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Aug 04 2020

Starting Middle School During COVID-19

Starting Middle School During COVID-19

While my older daughter is finishing up middle school, my younger one is just starting 6th grade this fall! Even though she has heard all about the middle school experience from my older daughter, my younger still faces her own set of concerns, especially in the context of COVID-19. Here are some of the paradigm shifts we have discussed with her to prepare her for middle school. [Read more…]

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Written by Jaime Koo, Encouraging Literacy · Categorized: Elementary School Parenting, K-8 Family Health, Parenting Adolescents · Tagged: #parenting teens, academic success, coronavirus parenting, Coronavirus2020, COVID-19 education, middle schoolers, parents as teachers, Problem-Solving, teachable moments

Jul 28 2020

New Ways to Help Our Kids Document Learning

New Ways to Help Our Kids Document Learning

Measuring Academic Progress series, Part 2 of 3

Parents can help children track their progress through alternative assessments. This is an effective way to help our children document their learning during these challenging times as well as when children do not attend a “brick and mortar” school during extended vacations. Alternative or authentic assessments rely on a foundation of learned knowledge and skills that learners integrate in their understanding and evidence of mastery. Alternative assessments ask the student to use what they have learned for a purpose rather than simply reiterating it. [Read more…]

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Written by Laura Greenstein, Ed.D. · Categorized: Elementary School Parenting, Parenting Adolescents, Secondary School Parenting, Special Needs Parenting · Tagged: #problem solving #parenting teens, academic success, Assessments, Educating children, parents as teachers, student portfolios

Jul 21 2020

Responding to Your Kids’ Challenging Behaviors at Home

Responding to Your Kids’ Challenging Behaviors at Home

Our children’s misbehaviors can be addressed through preventive strategies, modifying the environment, and by teaching them alternative behaviors. When trying to resolve a child’s challenging behavior, parents can try the following approach:

  1. Identify the problem and agree on what behavior is going to be addressed.
  2. Brainstorm solutions to understand what function the behavior is serving.
  3. Make a plan involving an acceptable solution that allows the child to achieve the function being served by the challenging behavior. That is, if the function is also acceptable.
  4. Implement the plan consistently and across settings.
  5. Evaluate the outcome to determine next steps.
  6. Develop alternative solutions for various family members or situations.

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Written by Ruth Cook, Special Education · Categorized: K-8 Family Health, Special Needs Family Health, Special Needs Parenting, Uncategorized · Tagged: Early Parenting, Parent Decisions, Parenting, parents as teachers, Special Education, special needs, Special Needs Parenting, teachable moments

Jul 14 2020

Why It Is Important That Students Measure Their Academic Progresss

Why It Is Important That Students Measure Their Academic Progress

Measuring Academic Progress Series, Part 1 of 3

This past spring, distance learning disrupted classroom learning for millions of students. As we think about how to improve their educational experience, we must consider how students can self-assess. There is a recognition that engaging students in assessment and having them become assessors of their own learning has significant benefits for academic growth. Research supporting this new focus in learning can be found at https://teachingcommons.stanford.edu/resources/teaching/evaluating-students/assessing-student-learning/student-self-assessment.

Alternative Assessments

Families who have sheltered in place and have become “COVID homeschool teachers” of their children generally rely on feedback from teachers regarding day to day assessments rather than large-scale tests to monitor progress. These large-scale tests may include performance assessments, authentic assessment, portfolio assessments, and assessments that allow students to display, demonstrate, and explain their learning. Samples of these alternative types of assessments can be reviewed at https://www.teach-nology.com/currenttrends/alternative_assessment/. [Read more…]

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Written by Laura Greenstein, Ed.D. · Categorized: Elementary School Parenting, Parenting Adolescents, Secondary School Parenting, Special Needs Parenting · Tagged: #parenting teens, academic success, Assessments, distance learning, Problem-Solving, student portfolios, teachable moments

Jul 07 2020

Preparing for High School and Beyond

Preparing for High School and Beyond

This summer, my oldest is preparing to enter her 8th grade year of school. While it is certainly a milestone year and we will celebrate the end of the middle school years, we don’t want high school to arrive and then be caught off guard that we weren’t prepared! So, even while one stage in life ends, we are looking forward to the next. This summer, we are getting her prepared to know what to expect for high school and beyond.

Remediation

Our first step is to look back and think about her weaknesses. Looking at her educational path, are there areas that may need more review or support? Will she need more repetition in an academic area so she doesn’t lose skills over the summer and be a victim of the “summer slide”? [Read more…]

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Written by Jaime Koo, Encouraging Literacy · Categorized: Secondary School Parenting, Social-Emotional Health, stuggling students · Tagged: #parenting teens, college and career planning, Education, Parenting, parents as teachers, Problem-Solving, teachable moments

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