"Have you finished your homework?"
Do you remember these words from your youth? Are you saying them to your own children? Keeping track of assignments on a nightly basis is a simple, but fundamental way to help a child with homework. The value that parents place on homework will often be matched by a child.
The following resources offer more ways to help you help kids with homework.
- Answers to Questions Frequently Asked by Parents [1]
- Helping Your Child With Homework [2]
The U.S. Dept. of Education outlines four ways that parents can help with a child's learning: - PTA:Helping Your Student Get the Most Out of Homework [7]
- NEA:How to Help Your Child Learn Study Skills [8]
- Homework/Study Tips at About.com [9]
Helping Your Child Learn Math
Helping Your Child Learn Math [10], from the U.S. Department of Education
Math.com [12]
Forgotten all the math you ever knew? Math.com provides clear and practical reviews.
Figure This! [13]- Math Challenges for Families
Ask Dr. Math [14], a question and answer service for math students and their teachers.
Helping Your Child Learn Science
U.S. Department of Education [15] IC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education [16]
Online Homework Resources for Kids
- How to Improve Your Grades, a Quick Overview [17] has a list of questions kids and teens can ask themselves and strategies for improving grades.
- Usenet - alt.school.homework-help [18]: User groups are a great place to ask for help on almost any topic. This is one of the most active groups.
- Kid Info [19]: "The Web's Best Student Homework Reference Source"
- KidsClick.org [20]: A Web search for kids compiled by librarians.
- KidsConnect [21] is a question-answering, help and referral service for K-12 students.
http://www.connectforkids.org/node/291
Links:
[1] http://www.ed.gov/Family/agbts/Questions/homework.html
[2] http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Homework/
[3] http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Homework/pt4.html
[4] http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Homework/pt5.html
[5] http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Homework/pt6.html
[6] http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Homework/pt7.html
[7] http://www.pta.org/programs/edulibr/homework.htm
[8] http://www.nea.org/helpfrom/connecting/tools/study.html
[9] http://homeworkhelp.about.com/teens/homeworktips/library/blfirst.htm
[10] http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Math/
[11] http://www.aplusmath.com/
[12] http://www.math.com/parents/helpyourkids.html
[13] http://www.figurethis.org/
[14] http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math/
[15] http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Science/
[16] http://ericcass.uncg.edu/virtuallib/achievement/9009.html
[17] http://www.quickoverview.com/parenting/how-to-improve-your-grades.html
[18] http://www.connectforkids.org/news:alt.school.homework-help
[19] http://www.kidinfo.com/
[20] http://www.kidsclick.org/
[21] http://www.ala.org/ICONN/kcfaq.html