Literacy and beyond tip sheets for parents

Make a difference in literacy and beyond—practical ways parents can boost learning

On March 29, 2008, the Peel District School Board hosted its seventh annual parent conference. With almost 1,200 parents attending, Make a difference in literacy and beyond—practical ways parents can boost learning was a tremendous success again this year. The conference provided parents of children at all grade levels with useful tips to help their children be successful in school. Many parents found the tips they received from over 70 Peel educators valuable.

The following tip sheets will help extend this learning to parents of all Peel board schools. Choose from over 40 tip sheets with practical, hand-on ideas for you to use to help boost your child's learning. Feel free to share these tip sheets with other parents.

If you're looking for more ways to help your child succeed in school, subscribe to receive a free monthly e-mail package of parent-child activities.

Watch for information about the 2009 Make a difference in literacy and beyond—practical ways parents can boost learning conference in schools in February, 2009.

Help your child improve literacy skills:

Build your child's reading skills (P)

Discover the magic of reading aloud (P/J)

Getting results - help your child prepare for provincial tests -Page 1

Getting results - help your child prepare for provincial tests - Page 2

Getting results - help your child prepare for provincial tests - Page 3

Help your child be successful in French immersion (A)

Help your child develop literacy skills through the arts (J/M)

Help your child write with confidence (J)

Help your teen build literacy skills (M/S)

Motivate the reluctant reader (P/J)

Smart from the start (P)

Storytelling builds literacy skills (P/J/M)

Tap into your traditions to boost your child's reading skills (P/J)

Use dual-language books to boost your child's literacy (P/J)

Whatever happened to phonics, spelling and grammar? How schools teach reading and writing (P/J)

Help your child boost math skills:

Help your child succeed in math (P)

Help your child succeed in math (J)

Help your child succeed in math (M)

Help your teen succeed in math (S)

Literacy matters in math (A)

Show me the math (P/J)

What happened to the math I learned in school? (M/S)

Help your child boost science skills:

Reading matters in science (M/S)

Turn science into family fun (P/J)

Expand your child's ecological literacy (J/M)

Help your LD/ADHD or autistic child succeed in school:

Help your child with a learning disability succeed in school (P/J/M)

Help your child with ADHD succeed in school (P/J/M)

How to help children with autism develop reading skills (A)

Help your child develop social skills (P/J)

More ways to help your child succeed in school:

Boost learning with proven parenting strategies (A)

Boost your child's self-esteem (M)

Boost your teen's self-esteem (S)

Discover Premier, assistive software that helps boost literacy (J/M/S)

Help your child develop good study skills (M)

Help your teen develop good study skills (S)

Help your child make a successful transition to middle school (J)

Help your child succeed in school (P)

Help your child succeed in school (J)

Help your family develop ways to cope with stress (A)

Help your teen make a successful transition to high school (M)

Kids can change the world (M/S)

Leap into literacy with physical activity (P/J)

Plan for success - Help your teen make the right career choices (S)

Use technology to boost learning (P/J/M)

Back to top