Materials For Parents
The links below connect to useful materials, provided by Oxbow by subscription, that are designed to be helpful to parents of teens at the middle-school and high school levels,
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Middle School Materials
March- Combat test anxiety by using strategies before, during tests
- Test Success: Help your preteen consider test mistakes as learning experiences
- Homework/Study Skills: Make test taking more successful with organization
- Prepare to get the most out of your parent-teacher conferences
- Parent Quiz: Are you keeping your child on track with homework?
- Encouraging Reading: Books aren't the only options for preteen reading
- Make small changes to increase your middle schooler's reading
- Place the spotlight on respect – not on your middle schooler
High School Materials
March- Let your teen manage anxiety with stress-relieving strategies
- Questions & Answers
- Share test-taking secrets with your teen for success
- Talk with your teen about the purpose, importance of tests
- Parent Quiz: Could your teen be a victim of dating violence?
- Don't let your teen's work begin to slide as nicer weather arrives
- Finish the school year with a dose of parent involvement
- The Exceptional Child: Try techniques to help your teen with learning disabilities focus