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Parents in Education
Parents are the greatest single influence on a child's education. Students whose parents are involved in their child's education and knowledgeable about the educational process are much more likely to succeed in school. Parents are encouraged to be involved in school, communicate regularly with your child's teacher and provide academic support at home. The goal of the Long Beach School District is to provide the highest quality education possible to every child. The school principals and the central office administration encourage your involvement and input as we work together to provide the best education possible for your child.
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Mississippi Department of Education / Office of Special Education is excited to
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and collaboration between one another - along with the programs and services
provided to special needs students.
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TRAINING or QUICK TIPS SESSION, call (800)515-4577 ext. 6303.
Web resources for parents to help children learn.
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This booklet provides parents of children ages 3 through 10 with information, tools and activities they can use in the home and community to help their child develop an interest in the sciences and learn about the world around them. Parents may order a hard copy of this book from the U.S. Department of Education.
Our increasingly technological world demands strong skills in mathematics, not only in the workforce but also in everyday life, and these demands will only increase over the lifetimes of our children. The major portion of this booklet is made up of fun activities that parents can use with children from preschool age through grade 5 to strengthen their math skills and build strong positive attitudes toward math.
Addresses topics such as: How Can I Help My Child Be Ready to Read and Ready to Learn? Includes How Do I Know a Good Early Reading Program When I See One? Simple Strategies for Creating Strong Readers; and The Five Essential Components of Reading.
A Child Becomes a Reader: Birth through Preschool When does a child learn to read? Many people might say in kindergarten or first grade. But researchers have told us that children can begin to learn reading and writing at home, long before they go to school. This booklet offers advice for parents of children from birth to preschool on how to support reading development at home, and how to recognize preschool and day care activities that start children on the road to becoming readers.
A Child Becomes a Reader: Kindergarten through Grade 3 The road to becoming a reader begins the day a child is born and continues through the end of third grade. At that point, a child must read with ease and understanding to take advantage of the learning opportunities in fourth grade and beyond. This booklet offers advice for parents of children from grades K-3 on how to support reading development at home, and how to recognize effective instruction in their children's classrooms.
Homework has been a part of students' lives since the beginning of formal schooling in the United States. However, the practice has sometimes been accepted and other times rejected, both by educators and parents. This has happened because homework can have both positive and negative effects on children's learning and attitudes toward school. Contains tips for reading and math homework.
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School District Report Cards
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) requires school and district report cards to contain specific information that falls into three categories: School improvement, teacher qualifications and test data. NCLB mandates that results of the Mississippi Curriculum Test (Grades 2-8) and the Subject Area Testing Program be published in annual district and school report cards so that parents can measure the performance of their child's school. These tests provide information regarding how well a student has demonstrated mastery of the skills and content outlined in the Mississippi Curriculum Frameworks.
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Mississippi Frameworks
The Mississippi Frameworks help parents as well as teachers understand what their children are expected to know and be able to do.
Grade Level Testing Program (GLTP)
The Grade Level Testing Program in grades 2-8 consists of three tests for Reading, Language, and Mathematics. The curriculum objectives for Reading are Context Clues, Word Structure, Word Patterns, Vocabulary, Main Idea, Expanded Comprehension and Workplace Data. Language objectives include Editing: Capitalization and Punctuation, Spelling, Sentence Structure and Meaning. Curriculum objectives for Mathematics are Patterns of Algebraic Thinking, Data Analysis and Prediction, Measurement, Geometric Concepts and Number Sense. For a more detailed description of each objective see the Mississippi Department of Education Test Objectives.
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Subject Area Testing Program (SATP)
The Mississippi Subject Area Testing Program (SATP) consists of end-of-course tests in Algebra I, Biology I, English II, and US History from 1877. SATP results are used to determine high school graduation eligibility. For further information on these tests, refer to the following Mississippi Department of Education resources.
Algebra I
MDE plans to begin the phase out of the Algebra I test during the 2005-2006
school year and replace it with a new Comprehensive Mathematics Assessment.
This year, students will be involved in the field testing for the Comprehensive
Mathematics Assessment.
The Biology I Subject Area Test measures a student's knowledge of basic biological concepts, the use of science skills, and the application of biology to real-world problem solving and decision making.
The English II Subject Area Test measures knowledge of language conventions, reading comprehension, and effective writing skills according to competencies found in the Language Arts Curriculum Framework.
The U.S. History from 1877 Subject Area Test measures not only important historical knowledge, but also real-world skills by having students read and interpret statistical data, maps, charts, and tables. The test consists of multiple-choice and open-ended questions.
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Subject Area Testing Program Algebra I, Biology I, English II, US History |
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