Parent Brochures

All Parent Brochures can be viewed and downloaded electronically on this site.

Helping Your Child Series

If you are interested in fun learning activities to do with children, you'll find more than 150 of them in the very popular "Helping Your Child" Series.

Family Involvement in Education

The Partnership for Family Involvement in Education (PFIE) produces a number of publications that focus on joining together employers, educators, families, religious groups, and community organizations to improve schools and raise student achievement. This category includes other publications of interest to families as identified by PFIE.

Educational Excellence

Information is provided about meeting the National Education Goals by the 21st Century.

Learning Activities

These publications emphasize fun learning activities for parents and children to pursue together.

Previous Brochures Available on the Web and in Print.

• What Are Charter Schools?

• What Should Parents Know About Information Literacy?

• What Should Parents Know About Schools As Community Learning Centers?

Previous Electronic Brochures - Available Only on the Web

• How Can I Improve My Child's Reading?

• How Can I Encourage My Young Child to Read?

• Getting Online: A Friendly Guide For Teachers, Students, and Parents

• How Can I Support My Gifted Child?

• How Can Parent-Teacher Differences Be Prevented or Resolved?

• How Can We Prevent Violence in Our Schools?

• How Can We Support Girls in Early Adolescence?

• Rights and Responsibilities of Parents of Children with Disabilities

• What Can Parents and Teachers Do If an Adolescent Begins To Fail in School?

• What Should Parents and Teachers Know About Bullying?

• Which Is the Right College Path for Me?

• Why, How, and When Should My Child Learn a Second Language?

Should...

• ..Gifted Students Be Grade-Advanced?

Other

• What is Homeschooling?

• Homeschooling Resources for Parents and Students

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