Saturday, July 16, 2016

Learning at Home: Homework Help, Understanding Curriculum, and Interactive Activities

F.R.E.E. 
(Family Readiness, Education, and Empowerment) Conference Handout ~ 7.16.16

Homework Help


(Pass the Mic) How are you currently involved in your child’s homework?


Why? Because I Said So…

Parents often become involved in their children's education through homework.

Whether children do homework at home, complete it in after school programs or work on it during the school day, it can be powerful in several ways.

·       Homework can be a powerful tool for letting parents and other adults know what the child is learning.
·       Homework can be a powerful tool for giving children and parents a reason to talk about what's going on at school.
·       Homework can be a powerful tool for giving teachers an opportunity to hear from parents about children's learning.

*Research suggests that “parents choose to become involved in homework for several reasons.

·       Some parents believe they should be involved.
·       Some parents believe their involvement will make a positive difference in their children's learning.
·       Some parents perceive that their involvement is invited, expected, and valued by school personnel.

*Hoover-Dempsey & Sandler, 1995, 1997

Simon Says: Get Involved!

1.     Interact with the student's school or teacher about homework
   Communicate with the teacher about student performance, progress, homework
   Meet school requests and suggestions related to homework (e.g., sign completed tasks, offer requested help, participate in homework intervention program)

2. Establish physical and psychological structures for the child's homework performance
   Specify regular times for homework, establish structures for time use
   Articulate and enforce expectations, rules, and standards for homework behavior
   Help student structure time, space, and materials for homework
   Structure homework within the flow of family life; ensure parental “availability on demand”

3. Provide general oversight of the homework process and engage in homework tasks with the student
   Monitor, supervise, oversee the homework process
   Attend to signs of student success or difficulty related to task or motivation 
   Assist, help, tutor, “work with” student or “do” homework with student

4. Respond to the student's homework performance
   Reinforce and reward student's homework efforts, completion, correctness
   Recognize and offer emotional support for student performance, ability, effort
   Review, check, correct homework

Adapted from Hoover-Dempsey et al. (2001)

Turn and Talk to a Partner in 3-2-1

3:  ‘We Shall See’ 

2:  ‘We Will Do’ 

1 : ‘We’ve Already Begun’ 


ParentGo!– Top 10 Survey… (Choose 1 of the Underlined Words and GO!)

1)    Loved or Despised – doing homework as a child

2)    Do or Do Not – have a ‘Homework Station’ set up for your child(ren)

3)    Agree or Disagree – with the amount of homework that is assigned for your child(ren)

4)    Need or Do Not Need – a tutor to provide homework support

5)    Would or Would Not – like to engage in family projects assigned as homework

6)    Do or Do Not – read with your child on a consistent basis (weekly)

7)    Do or Do Not – write with your child on a consistent basis (weekly)

8)    Would or Would Not – pay for academic related remediation or enrichment workshops

9)    Understand or Do Not Understand – the homework that is assigned to your child(ren)

10) Agree or Disagree – that homework is beneficial to your child(ren)


Understanding Curriculum

·       Come Prepared to Curriculum Night
o   Ask about homework expectation
o   Request suggestions for supplemental materials and learning resources for the home
o   Ask the teacher for a Weekly and/or Monthly ‘Coming Attractions’ briefing

·       
Know the K-12 Learning Expectations
o   Arizona Department of Education (ADE) Parent Gateway (link)
·       Standards, Exceptional Students, Measuring Progress, College or Career Bound, Whole Child, AZ Resources, Online Privacy & Security
·       Move On When Reading


 Interactive Activities

·       Got Game?                                                                                              


·       Online Resources:
o   Pinterest Boards: Joyce Jamerson (link) (Follow the Homework Tips Board for New Pins)
o   Videos: YouTube Channels:


·       Interactive Homework or Notebook
o   Response to Reading, Problem Solving, Journaling, Trip Planning, Budgeting,
o   Interactive NB Ideas:



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