s ability to learn letters
and sounds increased,
- vocabulary expansion, and
- their children began pretending to read.
• Other mothers reported that their children developed
longer attention spans, greater imagination, and the
ability to predict upcoming events.
Research conducted by Connie R. Green & Sharen Halsall
Head Start Families Sharing Literature, Early Childhood
Research & Practice Fall 2004: Vol 6 No 2
LD 26
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Language Development
A book is a book, right?
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LD 27
Language Development
A book is a book, right? continued
The following examples demonstrate the difference between
language in pop culture books and noteworthy books:
Pop Culture Book:
"Her wicked stepmother and spoiled stepsisters made Cinderella do
all the chores, day and night" (Findlay, 2004, unpaged).
Noteworthy Book/Language Rich:
"The girl had to do all the unpleasant tasks about the house,
scrubbing and sweeping and keeping her stepsisters’ beautiful
rooms clean and neat, while she herself slept on a wretched straw
mattress in a little attic." (Perrault, 1999, unpaged).
LD 28
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Language Development
Make Every Word Count
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LD 29
Language Development
Reading Process…
LD 30
•
Choose a book of interest to the child.
•
Pre-reading activities
- Predict the story line based on the
book’s cover
- Take a picture walk
- Begin with the title page
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Language Development
During Reading…
• Point to the words as you read
• Read a little…wonder a little
• Read with expression
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LD 31
Language Development
After Reading…
LD 32
•
Retell the story (B, M, E).
•
Ask questions at all levels of thinking.
•
Question the characters’
emotions in the story.
•
Solicit the child’s
opinions of book.
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Language Development
Practice Makes Perfect!
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LD 33
Language Development
Build Vocabulary with
Word Walls
LD 34
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Language Development
Graphic Organizers
LD 35
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Language Development
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LD 36
Language Development
http://www.edhelper.com/teachers/graphic_organizers.htm
LD 37
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Language Development
“Not all readers are leaders, but all
leaders are readers.”
Harry Truman
“The limits of my language means the
limits of my world.”
Ludwig Wittgenstein
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LD 38
Section VI
Knowledge
is Power
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KIP 1
Knowledge is Power
Objectives
Identify significant aspects of the No Child
Left Behind legislation.
• Understand North Carolina’s ABCs of
Public Education.
• Identify North Carolina’s Student Accountability
Standards.
• Identify acronyms used in education.
• Identify powerful questions that parents
and advocates should ask teachers and
administrators.
•
KIP 2
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Knowledge is Power
No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
•
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
•
School Choice
•
Supplemental Educational Services
•
Reporting
•
Highly Qualified Teachers
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KIP 3
Knowledge is Power
The major goal of the federal No Child Left Behind law is for
all public school children to perform at grade level in reading
and math by the end of the 2013-14 school year.
The School as a Whole
• White
• Black
• Hispanic
• Native American
• Asian
• Multicultural
• Economically Disadvantaged Students
• Limited English Proficient Students (LEP)
• Students with Disabilities (SWD)
•
KIP 4
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KIP 5
Knowledge is Power
ABCs of Public Education
KIP 6
•
Accountability
•
Mastery of Basic Skills
•
Local Control
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Knowledge is Power
Student Accountability Standards
Gateways
• Grade 3
• Grade 5
• Grade 8
• High School
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KIP 7
Knowledge is Power
Student Accountability Standards
Personalized Education Plan
Most include…
• Diagnostic evaluation
• Intervention strategies
• Monitoring component
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KIP 8
Knowledge is Power
North Carolina Graduation Requirements
Content Area
Career Prep
College Tech
Prep
College/
University Prep
Occupational
English
4 Credits
4 Credits
4 Credits
4 Credits
Mathematics
3 Credits
3 Credits
4 Credits
3 Credits
Science
3 Credits
3 Credits
3 Credits
2 Credits
Social Studies
3 Credits
3 Credits
3 Credits
2 Credits
Second Language
2 Credits
Computer Skills
Proficiency
Proficiency
Proficiency
Proficiency as
specified in IEP
Health and Physical
Education
1 Credit
1 Credit
1 Credit
1 Credit
Career/Technical
4 Credits
4 Credits
Arts Education
4 Credits
Recommend 1
Credit
Recommend
1 Credit
Recommend
1 Credit
Electives
2 Credits
2 Credits
3 Credits
6 Credits
Total
20 Credits
20 Credits
20 Credits
22 Credits
4 Credits
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA State Board of Education | Department of Public Instruction
KIP 9
Knowledge is Power
Conversations About Accountability
My
Thoughts
and
Feelings
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA State Board of Education | Department of Public Instruction
KIP 10
Knowledge is Power
What About All Those Letters?
(Activity)
ABC
ELL
EOC
IPT
LEP
ADM
IPT
SAT
TIMS
KIP 11
AYP
SCS
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA State Board of Education | Department of Public Instruction
Knowledge is Power
What SHOULD I Ask?
Changing the Way We Do Business in the Village through Parent/Family Empowerment | Raising Achievement & Closing Gaps

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA State Board of Education | Department of Public Instruction
KIP 12
Knowledge is Power
Empowering Questions Parents and
Advocates Should Ask Schools
•
At what level is my child performing on the
End-of-Grade or End-of-Course Tests?
What is my child’s scale score within that
level? (Note: If your child is performing at
Level I or Level II, say, “I wish to review my
child’s Personal Education Plan.” If there is
not one, insist that one be written with
parental input.)
KIP 13
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA State Board of Education | Department of Public Instruction
Knowledge is Power
Empowering Questions Parents and
Advocates Should Ask Schools (continued)
•
On what grade level is my child being taught?
•
Who is my child’s counselor and what does
he/she do with my child?
•
Is my child in rigorous and challenging
classes? What does the school do to get
more minority and other diverse students
in these types of classes? What supports
are given to these students – academically
and socially?
Changing the Way We Do Business in the Village through Parent/Family Empowerment | Raising Achievement & Closing Gaps

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA State Board of Education | Department of Public Instruction
KIP 14
Knowledge is Power
Empowering Questions Parents and
Advocates Should Ask Schools (continued)
•
How does my child perform in class,
academically, behaviorally, and with regard
to completion of homework?
•
Did our school make its ABC goals? What is
the level of performance of our school? Did
all of our school’s subgroups make Adequate
Yearly Progress (AYP)?
Changing the Way We Do Business in the Village through Parent/Family Empowerment | Raising Achievement & Closing Gaps

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA State Board of Education | Department of Public Instruction
KIP 15
Knowledge is Power
Empowering Questions Parents and
Advocates Should Ask Schools (continued)
• How is the school using its “at-risk” funds,
Title I funds, the Student Accountability
Standards funds, or other funds to assist
students who are functioning below grade
level? (Ask specifically about your child if
your child is performing at Level I or Level II.)
KIP 16
Changing the Way We Do Business in the Village through Parent/Family Empowerment | Raising Achievement & Closing Gaps

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA State Board of Education | Department of Public Instruction
Knowledge is Power
Empowering Questions Parents and
Advocates Should Ask Schools (continued)
•
Does our school use “ability grouping” to
track students? If so, what is the percentage
of minority students and other diverse
students (African-American, American Indian,
Hispanic, Free/ Reduced Lunch students)
in those advanced classes or groups?
KIP 17
Changing the Way We Do Business in the Village through Parent/Family Empowerment | Raising Achievement & Closing Gaps

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA State Board of Education | Department of Public Instruction
Knowledge is Power
Empowering Questions Parents and
Advocates Should Ask Schools (continued)
•
What can I do to help my child? When can I schedule a time
that my child and I can meet with all of my child’s teachers?
How do I contact the teacher? The Principal? Central Office?
Administrators? The Superintendent?
•
How do I join the school’s parent organization (e.g. PTA, PTSA,
PTSO, etc)?
Adapted from Marvin Pittman’s “10 Questions to Ask Your School”.
Mr. Pittman is Director of Middle Grades Education at NC DPI
KIP 18
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA State Board of Education | Department of Public Instruction
Knowledge is Power
“Life is but one continual course of
instruction. The hand of the parent writes
on the heart of the child the first faint
characters which time deepens into
strength so that nothing can efface them.”
Rowland Hill (1744-1833)
Changing the Way We Do Business in the Village through Parent/Family Empowerment | Raising Achievement & Closing Gaps

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF NORTH CAROLINA State Board of Education | Department of Public Instruction
KIP 19
Knowledge is Power
You Can Make a Difference!
KIP 20
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